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Dr. Oakes, were for sale by Mr. Thayer, of the firm of 

 Maynard & Noyes, for the sum of twenty dollars. 



A number of minerals from the copper region of the 

 Gila, were presented in the name of Dr. T. H. Webb. 



A geological specimen from the vicinity of Aiken, South 

 Carolina, was presented in the name of Rev. Chandler 

 Robbins. 



Three bird skins, a Dactylopterus from the Cape de Verd 

 Islands, a snake skin from Monrovia, and the skin of a 

 bat, taken at sea, two hundred miles from the nearest land, 

 were presented in the name of Dr. A. M. Bell, U. S. N. 

 Several skins of South American birds were presented in 

 the name of Dr. F. W. Cragin. 



Robert Chisholm, Esq., of Beaufort, S. C, was elected a 

 Corresponding Member. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to Prof. James 

 Hall, Dr. T. H. Webb, Rev. Chandler Robbins, and Dr. 

 A. M. Bell, for their donations. 



May 18, 1853. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



Dr. Storer, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Curators being called on, in order, read their Annual 

 Reports, of which the following are abstracts. The Re- 

 ports are on file. 



The Curator of Orinthology reported that the collection is now 

 in good condition ; those parts of it which had been attacked by 

 insects having been baked. A small, but valuable collection of 



