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inquirer into American Ethnography, — Dr. Wistlenius, of St. Louis. 

 Dr. Morton expressed his regret that the very interesting letter of 

 that gentleman to him had been inadvertently mislaid; but he in- 

 tends to communicate it to the Society as soon as recovered. 



4. Two skulls of native Africans, the one a Hottentot, the other 

 a Mozambique. The first of these is the head of a woman, of 

 perhaps five and twenty. It is small in si^e, with all the strongly 

 marked negro features which are characteristic of these singular 

 people. For these crania, Dr. Morton expressed his acknowledg- 

 ments to Mr. John Watson, of (Jape Town, through his brother, Dr. 

 Gavin Watson, of our Institution. 



Stated Meeting, Sept. 9, 1845. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Mr. A. L. Heermann presented thirty-four finely mounted 

 specimens of the following European birds: 



Sylvia phragmitis, Bechst. 



" hippolais, Lath. 



«« trochilus, " 



" curruca, " 



" rufa, " 



" palustris, Bechst. 



" aquatica, Lath. 



" icterina $ and 9 



" arundinacea, Lath. 



" phoenicurus, $ " 



" tithys, Scopoli. 



" luscinia, Lath. 

 Anthus arboreus, Bechst. $ 



" " (young.) 



" pratensis, Bechst. 



« Richardii, Viell. 



" rufescens, Teram. 



Emberiza cia, L. $ 

 " hortulana, L. 



Loxia curvirostra, L. £ 



Lanius rufus, Briss. 

 " colluris, " 



Picus medius, L. 

 " minor, " 



Hirundo rusticaj L. 

 " riparia, " 



Fringilla montana, " 

 " serinus, " 

 " chloris, Teram. 

 " montifringilla, L. 



Alauda brachydactyla, Temm. 



Motacilla flava, L. $ 



" boarula, Temm. £ 



