XIV. 



October 3d. 



Three specimens of Sceloporus (Tropidolepis) undulatus ; two living specimens 

 of Tropidonotus sipedon (young ;) a living specimen of Heterodon platyrhynos, 

 very darkly colored, but when exposed to a strong light presenting the marks of 

 platyrhynos; a living young specimen of H. platyrhynos ; a living young Cory- 

 phodon constrictor, (Col. constrictor Linn.;) thirteen specimens of Heterodon 

 platyrhynos, in spirits ; two young Tropidonotus sipedon, in spirits ; Herpeto- 

 dryas aestivus ; five remarkably fine specimens of Coryphodon constrictor. All 

 from Beesley's Point, N. Jersey, and presented by Mr. Samuel Ashmead. 



Tropidonotus rhombifer andT. transversus, from the borders of the Arkansas 

 River; Stenodactylus fuscus, several specimens; Iguana tuberculata Laurenti, 

 Cyclura denticulata Wiegmann, Zamenis tricolor, Microphis quinque-lineatus, 

 Elaps zonatus and Elaps divaricatus, and two specimens of Elapoidis fasciatus. 

 All from Central America, and presented by Dr. Woodhouse. 



October 10th. 



Skull of an Alligator, from Venezuela. Presented by Dr. A. J. Dietz. 



Nummulitic Limestone, from near Florence. From Mr. Lea. 



The fossil fragment upon which was established the Camelops Kansansus, 

 from Kansas Territory. Presented by Henry Pratten, Esq., of New Harmony, 

 Indiana. 



October llth. 



Sceloporus biseriatus, var. azureus, Phrynosoma coronatum, Urosaurus graci- 

 osus, Gerrhonotus multicarinatus, Cnemidophorus undulatus, Utah stansburiana, 

 Tropidonotus parietalis, Tropidonotus ordinatus, Coronella balteata, Crotalus 

 cerastes, Crotalus Lecontei, Rana longipes,Hyla nebulosa, Hyla scapularis, Bufo 

 halophyla, Crotaphytus fasciatus, Dipso-saurus dorsalis, Eumeces quadrilineatus. 

 From California, and presented by Dr. Heermann. 



A specimen of Crotalus tergeminus Say, presented by Col. McCall, and two 

 specimens of the same species by Prof. Kirtland, of Ohio. 



Fossil Cetacean vertebra, from the banks of the Potomac River, Virginia. 

 Presented by Mr. Gilliams. 



Hippocampus Hudsonius,and Diodon maculo-striatus, from New Jersey coast. 

 From A. L. Heermann, M.D. 



A Portrait of Charles Alexandre Lesueur ; painted by Charles Wilson Peale 

 for his Museum Gallery, in 1817 or 1818. Presented by Mr. George Ord. 



October 24th. 



Nasua solitarius, from South America. Presented by Dr. Leidy. 



Spermophilus tridecimlineatus, from Arkansas. From J. D. Sergeant, Esq. 



Belone truncata, from Chesapeake Bay. From Mr. Aubrey H. Smith. 



A collection of Plants from New Holland. Presented by Mr. Kilvington. 



A valuable collection of Marine Shells from the Sandwich Islands. Presented 

 by Dr. Le Conte. 



The following Fishes, from California, were presented by Dr. A. L. Heer- 

 mann : 



Cottopsis gulosus, Clupea mirabilis, Pogonycthys inequaelobus, Gadus proxi- 

 mus, Labrax clathratus, Holconotus rhodoterus, Apodycthys violaceus, Sebastes 

 rosaceus, Embiotoca lineata, Gunellus ornatus, Porycthys notatus, Sebastes fas- 

 ciatus, Sphyrrena argentea, Belone exilis, Scorpaena guttata, Anarrhichas felis, 

 Blennius gentilis, Scorpoenicthys marmoratus. 



