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tiary Beds of that State ; which was referred to a Committee con- 

 sisting of Drs. Leidy, Morton, and Pickering. 



A letter was read from Col. Everest, dated Claybrook Hall. 

 Lutterworth, England, July 17th, 1847, presenting his work 

 announced this evening. 



The Committee, to whom was referred the consideration of 

 the propriety of altering the Lecture room, and adapting it to 

 the purposes of the Museum, reported in favor of the same, and 

 submitted a plan, which was approved ; and resolutions were 

 adopted, authorizing the Committee to commence the work as 

 soon as practicable. 



Stated Meeting, September 10, 1847. 

 Dr. McEuen in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Dr. F. Roemer, of Berlin, presented the following fossils from 

 the Green Sand of Germany. Thracia 1 species ; Mya 1 ; 

 Heteropora 1 ; Tragos 1 ; Exogyra 3 ; Isocardia 1 ; Ser- 

 pula 1 ; Nucleolites 1 ; Terebratula 6 ; Ceriopora 2 ; Alo- 

 colites 1 ; Scyphias 2 , Ostrea 1 ; Belemnites 1 ; and 1 ear 

 bone of a fish. Also, one specimen of Echinolampus, from 

 the Middle Tertiary of Germany. 



Dr. T. B. Wilson presented the following mounted specimens 

 of Mammalia. Hylobates leuciscus, H. syndactylus, Ateles beel- 

 zebub, Sus scropha from Java, Felis leopardus, F. minuta, F. leo 

 (young,) Ursus labiatus, Paradoxurus typus, Manis pentadac- 

 tylus, Antelope tragulus, A. pygmtea, Viverraindica, V. genetta, 

 Cervus muntjac, Moschus javanicus, Didelphis cancrivora, D. 

 minuta, Canis vulpes (Europe,) Talpa Europoea, Sciurus stria- 

 tum, Lutra barang, Herpestes mungoz, Dicoteles torquatus, 



