94 [October, 1S44. 



Stated Meeting, October 15, 1844. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



The following minerals were presented by Mr. H. S. 

 Stephens. 



Aventurine Felspar, "] 



White and green do. From Delaware Count 



Bronze Sapphire, )> Pennsylvania. 



Andalusite, and J 



Tourmaline. . J 



Green Malachite and Fibrous do., from Berks County. 



Dodecahedral Iron, do. 



Moss Agate, from Lancaster County. 



Red Oxide of Titanium, from Chester County. 



Picrolite, from Cecil County, Maryland. 



Mr. Cassin presented the following Bird skins, from West- 

 ern Africa : 



Prionops plumatus, Shaw. Euplectes ignicolor, Viel. 



Pogonias sulcirostris, Leach. Spermestes culcullata, Sw. 



Lamprotornis ptilorhynchus, Sw. Vidua chrysonota, Sw. 



Also, Merula rubripes, Vigors, from Cuba;, 



Dr. Morton deposited seventeen ancient Egyptian Crania, 

 being the series referred to in his communication made to 

 the Society at the last meeting: also a skull of Crocodilus 

 vulgaris, from the Nile. 



A communication was read from Mr. J. H. Redfield, Corres- 

 ponding Secretary of the New York Lyceum of Natural His- 

 tory, dated October, 1844, acknowledging the receipt of the 

 last number of the Proceedings. 



Dr. Morton submitted in writing, his " Observations on a 

 second series of ancient Egyptian Crania," which were, on 

 motion, refered to the following committee: Prof. Johnson, 

 Dr. Elwyn and Mr. Hodgson. 



