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Those who have contributed materially (in specimens) to build 

 up this department, were Rev. Mr. Hopkins, formerly of Saco; 

 Messrs. Wm. W. lyincoln, of Savannah, Ga., formerly of this city; 

 Geo. W. Dam, of San Francisco, Mr. Small, of San Francisco, son 

 of A. M. Small of our city ; A. ly. E. Clapp, Mrs. Chas. Q. Clapp, 

 Miss Anna B. Fox, and L,ieut. Geo. H. Preble. 



The whole amount expended by the Society on this department 

 since the destruction of the former cabinet, which took place four 

 years ago, is $450.94, only $99.68 of which was expended for speci- 

 mens, the remainder having been for cases and painting. 



The Society had no ornithological books, and so long as it was 

 cramped for means, as at present, very little could be done to facili- 

 tate general investigation in this line. Mr. Beckett enumerated the 

 members of each family of birds that are found in our state ; and in 

 conclusion took occasion to call attention to a package of very 

 beautiful bird skins from Australia, presented that evening by 

 H. N. Jose, Esq. 



FIFTH PAPER. 

 Portland Daily Advertiser, February 1, IS58. 



Mr. Beckett, curator of ornithology, called attention to a 

 specimen of the wild Pigeon, the only article saved from the con- 

 flagration of the Society's former cabinet, and with this for a text, 

 read a paper on the Columba or Pigeon family generally. 



He stated that there were nine species of Doves or Pigeons indig- 

 enous to our country. These were the Band-tailed Dove or Pigeon, 

 the Zenaida Dove, Key-west Pigeon or Dove, the Ground Dove, the 

 Blue-headed Pigeon or Dove, the White-headed Dove or Pigeon, 

 the Carolina Turtle and Texas Turtle Dove and the Passenger or 

 common wild Pigeon. 



The Band-tailed Dove, he stated, mostly confined itself to the 

 regions beyond the Rocky Mountains. The White-headed Dove or 

 Pigeon, the Zenaida Dove, the Key West Pigeon or Dove and the 

 Blue-headed Pigeon, were summer visitants from the West Indies 

 to the Keys off the coast of Florida, but seldom or never came to 

 the main land. 



