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past month the munificent donation of $2,000 had been 

 received from Jonathan PhilHps, Esq. of Boston. By this 

 timely Hberahty the debts of the Society had been paid, 

 and he had now the satisfaction of stating that it was free 

 from all encumbrances. 



The following additions to the Cabinet were announced. 

 Mounted skeleton of an Ant Eater, purchased ; skeleton of 

 a Greyhound, presented by Dr. Shurtleff; skeleton of a 

 Jackall, from W. S. Bullard ; skeleton of a South American 

 Squirrel, from Col. Jaques of Charlestown ; a Dolphin, 

 Coryphcena glohiceps was presented in the name of Mr. 

 Benjamin Abrahams of Boston. A specimen of Arbores- 

 cent oxyde of Manganese from a quarry in Newton, Mass., 

 presented by Mr. E. C. Dyer. Thirty-eight bird skins, 

 presented by Dr. F. W. Cragin of Surinam ; a number of 

 mounted birds received from Europe in exchange for speci- 

 mens formerly presented by Mr. Gassett ; one mounted 

 bird presented, and two deposited, by Mr. F. J. Bumstead ; 

 a specimen of Plectrophanes laponicus, Lapland Longspur, 

 obtained at Gloucester, the first of this species ever ob- 

 tained in Massachusetts, presented by . 



The thanks of the Society were voted to those donors of 

 the above specimens who were not members. 



Messrs. J. M. Barnard, James Lawrence, and Edmund 

 Dwight of Boston, were elected members of the Society. 

 Dr. Henry G. Dalton of Demerara, was elected a Corres- 

 ponding member. 



December 5, 1849. 

 The President in the Chair. 



Thirty members present, and several gentlemen by invi- 

 tation. 



The Secretary being absent, Dr. Kneeland was appointed 

 Secretary, pro iem. 



