Aug, 1847.] 23f, 



open ground, rise with a light, quick motion, and continue his 

 flight over the bushes for some hundred yards apparently with 

 an ease that would argue the ability to sustain a longer flight. 



Though fond of shade and solitude, he will at an early hour in 

 the morning, climb to the top of a straight leafless branch, there 

 to sit and enjoy tbe first rays of the sun. 



He is said by the Mexican rancheros to build his nest of loose 

 sticks either in a low thick bush, or in close cover on the ground. 

 The eggs are about three in number, of a whitish colour. 



The Monthly Report of the Corresponding Secretary was 

 read and adopted. 



Dr. Morton read some additions to Dr. Gibbes' paper, sug - 

 gested by the author, which were referred for examination 

 to the Committee by whom the paper had been reported for 

 publication in the Journal. 



ELECTION. 



Samuel Powel, Esq., of Philadelphia, was elected a Mem- 



ber. 



Stated Meeting, Aug. 3, 1847. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Dr. Wilson presented a collection of Shells, consisting of 

 285 specimens of the following genera ; 



Aspergillus, 2 : Teredo. 3 : Pholas, 1 : Solen, 12 : Solemya, 2 : 

 Glauconome, 1 : Osteodesma, 2 : Thracia, 2 : Cleidothaerus, 1 : 

 Lutraria, b' : Mactra, 13 : Crassatella, 3 : Amphidesrna, 6 : 

 Psammobia, 8 : Telliua, 17 : Donax, 1 : Cyrena, 3 : Astarte, 

 4 : Lima, 1 : Hinnita, 1 : Spondylus, 6 : Placuna, 2 : Terrebra- 

 tula, 3 : Mya, 3 ; Melania, 3 : Neritina, 3 : Cancellaria, 2 : 

 Turbinella, 1 : Oardium, 8 : Carnita, 3 : Area, 12 : Pectuncu- 

 lus, 5 : Nucula, 1 : Unio and Anodonta, 13 : Hyria, 1 : My- 

 tetopus, 1 : Etheria, 6 : Chama, 10 : Lithodomus, 1 : Modiola, 

 2 : Mytilus, 6 : Pinna, 2 : Perna, 1 : Malleus, 2 : Avicula, 12 ; 

 Pedum, 1 : Cytherea, Venus, Arthemis, 60 : Pecten, 8 : Pli- 

 eatula, 3 : Ostrea, 2 : Lingula, 1 : Crania, 1 : Ungulina, 1 : 

 Natica, 1 : Triton, 3: Cerithium, 2; Pterocera, 2: Pyrula, 1. 



