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JYovember 6tk. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a letter from Dr. T. Romeyn 

 Beck, dated Albany, October 24, 1849, acknowledging, on behalf of 

 the Trustees of the iXew York State Library, the receipt of Nos. 9 and 

 10, Vol. 4, of the Proceedings of the Academy. 



Also, a letter from Francis Peyre Porcher, M. D., dated Charles- 

 ton, S. C, October 1, 1849, acknowledging the receipt of his notice of 

 election as a Correspondent. 



Also, a letter from the Secretary of the Western Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, dated Cincinnati, October, 1849, acknowledging 

 the receipt of the last number of the Proceedings. 



The Recording Secretary read a letter addressed to Dr. Morton, by 

 Mr. Richard H. Kern, a member of this Institution, dated Santa Fe, 

 New Mexico, 1849, giving an interesting account of his recent Ethnolo- 

 gical and ArchaBological explorations in New Mexico. 



Dr. Bridges presented a paper by Dr. R. W. Gibbes, of South Caro- 

 lina, entitled " New species of Myliobates from the Eocene of South 

 Carolina, with other genera not heretofore observed in the United 

 States." Referred to Drs. Bridges, Morton and Leidy. 



Dr. Leidy made some remarks upon several new species of Ento- 

 phyta, Enterobrus spiralis, and E. attenuatum, and a new species of 

 Gregarina, discovered by him. 



On leave granted. Dr. Bridges offered a resolution to appoint a com- 

 mittee to enquire into the expediency of appropriating the room ad- 

 joining the Library for the purposes of the same, and also what altera- 

 tions may be necessary, and to report to the Academy at next meeting. 



The resolution was adopted, and a committee appointed consisting 

 of Drs. Bridges, Zantzinger and Wilson. 



On motion of Mr. Cassin, it was resolved, that the Committee on 

 Proceedings be authorized to complete the copy of the Proceedings for 

 the Western Academy of Natural Sciences. 



Jfovember ISth. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



A letter was read, dated Niirnberg, July 24, 1849, from Messrs. 

 Frederick and J. W. Stiirm, announcing the decease of their father 

 Jacob Stiirm, a correspondent of the Academy. Also requesting an 

 exchange of publications with the Society. 



Dr. Hallowell remarked that recently, a living specimen of the serpent, des- 

 cribed in a former number of the Proceedings as Coluber venustus, was brou'^ht 

 to the Academy by Dr. Watson, and gave birth to seven young, the animal bein<' 

 viviparous. They varied in length from two inches, to three inches one and a half 

 lines. The color is dark slate above, darker upon the head and lighter upon the 



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