January, 1844.] 5 



ence to the donation of his Fauna, received this evening. 

 A list was also added of European Mammiferae, which he 

 was desirous of exchanging for similar objects of this country. 



From Mr. Wm. B. Hodgson, dated Savannah, January 

 16th, 1S44, returning acknowledgments for his election as a 

 Correspondent. 



Mr. Haldeman presented a corrected copy of his paper on 

 Daphnia and Limnadia, (published in a former No. of the 

 Proceedings,) with the addition of a new species of the former 

 genus. Referred to the Publication Committee. 



On motion of Mr. Haldeman, Resolved, That the authors 

 of written communications, which are published in the Pro- 

 ceedings, be allowed six extra copies of the number in which 

 their communications appear. 



Meeting for Business, January 30, 1 844. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



The Report of the Corresponding Secretary, and the annual 

 Reports of the Treasurer of the Publication Committee, and 

 of the Librarian, having been severally read and adopted, the 

 Society proceeded to an election for Standing Committees for 

 the year 1844. The Tellers reported the following result: 



COMMITTEES FOR 1844. 



Geology and Mineralogy. 

 J. Price Wetherill, William S. Vaux, 



Henry D. Rogers, T. A. Conrad, 



Joseph A, Clay, Walter R. Johnson, 



Willard M. Rice. 



Zoology. 

 S. G. Morton, M. D., Wm. S. Zantzinger, M. D. ? 



Henry McMurtrie, M.D., S. S. Haldeman, 

 John S. Phillips, Edward Harris, 



John Cassin. 



