November, 1S44.] 131 



remarked, that in consequence of a great depreciation in the 

 value of the testator's property having taken place since this 

 will was made, the Academy could scarcely entertain a hope 

 that this munificent legacy would come into its possession. 



Mr. G. Vale, of New York, exhibited a model of an im- 

 proved globe and celestial sphere of his invention, and entered 

 into a detailed explanation of its construction and mode of 

 using it. 



The instrument was admirably calculated to show the 

 manner in which all the problems on both Terrestrial and 

 Celestial Globes may be performed in a simple manner con- 

 formable to the real motions of the earth and heavenly 

 bodies. 



Stated Meeting, November 19, 1844. 

 Vice President Morton in tke Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Eighty species of African Plants of the natural orders Gra- 

 mineae, Cyperaceas, Marantaceas, Solaneacese, Lileacea?, 

 Melastomacese, Combretacese, CinchoneaceEe, Labiata3, 

 Scrophulariaceas, Leguminosas and Compositae. 



Also skins of the following African Birds: 



Buceros buccinator, Temm., Centropus Senegalensis, L. 

 Pirenestes ostrinus, Viel., Turtur erythrophrys, Sw. 



Trichophorus , (young,) " chalcospilus, Sw. 



Picus -, (young.) 



From the late Dr. Westley Johnson, of Liberia. 

 Mounted albino specimen of Sciurus striatus, from Chester 

 county, Pennsylvania, and a mounted specimen of Cassicus 



-, from South America. Presented by Dr. C. W. 



Pennock. 



A collection of fossils from the carboniferous limestone of 

 Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Presented by Dr. 

 Alfred T. King, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 



