72 • [July, 1844. 



Ninth memoir with reference to the Laws of Storms in India, 

 inc. By H. Piddington. Calcutta, 1S43. From the Author. 



An Inquiry into the distinctive characteristics of the Aborigi- 

 nal Race of America. By S. G. Morton, M. D., 2d. Ed., 

 Philadelphia, 1841. From the Author. 



Travels in the Interior of North America. By Maximilian, 

 Prince of Wied. Translated from the German, by H. 

 Evans Lloyd. Folio, pp. 520, London, 1S43. From 

 Prince de Wied. 



Also, from the same, an Atlas, imperial folio size, containing 

 forty-eight splendid engravings, intended as an accompa- 

 niment and illustrations of the above work. 



Letters were read, 



From Mr. F. Markoe, Corresponding Secretary of the 

 National Institute, acknowledging the receipt of No. 2, Vol. 

 2d of Proceedings of the Academy. 



From Mr. G. H. Cook, Corresponding Secretary of the 

 Troy Lyceum of Natural History, dated June 18, 1844, re- 

 turning the thanks of that Institution for a recent donation of 

 Books from the Academy, and offering in exchange dupli- 

 cates of specimens of Natural History from its Cabinet, espe- 

 cially Shells and Reptilia. 



From Maximilian, Prince de Wied, dated Neiu-Wied on 

 the Rhine, Jan. 20, 1844, accompanying the donation of his 

 splendid work, announced above. 



From Mr. Frederick Schuchardt, dated New York, June 

 19, 1844, also in reference to the same work, it having been 

 consigned to his care by the Author. 



From the Hon. Benj. Tappan, dated Washington, June 17, 

 1844, in reference to his donation of this evening. 



Dr. Morton (Mr. Pearsall in the chair,) then proceeded to 

 make some remarks on the head of the fossil Crocodile pre- 

 sented this evening, and stated that he believed it to be the 

 largest and most perfect head of the kind yet found in this 



