Oct. 1847.] 269 



tenders him its thanks for the zeal and fidelity with which he 

 has performed the duties of the office during his incumbency. 



On motion, also Resolved, That at the next meeting for 

 business, the Society proceed to the election of a Recording 

 Secretary. 



ELECTION. 



M. Carey Lea, Moses H. Emery, Benjamin J. Kern, M. D., 

 and F. W. Sargent, M. D., of Philadelphia, were elected Mem- 

 bers ; and Jacob Sturm, Esq., of Nuremberg, was elected a 

 Correspondent. 



Stated Meeting, October 5, 1847. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Ocypoda Urvillii, from the Pacific Coast. From Dr. Joseph 

 Wilson, U. S. Navy. 



Transverse section of a fossil tree, 18 inches diameter, from 

 Athens, Ohio, and numerous specimens, in spirits, of rep- 

 tiles, from the south-western part of the United States. 

 From Dr. S. P. Hildreth. 



Fossil coniferous wood and bark. From Professor Johnson. 



A number of American Reptiles. From Dr. George Spack- 

 man. 



Platycarcinus ? from Tampa Bay, Florida. From 



Mr. T. A. Conrad. 



Apus longicaudatus ; from the Rocky Mountains. From Dr. 

 J. L. Le Conte. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. Vol. 2, 

 parts 1, 2 and 3. Edinburgh, 184546. From Dr. Balfour, 

 of Glasgow, through Dr. Watson. 



