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Resolved, That this Society has heard with feelings of 

 sincere regret, of the decease of our late Correspondent, Dr. 

 Ainos Binney, of Boston, President of the Natural History 

 Society, a most liberal patron of, and contributor to the Sci- 

 ence of this country. 



Resolved, That this Society condoles with the Boston Na- 

 tural History Society for the loss they have sustained. 



Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary transmit a 

 copy of the above resolutions to the Natural History Society. 



The following gentlemen were elected Correspondents of 

 the Academy : 



Ogden Hammond, Esq., of Charleston, S. C. 

 Wm. A. Bromfield, M. D., of the Isle of Wight. 



Stated Meeting, April 6, 1847. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Several specimens, in spirits, of the very young foetus of 

 Didelphis Virginiana, taken from the pouch of the living 

 animal. From Mr. Thomas Beasley, of New Jersey. 



Several specimens, in skin, of Pipra chrysoptera. From Mr. 

 John Bell, of New York. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Oken's Isis, No. 9, for 1846. Deposited by Dr. T. B. Wil- 

 son. 



The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America : By J. J. 

 Audubon and Rev. H. Bachman. No. 21. From the same. 



