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March 4<f,h,lS5l. 

 Dr, Morton, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 dated Washington, July 3d, 1851, and from the Librarian of the 

 British Museum, dated Jan. 18th, 1851, severally acknov/ledging the 

 receipt of late Nos. of the Proceedings of the Academy. 



Also a letter from the Asiatic Society of Bengal, dated June 7th, 

 1850, acknowledging the receipt of Part 4, Vol. 1, new series of the 

 Journal. 



Dr. Morton offered some remarks on the Dikaj and other crania 

 deposited by him this evening. 



Mr. Cassin offered the following, which were unanimously agreed 

 to : 



Whereas, This Society has recently sustained the loss of a distin- 

 guished and valued member. Dr. John K. Townsend, late of this city, 



Resolved, That the acquirements of the late Dr. Townsend, and his 

 zeal and enterprise as a scientific traveller, entitle him, in the opinion 

 of this Society, to a high rank as a naturalist and explorer of the 

 natural history of this country. 



Resolved, That this Society hereby acknowledges with cheerfulness 

 and gratitude its obligations to Dr. Townsend for many interesting and 

 important contributions to its collections, especially of the Birds and 

 Quadrupeds of Western America, and his valuable papers relative 

 thereto published. 



Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be communicated to the 

 family of our deceased fellow member. 



March 1 Uh. 



Vice President Bridges in the Chair. 



A letter was read from the Corresponding Secretary of the Historical 

 Society of Pennsylvania, dated March 10, 1851, transmitting a resolu- 

 tion which had been adopted by that Society to request of the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences the deposit in their Library of the copy of the Paris 

 "Moniteur" belonging to the Academy. Referred to the Library 

 Committee. 



March l8th. 

 Dr. Morton, President, in the Chair. 



A circular was read, dated March 14th, 1851, from the Executors 

 of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Stott, informing the Legatees that they were 

 now prepared to discharge the payment of the legacies as soon as they 

 were furnished with the refunding bonds. On motion, therefore, 



Resolved, That the Treasurer, Geo. W. Carpenter, be authorized to 



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