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The North American bird was first described by Bonaparte, 

 who thought it the same as the Ibis falcinellus of the Old World ; 

 but Naturalists denied this, from the different size of the bird, 

 and its inhabiting a different climate. One shot at Fresh Pond 

 was presented to the Society, which Dr. Cabot thought the same 

 as the Ibis guarauna of South America ; but on comparing the 

 first with a fine specimen of the last, from Chili, presented by 

 M. Vattemare, he is satisfied that they are not the same bird, 

 and that the specimens obtained in Massachusetts belong to an 

 undescribed species. He will give a detailed account of the 

 specific characters at a future meeting. 



He announced the addition to the Cabinet of the Euro- 

 pean common Heron and a Turkey Buzzard in exchange 

 with Mr. Kimball ; also a female Peacock from Dr. W. T. 

 G. Morton, for which donation the thanks of the Society 

 were voted. He also exhibited mounted specimens of 

 the California birds, presented by Mr. Leighton, namely, — 

 Colaptes rubricatus, female, Red shafted Woodpecker ; 

 3 elanerpes fonnicivorus, male. Black-bearded Wood- 

 pecker ; Agelaius gubernator, Gubernator oriole ; Dicccum 

 ; Pyranga cBstiva, from Mr. Theodore Lyman. 



Mr. Stimpson presented two new species of Philine, 

 obtained in Boston Harbor, with descriptions as follows : — 



Philine sinuata. P. testa minuta, ovata, alba, pellucida, 

 longitudinaliter striata; spira conspicua ; apertura antice dila- 

 taia. Long. .07 ; lat. .05 poll. Hab. Massachusetts Bay. 



The animal is two tenths of an inch in length, oblong, elon- 

 gated, convex posteriorly, of a yellowish color, darkest behind, 

 with dots and patches of white. The reflected pedal lobes are 

 rather narrow, and terminate near the middle of the part occu- 

 pied by the shell. At the posterior extremity a cavity is formed 

 by the mantle, which is digitated and arched ; within this cavity 

 the anus is situated, and its lower margin has a notch at the 

 centre. 



The ova are deposited during the latter part of August. They 

 are minute, white, and enveloped in a gelatinous mass, which is 



