BOSTON 



lURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



CONTAINING 



APERS AND COM MUM CATIONS 



READ BEFORE THE 



Boston Socutt) of Jfatural Qlstorj), 



AND PUBLISHED BY THEIR DIRECTION. 



VOL. IV.— NO. 4. 



PUBLISHING COIVIMITTEE. 



AMOS BLNXEY, 

 'HADDEUS \V. HARRIS, 



AUGUSTUS A. GOULD, 

 D. HUMPHREYS STORER, 



CHARLES K. DILLAWAY. 



BOSTON: 



< .i.x,. ' . T.TTTT.'R ^yr> tamt:s RKOWV 



1644. 



PRI.STED UEEMAN EOLLES. 



