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vensystems des Menschen und der Wirbelthiere. Von Carl Axman. 8vo. 

 Pamph. Berlin, 1853. 



Cours de Physiologic fait a la Faculte de Medecine de Paris. Par P. Berard. 

 Vols. 2, 3. Svo. Paris, 1848. 



Manuel de Physiologie. Par J. Mueller. 2 Tomes. 8vo. Paris, 1851. 



Introduction to Modern Classification of liisects. By J. B. Westwood. 2 vols. 

 Svo. London, 1839. 



Owen on Parthenogenesis. 8vo. London, 1849. 



Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope. By John Quekett. Svo. 

 London, 1848. 



Monographia Anoplurorum Britannise. By Henry Denny. Svo. London, 

 1842. 



Rudolph Wagner's Icones Physiologicse. Erlaiiterungstafeln zur Physiologie 

 und Entwickelungsgeschichte. VoUstandig n§u Bearbeitet und Herausgegeben 

 von Alex. Ecker. 4to. Leipzig. Pamph. 1852. Purchased from the Library 

 of Dr. W. 1. Burnett. 



Encyclopaedia Britannica. 6th edition. Vols. 1-5. 4to. Boston, 1854. 



Works of Fisher Ames. Edited by his son, Seth Ames. 2 vols. Svo. Boston, 

 1854. 



Sketches of the Lives and Judicial Services of the Chief Justices of the Su- 

 preme Court of the United States. By G. V. Santvoord. Svo. New York. 



Lives of the Queens of Scotland. By Agnes Strickland. Vol. IV. 12mo. 

 New York, 1854. 



History of Russia. By Walter K. Kelley. 12mo. Vol. I. London, 1854. 



History of the Jesuits. By G. B. Nicolini. 12mo. London, 1854. 



History of ^lagic. By Joseph Ennemoser. From the German, by William 

 Howitt. 2 vols. 12mo. London, 1854. 



Journey to Central Africa. By Bayard Taylor. 12mo. New York, 1854. 

 Deposited by the Republican Institution. 



October 4, 1854. 



The President in the Chair. 



In the absence of the Recording Secretary, Dr. Abbot 

 was chosen Secretary pro tern. 



Arenicola natalis, Girard. 



Mr. Charles Girard stated that, as early as 1849, he had found 

 the genus Arenicola amongst the Annelids of Chelsea beach. 

 During one of his most recent rambles there, on the fifth of Sep- 



