PROCEEDINGS 



or THE 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 



OF PHILADELPHIA.. 



Vol. III. NOV. AND DEC, 1S47. No. 12. 



Stated Meeting Nov. 2, 1847. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



A living "specimen of Ursus Americanns, from Chicago, 



Michigan, and a specimen in spirits of Salamandra vene- 



nosa, from Michigan. Presented by Mr. Lewis J. 



Germain. 

 Numerous specimens, in spirits, of Coleopterous insects ; also 



Achatina perdrix, and a serpent of large size, probably 



new, from Africa. Presented by Rev. T. S. Savage. 

 Fine specimen of Squilla , from the West India coast. 



From Captain H. S. Baker. 

 Stigmaria , from Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. 



From Mr. J. R. Pollock, of Philadelphia. 

 Several varieties of Copper Ore, from the Flemington Copper 



Mine, N. J. From Peter A. Browne, Esq. 

 Dr. Morton deposited six elongated heads of old Peruvians, 



from the Tombs at Areca, another similar one through Dr. 



Dickeson, and the head of a Mexican officer slain in one of 



the recent engagements. 



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