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Stated Meeting, October 22, 1844. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Skins of Buteo Jackal Le Vail, and Falco peregrinoides Temm. 

 from South Africa. Presented by Dr. Watson. 



Mounted specimen of Rallus noveboracensis, from the vici- 

 nity of Philadelphia. Presented by Dr. Zantzinger. 



Water obtained in 1S41, from the Artesian Well near Paris, 

 1750 feet in depth. From Mr. Isaac Collins. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Annales des Mines, Quatrieme Serie, Tome IV. Liv. 5 et 6 

 de 1843 ; and Tome V. Liv. I. de 1844. In exchange. 



Two Lectures on the Natural History of the Caucasian and 

 Negro races. By Josiah C. Nott, M. D. Mobile, 1844. 

 From Dr. Morton. 



Prof. Johnson read a portion of a paper entitled, " On the 

 methods of determining the calorific powers of combustible 

 bodies ;" the remainder of which he proposes to give to the 

 Society at a future meeting. 



An invitation was read from the American Philosophical 

 Society to the Academy, to be present on the 25th inst., at 

 the Musical Fund Hall, at the delivery of a discourse com- 

 memorative of the late President of that Society, P. S. Du- 

 ponceau, Esq., L. L. D., which was on motion accepted. 



Dr. Bridges offered the following resolution, which was, on 

 motion, adopted. 



Resolved, That a copy of Dr. Harlan's Medical and Phy- 

 sical Researches, be presented in the name of the late Wm. 

 Maclure, Esq., to the Georgia Historical Society, at Savannah. 



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