1849.] 171 



brunneis : antennis fuscis, articulorum basi flavescente : pronoto basi tenuiter 

 nigro: pygidio punctulato, apice flavo ; femoribus flavo-annulatis. 1 lin. 



C. RiiGicoLLis. RufuSjelongatulus:fronte scabro-punctata, orbitis flavis: pronoto 

 longitudinaliter ruguloso, lateribus grosse punctatis, flavescentibus : elytris flavis, 

 indistincte rufo-nebulosis, punctato-striatis, punctis rufis, approximatis. 2 lin. 



PACHYBRACHIS. 



P. CARBONAKTrs. Niger, disperse punctulatus : labro et antennarum basi brun- 

 neis : pronoto dense et distincte punctato, punctis parvis : elytris grosse punctatis, 

 externe irregulariter punctato-striatis. Long. U lin. 



P. MORosus. Niger, confertim scabro-punctatus ; subtus punctatus, albido- 

 sericeus : fronte plana : humeris prominulis, politis: pygidio confertim punctulato. 



2 lin. 



P. iNFAusTus. Niger, rugose punctatus : capite punctato ; labro, maculisque 

 indistinctis flavis : pronoto confertim punctato, punctis parvis : elytris irregulariter 

 punctatis; lineolis elevatis ; maculis parvis flavis : femoribus intermedi macula 

 flavaapicali. 1^ 1. 



P. soBEiNus. Niger, punctatus : prothorace disperse punctato, flavo, brunneo- 

 variegato: capite, pedibus, pygidio, abdominis marginibusque flavis: elytris vix 

 seriatim punctatis, flavo lineolatis. 1^1. 



P. MOLLIS. Niger, punctatus: capite pedibusque flavis: pronoto flavo, maculis 



3 nigris : elytris seriatim punctatis, fascia subbasali apiceque flavis : abdomine 

 flavo-marginato. 1| lin. 



MONACHUS. 



M. ATER. Niger, nitidus: labro et antennarum basi flavescentibus : pronoto 

 laevi, cyanescente : elytris indistincte seriatim punctulatis. 1| lin. 



M. AFFiNis. Cyaneus, laevis: labro, clypeo, antennis, pedibusque, dilute 

 rufis : elytris distincte seriatim punctulatis. 1 lin. 



M. AURiTTLS. Cyaneus, nitidus : labro, clypeo, fronte, antennis, pedibus, pros- 

 terno, pronoti lateribusque^ai'i* ; pronoto impunctato : elytris distincte seriatim 

 punctulatis. Long. § lin. 



The Committee on Dr. Gambel's " Remarks on the Birds of Cali- 

 fornia," reported in favour of publication in the Journal. 



The Committee on Dr. Gambel's "Notes on the Columbidae in the 

 collection of the Academy," reported in favour of publication in the 

 Journal. 



The monthly Report of the Corresponding Secretary was read and 

 adopted. 



On motion it vi'as Resolved, That a new edition of the By-Laws of 

 the Academy be printed, and that a Committee be appointed to super- 

 intend the same. Committee, Dr. Zantzinger, Mr. Vaux, and Dr. 

 Bridges. 



