162 [December, 1844. 



Svo. pp. 618. London, 1844. From Mr. Richard K. 

 Haight, of New York. 

 A Memoir of William Maclure, Esq., late President of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. By Samuel 

 George Morton, M. D. 2d edition. Philadelphia, 1S44. 

 From Mr. Alexander Maclure. 



Review of the New York Geological Reports. By David 

 Dale Owen, M. D. (From the American Journal of Sci- 

 ence and Arts. Vol. 46.) From the Author. 



Report intended to illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical 

 Basin of the Upper Mississippi river, made by J. N. Ni- 

 collet, February 16, 1841. Washington, 1843. From the 

 Bureau of Topographical Engineers, through Col. J. J. 

 Abert. 



A public discourse in commemoration of Peter S. Duponceau, 

 L. L. D., late President of the American Philosophical So- 

 ciety, delivered October 25, 1844. By Robley Dunglison, 

 M. D. Philadelphia, 1S44. From the Society. 



A communication was read from the American Philosophi- 

 cal Society, dated November 1, 1S44, returning the acknow- 

 ledgements of the Society for the last No. of the Proceedings 

 of the Academy. 



Two communications from the Zoological Society of Lon- 

 don, dated October 31, 1843, and June, 1S44, in acknow- 

 ledgment of the receipt of certain numbers of the Proceed- 

 ings. 



A communication from Mr. Haldeman was read, stating 

 that some manuscript descriptions of insects by the late Mr. 

 Say, transmitted by Mrs. Say, which had been referred for 

 examination to a Committee, of which he was chairman, had 

 been already published in the Journal of the Academy. 



A letter was read from Dr. Alfred T. King, of Greensburg, 

 Pennsylvania, addressed to Mr. Cassin, dated November 22, 

 1S44, in reference to his donation of this evening. 



