240 [Aug., 1847. 



Egg of Rhea Americana. From Miss Griffith. 



Eggs of Cassicus hsemorrhous ? C. icteronotus, Tinanius, (two 

 species ;) Opisthocomus cristatus, Tantalus loeulator, Cyra- 

 cus, Crotophaga major, Ardea alba, A. herodias, Crax 



alector, Psophia crepitans, Rallus , Platalea ajaja, 



Sterna cyanea, Charadrius ?. Also, one egg of a Che- 

 Ionian, and one of a Saurian. Presented by Mr. Wm. H. 

 Edwards of New York. 



Six specimens of fossils from the clay near Baltimore, and a 

 collection of Silurian fossils. From Mr. Wm. S. Pease, of 

 New York. 



Anhydrous peroxide of Iron, from York county, Pennsylva- 

 nia. Presented by Prof. Johnson. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Practical Geology and Mineralogy, with instructions for the 

 qualitative analysis of minerals. By Joshua Trimmer, 

 F. G. S. 8vo. From Dr. Griffith, in exchange. 

 Dizionario botanico-Italiano che compende i nomi volgari 

 Italiani specialimenti Toscani a Vernacoli delle plante 

 raccolti da diversi autori e dalla gente di campagnacol cor- 

 respondente Latino Botanico compilatio dal dottore Otta. 

 viano Targioni Tozzetti. 8vo. Firenze, 1825. From the 

 same. 

 The fables of iEsop, part 2d : in the Chinesejanguage. From 



Mr. John Morrison, of New York, through Dr. Watson. 

 Agricultural Botany : an enumeration and description of use- 

 ful plants and weeds which merit the notice, or require the 

 attention of American agriculturists. By Wm. Darlington, 

 M. D. 12mo. Philadelphia, 1847. From the Author. 

 American Quarterly Journal of Agriculture and Science ; 

 conducted by Dr. E. Emmons and A. Osborn : Vol. 1. No. 

 2 ; Vol. 2, No. 1 ; Vol. 3, No. 1 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. From the 

 Editors, in compliance with a request from the Society- 

 Same work, for July, 1847. From the Editors. 



