28 [January, 



vix recurvato, supra lO-dentato, infra 3-dentato. Abdomen inerme. Hab. archi- 

 pelago "Viti." Long. 6'", 



Family EucopiDiE. 



EucopiA AUSTRALis. Carapax fronte truncato-rotundatus, margine postico 

 profunda excavatus. Segmentum abdonninis penultinaum ultimo longius, ultimum 

 subulatum, lamellis caudalibus vix longius. Antennae internae externis paulo 

 breviores, dimidii corporis longitudine, flagello uno brevi ; externarum squama 

 basalis basi internarum multo longior. Maxillipedes 2di et 3tii et pedes Imi 

 forma consimiles, sensim increscentes, articulo penultimo anguste oblongo, digito 

 plus dimidio breviore quam articulus precedens. Pedes reliqui gracillimi, criniti, 

 palpo longo, natatorio. Hab. in mari antarctico, lat. aust. 66 12' long. occ. 149*^ 

 24'; e stomacho Penguini lecta. Long, \" , 



The Third Kesolution of the Committee appointed to inquire into the 

 expediency of enlarging the Hall of the Academy, the consideration of 

 which had been deferred until the present meeting, was then taken up, 

 and adopted as follows : 



Resolved, That all subscribers of One Hundred dollars and upwards, 

 who are not members of the Academy, shall have, during their lives, the 

 right to visit the Collections of the Academy, and to give orders of admis- 

 sion to the Museum on public days. 



The Report of the Publication Committee for 1851, was read and 

 adopted. 



The Corresponding Secretary read his Report for the last two months, 

 which was adopted. 



The Recording Secretary read the Annual Report for 1851, which 

 was ordered to be published. 



REPORT 



OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY 



For 1851. 



During the past year twelve Members and eight Correspondents have been 

 elected. 



Five members have died, to wit : Dr. Samuel George Morton, late President 

 of the Academy; Mr. William Hembel, formerly President of the Academy ; 

 Dr. John K. Townsend, Dr. Mark M. Reqve, and Mr. Richard C. Taylor. 



The present number of Members of the i^ociety is 187. The w^hole num- 

 ber of Correspondents elected up to the present time is 551. 



Besides minor and verbal communications, the following written communica- 

 tions have been presented for publication in the Proceedings and Journal of the 

 Academy. 



By Louis Berlandier, M. D. Descriptions of two new species of Mexican 

 Wolves. 



By Mr. John Cassin, seven; to wit: 1- Sketch of the Birds composing the 

 genera Vireo, VielL, and Vireosylvia, Bonap., with a list of those previously 

 known, and descriptions of three new species. 2. Descriptions of new species 

 of Birds of the genera Galbula and Bucco, Briss., specimens of which are in the 

 collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3. Notes of an 

 examination of the Birds composing the family Caprimulgidae, in the collection 

 of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 4. Descriptions of new 

 species of Birds of the family Laniadaj, specimens of which are in the collection 

 of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 5. Note on the Cicada 



