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lication of the description above cited. The figure in the plate accompanying 

 this paper, is about two-thirds of the size of life, and represents the adult 

 male from the mountain region on the Rio Truando, a tributary of the Rio 

 Atrato, New Grenada. 



6. Monasa axillaris, Lafresnaye. 



Monasa axillaris, Lafres., Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1850, p. 216. 

 Monasa flavirostris, Strickland, .Tard. Contr. Orn., 1850, p. 47. 

 Jard. Contr. 1S50, pi. 48. 

 I mention this species only for the purpose of again stating, that its name 

 is that of the Baron Lafresnaye as above given. The type specimen, now in 

 the Academy Museum, was described by him while in possession of Messrs. 

 Verreaux, of Paris, and the same specimen was described by Strickland, while 

 afterwards it was in England en route to Philadelphia. 



7. Capito versicolor, (Midler.) 



Bucco versicolor, Mull., Syst. Nat. Supp. p. 88 (1776.) 



Bucco pictus, Bodd., Tab. PI. Enl. p. 20 (1783.) 



Bucco elegans, Grm., Syst. Nat. i. p. 406 (1788.) 



Bueco Maynauensis, Briss., Orn. iv. p. 102. 

 Buff. PI. Enl. 330. 

 Of this species which seems to be little known to naturalists, one specimen, 

 evidently in mature plumage, is in the Academy Museum, and was received 

 some years since from the Hon. John Randolph Clay, in a collection made by 

 him while Minister of the United States to Peru. The skin was one of several 

 which had the appearance of having been made by a non-expert person, and 

 is stated to have come from the mountainous region of the interior of that- 

 country. This species is figured by Buffon, as above cited, with sufficient ac- 

 curacy for recognition. 



The Annual Reports of the Recording Secretary, Librarian, and 

 Curators were read, as follows : 



REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY", 



For 1864. 



Durino- the year ending 30th November, 1864, there have been elected thir- 

 teen members and nine correspondents. 



The following members have died : Richard Randolph, Wm. D. Parrish, 

 Samuel Ashmead, William J. Taylor, Thomas Dunlap, Wm. Pepper, M. D., 

 John B. Myers. 



The death of the following correspondents has been announced : Joseph 

 Henderson, M. D., Francis Boote, Prof. D. J. Eschricht, Jaques A. Gay. 

 Two members have resigned. 



The number of papers contributed and ordered to be published, during the 

 same time, has been fifty-one, as follows : 



Theodore Gill, twelve; Isaac Lea, LL.D., eleven; E. D. Cope, four; 

 Elliott Coues, three; H. C. Wood, Jr., three; John Cassin, two; George W. 

 Tryon, two ; Jacob Ennis, two ; A. Agassiz, S. F. Baird, Wm. M. Canby, T. 

 A. Conrad, J. G. Cooper, M. D., Asa Gray, D. G. Elliott, C. A. Helmuth, Geo. 

 N. Lawrence, Wm. Stimpson, Alex. Winchell, F. W. Lewis, M. D., each one. 

 All of which is respectful'y submitted. 



B. HOWARD RAND, M. D., 



Recording Secretary. 

 [Dec. 



