68 [June, 1846. 



Stated Meeting, June 2, 1846. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Annales des Mines. 4 me - Serie, Tome 7, Livs. 1, 2 and 3 de 1845, 

 and Tome 8, Liv. 4 de 1845. In exchange. 



Proceedings of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Vol. 1, 

 No. 4. From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. April, 

 1846. From the Society. 



The Literary Record and Journal of the Linnean Association of 



Pennsylvania College. Vol. 2, No. 7. From the Associa- 

 tion. 



Fifty-ninth Annual Report of the Regents of the University of 

 the State of New York. Albany, 1846. From the Regents. 



Dr. Elwyn presented a large number of "works, chiefly on subjects 

 of Natural Science, originally forming part of the collection 

 of the late Dr. James Mease. 



A letter was read from Win. M. Baird, Esq., dated Reading, 

 June 1st, 1846, acknowledging the receipt of his notice of elec- 

 tion as a Correspondent. 



Dr. Leidy read a paper intended for publication, entitled 

 "Anatomy of Spectrum femoratum, Say," with numerous 

 drawings, representing the different parts and organs of the 

 insect. Referred to Mr. Haldeman, Drs. Hallowell and God- 

 dard. 



Dr. Morton presented a letter from M. Lamarepicquot, a 

 French naturalist, who has established his residence on the 

 Upper Mississippi, with the view of investigating the habits, 

 &c, of the Mammiferse of that region. The letter was ad- 

 dressed to F. Markoe, Jr., Esq., Corresponding Secretary of 

 the National Institute, and by him referred to the Academy 

 through Dr. Morton, with a request to examine into the state- 



