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Upupa epops, Certhia Zeylonica, 



Merops Javanicus, Certhia erythronotus, 



Merops viridis, 

 They were beautiful specimens, and in fine order for examina- 

 tion. 



Mr. Bouve presented, in the name of Dr. Edward Jarvis 

 of Louisville, a variety of Fossils, Insects and Shells from 

 that vicinity. Dr. Gould presented, from the same gen- 

 tleman, specimens of plants, with pamphlets, &c. 



On motion of Mr. Bouve w o remarked that Dr. Jarvis 

 had repeatedly favored our Society with valuable speci- 

 mens, which, there was reason to fear, had not been, in all 

 cases, duly acknowledged, it was Voted, That the thanks 

 of the Society be presented to Dr. E. Jarvis for this and 

 former instances of his friendship and cooperation, and that 

 the Society be directed to inform him of the receipt of the 

 specimens, and to communicate this vote. 



DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Natural History of the Tea-tree, by J. C. Lettsom, 4to. London 

 1799. From T. Bulfinch. 



Organic Chemistry, in its application to Agriculture and Physi 

 ology, by Justus Liebig, with Notes by J. W. Webster, 12mo 

 1841. From J. Owen. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 4to. Vol 

 VII. Part 3, 1841. From the Society. 



Reports on the Herbaceous Plants and Quadrupeds of Massa 

 chusetts, by Chester Dewey and Ebenezer Emmons. 8vo. Cam 

 bridge. 1841. 



Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts, by A. A. Gould. 

 8vo. Cambridge, 1841. From the Legislature of Massachusetts. 



First Annual Report on the Geology of New Hampshire, by 

 Charles T. Jackson. 8vo. Concord, 1841. From the Author. 



Report relative to the Geological Survey of New York. 8vo. 

 1841. From the New York Lyceum of Natural History. 



Mr. Couthouy presented some minerals from California 

 which had been sent to the Sandwich Islands for the in- 

 spection of the gentlemen attached to the Exploring Expe- 



