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donations to library. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts. New Series. 



No. 9. May, 1847. From the Editors. 

 Literary Record and Journal of the Linnean Association of 



Pennsylvania College. Vol. 3. No. 7. From the Asso- 

 ciation. 

 Proceedings of the Providence Franklin Society. Vol. 1. 



No. 1. April, 1847. From the Society. 

 The following works were deposited by Dr. Thomas B. 



Wilson : 

 Zoological Illustrations. By William Swainson, F. R. S. 



6 vols. 8vo. London, 1820-1832. 

 New Illustrations of Zoology. By Peter Brown. 1 vol. 4to. 



London, 1770. 

 Gleanings of Natural History. By George Edwards, F. R. S., 



&c. 7 vols. 4to. London. 

 Zoological Illustrations in Java and the neighboring Islands. 



By Thomas Horsfield, M. D., F. R. S., &c. 1 vol. 4to. 



London, 1824. 

 Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or Parrots. By 



Edward Lear, A. L. S. 1 vol. Folio. London, 1832. 

 Cimelia Physica : figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, 



birds, &c. By George Shaw, M. D., F. R. S., &c. 1 vol. 



Folio. London, 1796. 



Mr. Gambel read a paper by Lieut. J. W. Abert, U. S. A., 

 describing a new Quail, from New Mexico. Referred to 

 Messrs. Gambel, Cassin, Harris and Townsend. 



Dr. Leidy read a letter from Prof. Spencer F. Baird, of 

 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, describing a Hybrid between the 

 Canvas-back Duck and the common Duck. 



The Librarian read a letter from the Rev. John G. Morris, 

 of Baltimore, requesting certain exchanges of books. Re- 

 ferred to the Librarian, with authority to act. 



Dr. Morton presented a paper from Dr. R. W. Gibbes, of 

 Columbia, S. C, in continuation of his description of the 

 fossil remains of the Zeuglodon, from the Eocene of South 



