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May ibth, lS+9. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



Dr. Leidy read '' Some remarks on the fragments of the Tapirus 

 Americanus fossilis, deposited in the collection of the Academy by the 

 late Dr. William M. Carpenter, of New Orleans." Referred to a 

 committee consisting of Drs. Hallowell, Morton, and Keller. 



May 22d. 

 Mr. Ashmead in the Chair. 



A letter was read from the Edinburgh Geological Society, dated 

 Leith, April 30th, 1849, acknowledging the receipt of recent numbers 

 of the publications of the Academy. 



Dr. Leidy read a paper by Prof. Haldeman, intended for publication 

 in the Journal, describing new species of Coleoptera of the family 

 Cryptocephalina? ; an abstract of which paper was published in the 

 number of the Proceedings for March and April, 1849. Referred to 

 the former committee, viz., Drs. Zantzinger, Griffith, and Watson. 



May 21th. 

 Dr. Bridges in the Chair. 



The Committee to whom was referred Prof. Haldeman's paper, read 

 at last meeting, reported in favor of publication in the Journal. 



The Committee appointed to superintend the printing of a new edi- 

 tion of the By-Laws of the Academy, reported that 250 copies had 

 been printed, and were ready for distribution. 



The resignation of Dr. William Gambel as Recording Secretary, and 

 as a member of the Publication Committee was read. Dr. Gambel 

 having left Philadelphia for California, where he proposes remaining 

 for one or two years. On motion the same was accepted, and the election 

 to supply the vacancies deferred until the next meeting for business. 



ELECTION. 



Bernard Henry, M. D., U. S. N., and Henry Belknap, Esq., were 

 elected Members of the Academy. 



June 5th. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



A letter was read from the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 

 dated April 24th, 1849, acknowledging the receipt of late numbers of 

 the Proceedings. 



The Chairman announced the receipt of a letter from Dr. Gibbes, of 



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