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On motion of Mr. Phillips, Resolved, That the Committee 

 on Proceedings be authorised to present a bound copy of 

 Vol. I. of the Proceedings, to Mrs. L. W. Say, and another to 

 Mr. I. G. Strain. 



Meeting for Business, May 2S, 1844. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



Dr. Bridges read a letter from Mr. G. H. Cook, Corres- 

 ponding Secretary of the Troy (N. Y.) Lyceum of Natural 

 History, dated May 25th, 1844, transmitting the thanks of 

 that Institution for certain duplicate copies of works from th^ 

 Library of the Academy, presented to it through Dr. Bridges ; 

 and expressing a desire to obtain, also, a copy of Harlan's 

 Medical and Physical Researches, and several numbers of 

 the Journal of the Academy. 



Whereupon, on motion of Dr. Elvvyn, Resolved, That the 

 2d Part of Vol. VII. and Vol. VIII. of the Journal, and a 

 duplicate copy of Dr. Harlan's work, be presented to the Troy 

 Lyceum of Natural History. 



On motion of Mr. Phillips, Resolved, That a copy of "Ma- 

 clure's Opinions" be presented to Mrs. L. W. Say, on behalf 

 of the late Mr. Maclure. 



Mr. Edward Harris exhibited a specimen (a young male) 

 of Cymindis hamatus, Illig., (Rostrhamus hamatus, Mus. A. 

 N. S.) This bird was shot by himself on the 29th of April 

 last, on the Miami river, Cape Florida. 



William Darrach, M. D., of Philadelphia, was elected a 

 Member ; and 



William S. Sullivant, Esq., of Ohio, a Correspondent of the 

 Academy. 



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