to it as "the Museum of the Literary and Philosophical Society" 

 in the catalog of the Medical School for 1843, which Mr. Mazyck 

 has quoted. 



Two skulls now in the Museum belong to this period. One ^ 

 bears the inscription "Doe, April 25, 1829," the other ^ is the 

 skull of a fox and in addition to the date "26 Feb. 1830," 

 bears the initials "C. H." A number of birds whose history is 

 only partially known probably belong to the late thirties, and 

 there is every probability of identifying other specimens with 

 this period when they can be more carefully examined. 



The letters of Dr. John Bachman to Audubon contain a 

 number of references to the Museum which are of great interest 

 and will be quoted in a later article. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



The December meeting of the Natural History Society was 

 held in the lecture hall of the Museum on Thursday, Dec. 3d. 

 Miss Lottie Olney was elected secretary. 



Mr. F. M. Weston Jr., demonstrated a specimen of the Red- 

 throated Loon, Urinator lumme, shot by Mr. Samuel Lapham 

 Jr., from a yard on South Battery. This is probably the third 

 record for this species in South Carolina, Mr. Arthur T. Wayne 

 having taken but two specimens in the past twenty five years. 

 It is almost certainly the first record for the city of Charleston. 



The reports of field work by members were followed by an 

 illustrated talk on "Feathers" by Professor Rea. 



> Spec. No. 2525. ' Spec. No. 2330. 



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