NATURAL SCIENCES OP PHILADELPHIA. 



It is at least 150 miles from my place to where they are found in any degree 

 plenty. The excursions I have made in that direction have always been during 

 the summer months, consequently I have only seen them in about a half-grown 

 state. All the mature fruit I have seen were brought by travellers from that 

 country." 



February 13 th. 

 Mr. Vaux, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Thirty-four members present. 



The following deaths were announced : 



Mr. Charles A. Poulson, Feb. 8, Member. Dr. William P. Grier, 

 U. S. A., Jan. 28, Member. Mr. Lovell Beeve, of London, Corres- 

 pondent 



February 20th. 

 Mr. Vaux, Vice-President, in the Chair, 

 Twenty-five members present. 



February 27th. 

 Mr. Cassin, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Twenty members present. 



The Committee on Proceedings placed on the table the fifth number 

 of the published Proceedings, for November and December, 1865. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Academy: 

 Mr. William E. White, Mr. John E. Graeff, Mr. William Evans, Jr., 

 Mr. Edward R. Wood, Mr. Philip C. Garrett and Mr. Charles Harts- 

 home ; and Mr. Geo. W. Clinton, of Buffalo, N. Y., was elected a 

 Correspondent. 



March Qlh. 

 Dr. Bridges in the Chair. 

 Sixteen members present. 



March loth. 

 Mr. Cassin, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Twenty-four members present. 



Mr. Lea read an extract from a letter of Prof. Courtland, on the 

 gradual extinction of the western Unionidse. 



A paper was presented for publication, entitled " A List of Birds of 

 Arizona, &c," by Elliot Coues, M. D., U. S. A. 



Prof. E. D. Cope exhibited a cranium of a Black Fish (Globicephalus) found 

 on the western shore of Delaware Bay by Cornelius Gregory. Comparison 



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