180 [J UNE , 1842. 



STATED MEETING, June 14th, 1842. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Seventy-six specimens of Birds, in skin, originally forming 

 part of the Collection of M. Ruppell, (with his labels still 

 attached,) and derived principally from Egypt and Nubia. 

 Presented by Professor Holbrook, of Charleston, S. C. 



This collection embraces the following : 



Cathartes perenopterus. Emberiza hortulana. 



Falco Buteo, L. (1 male and 2 citrinella, (male.) 



female.) Fringilla carduelis, (female.) 



Palumbarius, L. (male.) montana, (male & fern.) 



Apivorus, L. (female.) paridisea. 



rufus. Loxia pyliopsillacus, (male.) 



Lanius collurio, Briss. (female.) Sturnus varians, (male, female 



collaris. and young.) 



Colius indicus. Corvus Pica, (2 males.) 



Musicapa grisola, L. (female.) glandarius, (2 males.) 



Turdus musicus. Lamprotorius Morio. 

 Torquatus, (male.) Nectarinia promerops. 



iliacus, (female.) Upupa epops, (male.) 



Oriolus galbula, (male.) Alcedo ispida, (female.) 



condougnan. Picus viridis, (male.) 



Ceylanicus. major, (male.) 



Silvia phoeniceus, (3 males.) Cuculus canorus, (young 



trochilus, (male.) male.) 



hortensis, (male.) prionanis. 



sibillatrix, (female.) Columba oenas, (male.) 



atricapilla, (male.) Abyssinica. 



Regulus flavicupillus. porphyrea. 



Motacilla alba, (female.) Capensis. 



Anthus arboreus, (male and fern.) palumbus. 



Cypsilus apus. Ardea major. 



Alauda arvensis, (male.) garetta. 



Parus ater, (male and female.) Ardea . 



major, (male.) Glareola torquata. 



caudatus, (female.) Cichonia nigra. 



Emberiza schoeniclus, (male Diomeda melanphrys. 



and female.) Tantalus Ibis. 



