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also found abundantly, and to which country it certainly migrates in the latter 

 part of November. I have never found nor heard that it goes farther north 

 than the first mentioned places above. The nest I have never found. 



This species of humming bird, in the general appearance of its body, is of a deep 

 metallic shining turquoise blue, of the most beautiful shade ; the upper part of 

 the head is brown tinged with bronze green, the upper wing and tail coverts 

 shining bronze green, the wing feathers are purplish black with the vanes of 

 the three principal ones on each side black, very wide and resembling whale- 

 bone. The tail is bright bluish black, with the three feathers of each side 

 having about three quarters of an inch of a pure white, and sometimes the 

 fourth partakes of a little of the white also. The upper part of each leg is 

 covered with white downy feathers, running apparently into each other in a 

 line of the same color below the under tail coverts ; the feet are purplish black ; 

 the bill black, resembling whalebone. Total length of this specimen is 5| 

 inches, wing 3^, tail 2|, bill 1^ inches. 



The female is about half an inch smaller than the male, and her appear- 

 ance is, in the upper part of the body, upper wing and tail coverts, of a metal- 

 lic bronze green ; the upper part of the head is bronze, tinged with yellowish 

 bronzed green. The breast is of a light iron gray, with the sides tinged with 

 bronze green. The throat feathers have the points tinged with blue of the 

 same shade as the male. The wings are purplish black, but the vanes of the 

 side quills are not half so strong as those of the male ; the tail is very much 

 like that of the male, with the difference of the two middle feathers, which 

 are bronzed green. The under tail coverts are tinged with the same color, with 

 the edges of light iron gray, like the breast. The feet and bill are of the same 

 size and color as those of the male. 



The Reports of the Publication Committee and the Committee on 

 Proceedings were read and adopted. 



Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Academy an election of the members 

 of the Standing Committees for 1860 was held, with the following re- 

 sult : 



1. Ethnology, J. A. Meigs, S. S. Haldeman, T. Gr. Morton. 2. 

 Comparative Anatomy and General Zoology, Joseph Leidy, J. M. 

 Corse, J. H. Slack. 3. Mammalogy, John LeConte, J. H. Slack, 

 Wm. Camac. 4. Ornithology, John Casein, T. B. Wilson, S. W. 

 Woodhouso. 5. Herpetology and Ichthyology, Robert Bridges, J. Ches- 

 ton Morris, John L. LeConte. 6. Conchology, T. A. Conrad, W. G. 

 Binney, W. S. W. Ruschenberger. 7. Entomology and Crustacea, 

 R. Bridges, John L. LeConte, E. T. Cresson. 8. Botany, E. Durand, 

 A. J. Brazier, J. Carson. 9. Geology, I. Lea, Chas. E. Smith, J. P. 

 Lesley. 10. Mineralogy, Wm. S. Vaux, J. C. Trautwine, W. Gr. E. 

 Agnew. 11. Palseontology, Joseph Leidy, T. A. Conrad, Wm. M. 

 Gabb. 12. Physics, B. H. Rand, Wm. M. Ubler, Jas. C Booth. 

 13. Library, Wm. S. Vaux, Robert Bridges, Joseph Leidy. 14. Pro- 

 ceedings, John L. LeConte, Joseph Leidy, Win. S. Vaux, W. S. W. 

 Ruschenberger, J. C. Fisher. 



A communication was read from Mr. P. B. Duchaillu, giving a state- 

 ment of claims made by him against the Academy, and on motion, the 

 subject was referred to a committee of five, consisting of Messrs. 

 Ruschenberger, Jeanes, Vaux, Powel and Stewardson. 



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