232 [July, 1847. , 



Stated Meeting, July 20, 1847. 

 Dr. Griffith in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



An additional collection of Shells presented by Dr. Griffith, 



consisting of 329 specimens of the following genera: 

 Pecten, 45 sp. ; Cardita, 17 ; Venus, 1 ; Cardium, 1 ; Area, 



36 : Machsera, 2 ; Solen, 2 ; Periploma, 1 ; Strombus, 67 ; 



Rostellaria, 7; Pterocera, 8; Cassis, 24; Cassidaria, 5; 



Achatina, 38 ; Achatinella, 22 ; and Bulimus, 54. 

 A specimen, in skin, of Geococcyx viaticus, from Agua 



Nueva, and one of Bassoris astuta, Lichst. c?,from Monclova, 



Presented by Capt. Eustis, U. S. A. 

 Two mounted specimens of the chick of Numida meleagris, 



white variety. From Dr. Heermann. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Dr. Wilson deposited the following : 



A History of British Birds. By William Yarrell. 3 vols. 

 8vo., and Supplement. 



Histoire du Voyage de la Coquille. Atlas. Folio. 



Summary of the Transactions of the College of Physicians of 

 Philadelphia for Dec. 1846, to April 1847, containing a 

 paper by Dr. Hallowell, entitled " Cases illustrative of the 

 natural history of Tuberculous Diseases." From the 

 author. 



On the endemic gastro-follicular Enteritis, or Summer com- 

 plaint of children, as it prevails in the United States. 

 Bv Edward Hallowell, M. D. From the same. 



Oatalogo metodico dei Pesci Europei di Carlo L. Principe 

 Bonaparte. 4to. Napoli, 1846. From the author. 



Professor Johnson deposited, on the part of Mr. H. Seybert, 

 nine additional chemical works, for use in the Laboratory, 



