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Dr. Kneeland announced the addition to the cabinet of 

 skeletons of Cervus Virginianiis, and Castor fiber. 



An Agama from Texas, was presented by Frederic 

 Vinton of Eastport, Me. ; a large Bill-fish from Pictou, 

 by B. Hammatt Norton, Esq., United States Consul at 

 Pictou ; a specimen of Coral from Edward Wiggles- 

 worth, Esq. ; a St. Domingo Terrapin (a supposed new 

 species) by Mr. Couthouy. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to J. W. 

 Hall, Esq. ; Rev. Z^dock Thompson, of Burhngton, Vt. ; 

 J. M. Rovvell, of Lynn ; B. Hammatt Norton, Esq. of Pic- 

 tou ; Watson Freeman, Esq. ; and Frederic Vinton, of East- 

 port, Me., for donations made by them, as above stated. 



September 4, 1850. 



Dr. C. T. Jackson in the Chair. 



Present, ten members. 



Prof. Wyman read, on behalf of Mr. Horatio R. Storer, 

 a paper on the fishes of Nova Scotia and Labrador, with 

 descriptions of new species. 



This region has been but little explored by Naturalists. The 

 paper contained a description of thirty species, of which six 

 were new ones. He presented several specimens, for which the 

 thanks of the Society were voted. The paper will be published 

 in the Journal of the Society. 



Prof. Wyman exhibited specimens illustrating the embryology 

 of the Murre, Uria troile, in five stages of development ; show;- 

 ing the great resemblance of the extremities to the same parts in 

 animals both higher and lower in the scale at a corresponding 

 higher or lower stage of development ; compared with these 



