1848.1 ^51 



ELECTION. 



Charles D. Meigs, M. D., of Philadelphia, was elected a Member, 

 and : — 



Professor Eschricht, of Copenhagen, 



Christian Gotiried Ehrenburg, of Berlin, 



Prof. J. Frederick Schouw, of Copenhagen, 



Col. J. C. Fremont, U. S. A., 



William L. Jones, M. D., of Riceboro, Georgia, 

 were elected Correspondents of the Academy. 



DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM 



In March and April, 18-18. 

 March 1th. 



Two hundred specimens of American and Foreign Lepidoptera. From Dr. 

 Wilson. 



Two crania of Vulpes fulvis, one of Strix ncevia, one of Falco , and one 



of Pipelo erythropthalmus. From Dr. Wilson. 



Cineras vittata, from the Baltic. From Dr. Griffith. 



March Uth. 



Several specimens of Copper Ore, from the Bristol Mines, Connecticut. From 

 Mr. T. Fisher. 



Specimen in skin of Petaurista taguanoides, from Port Jackson. From Mr. 

 James Taylor. 



Musci and Hepaticae, from the Andes of Quito, collected by Mr. Wm. Jameson, 

 and presented by him through Seth Swainson, Esq., U. S. Consul at Guayaquil. 



The following extensive and valuable collections of Fossils were presented by 

 Dr. T. B. Wilson. 



1. Mr. Conrad's collection oi Americaii Fossils, containing about one thousand 

 species and three thousand specimens, and including the originals of Dr. Morton 

 from the cretaceous formation. 



2. A general collection of British Fossils, from the Tertiary to the Lias in- 

 clusive, and also Fishes from the Old Red Sandstone, containing about two 

 thousand five hundred species, and eight thousand specimens. This collection 

 embraces a part of the selected specimens from the Cabinet of the late Miss 

 Benett, of England, all of which have not yet been received. 



3. A collection of Italian Fossils, from the Tertiary of Piedmont, containing 

 about six hundred species and two thousand specimens. 



4. A collection of German Fossils from the Tertiary, Solenhofen Slate, Musch- 

 elkalk, Zechstein, Kupferscheifer, Lias and Silurian, comprising about five hun- 

 dred species and six hundred and fifty specimens. 



March 2\st. 



Mounted Skeleton of Ursus Americanus, (young). From Mr. L. J. Germain. 



Mounted Skeleton of Procyon lotor. From Mr. L. J. Germain and Dr. 

 Watson. 



Skeleton of Cynocephalus papion, (young). From Dr. Watson. 



Skeletons of Hapale cedipus, and of Monitor ornatus. From Dr. Hallowell. 



Fifteen Peruvian crania from Pisco, near Lima, and three Peruvian vases, col- 

 lected by Mr. William A. Foster, and deposited by Dr. Morton. 



Specimen of Scaraboeus tityus, from Cape May, From Dr. Townsend. 



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