PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 



OF PHILADELPHIA. 



Vol. III. JULY AND AUGUST, 1847. No. 10. 



Stated Meeting, July 6, 1847. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



The following collection of rare and valuable shells, princi- 

 pally from the East Indies and the South Seas, was presented 

 by Dr. Wilson ; viz : 



Helix Busbyii, 1 specimen ; Bulimus Downsii, 4 ; B. inindoren- 

 sis, 3; B. (undescribed) from Venezuela, 1 ; B. do. do., 2 ; B. 

 citrinus, 2 ; B. do. reversed, 2 ; B. Funchii, 1 ; Cardium 

 rnultipunctatum, 1 ; Pyrula Mawei, 1 ; Bivalve (undescribed, 

 from Japan,) 1 ; Murex tenuispinosus and operculum, 1 ; Co- 

 nus regius (princeps), 2 ; Trochus Guilfordii, 1 ; Ovula volva, 

 1 ; Ranella imperialis, 2 ; Oliva undata, (white) 2 ; Trigonia 

 pectinata, 2 ; Rostellaria Powisii, 1 ; Voluta Delesertii, 1 ; Ca- 

 rinaria vitrea, 1 ; Cyprsea vitellus (white). 3 ; Scalaria varieosa, 

 2 ; Cyclostoma inca, 3 ; Unio discus ? 1 valve ; Ostrea iris 

 (prismatica), 1; Noera longirostra, 1; N. undescribed. 1 ; He- 

 licina (undescribed, from Venezuela, 2; Spondylus gsederopus, 

 1 ; Auricula Caledonica. 



Dr. Wilson also presented a collection of British shells, con- 

 sisting of 65 specimens : also seven masses of Anatifa, Sabella, 

 Spatangus, Balanus, Serpula, and Velhella. 



Dr. R. E. Griffith presented a collection of shells comprising 



