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vifrons, lette in Pisa, alia sezione di Zoologia della prima riunione 

 degli Scienziati Italiani, di Carlo Passe rini." 4to. Pisa. 1840. 



From the author. 



A Letter was received from M. Auguste St. Hilaire, ac- 

 knowledging his election as an honorary member of the So- 

 ciety, and requesting their acceptance of two volumes of 

 his miscellaneous works. 



John A. Bolles, Esq. was elected an immediate member of 

 the Society. 



Messrs. C. H. Olmsted of E. Hartford, Ct., 

 Isaac Sprague of Hingham, Ms., 

 Increase S. Smith, do. 

 were elected corresponding members of the Society. 



Adjourned, 



F. A. EDDY, Rec. Sec. 



September 1, 1S41. 

 Mr. Dillaway in the Chair. 



Dr. Storer presented from Dr. Wood of Portland a very 

 beautiful collection of fishes, prepared by him during a resi- 

 dence in Santa Cruz, comprising, among others, the follow- 

 ing genera : 



Serranus, Mullus, Scorpoena, Eques, Chaetodon, Heniochus, 

 Holacanthus, Vomer, Acanthurus, Scarus. Fistularia, Scombere- 

 sox, Diodon, Batistes, Ostracion. 



On motion of Dr. Storer, the thanks of the Society were 

 voted to Dr. Wood for his donation, the richest collection of 

 fishes ever presented to the Cabinet. 



Mr. Whittemore presented specimens of Purpura tubercu- 

 loid, P. anaxares, and P. musiva, from the Pacific ; also 

 the Eggs of the Black Snake, from Fresh Pond. 



George W. Pratt, Esq. presented to the Society in behalf 

 of his brother, W. Pratt, Jr., Esq., casts of the head and 

 foot of the Dodo from the Ashmolean Museum, and some 

 fine geodes of Quartz from Clifton, Eng. 



