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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part 8. 

 1S40. From the Society. 



Written Communications. The Corresponding Secretary 

 read a letter from Dr. T. W. Harris, dated Cambridge, Mass., 

 January 26th, 1842, stating that he had shipped per the Benj. 

 Franklin, a portion, (probably the most valuable part,) of the 

 Society's collection of Insects. 



Dr. Morton read a paper entitled "Description of some new 

 species of organic remains of the Cretaceous group of the 

 United States, with a tabular view of the fossils hitherto dis- 

 covered in this formation;" being a revision of, and an addition 

 to, a paper read Oct. 12th and Nov. 7th, 1841. 



Referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. Conrad, Ash- 

 mead and Phillips. 



Mr. Haldeman read a paper on the changes of nomencla- 

 ture in Natural History. 



Referred to Messrs. Morton, Conrad and Phillips, as a com_ 

 mittee. 



BUSINESS BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION. 



Dr. Morton read a proposition from Mr. Jas. H. Roome, in 

 relation to mounting the birds and quadrupeds of the Academy 

 now in skin. Laid on the table. 



Dr. Morton offered the following resolution which was 

 adopted. 



Resolved, That Mr. Joseph Brano be permitted, under the 

 supervision of the Curators, to take casts of the unique speci- 

 mens in the geological collection of the Academy, provided 

 that no specimen be removed from the Hall. 



