PROCEEDINGS 



BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



TAKEN FROM THE SOCIETY'S RECORDS. 



Regular Meeting, January 6, 1841. 



Dr. Gay in the Chair. 



Dr. Storer read extracts of a letter from Dr. Kirtland 

 of Ohio, making corrections of his paper published in our 

 last number, and promising to forward to us descriptions 

 of the following new species, the result of his late labors : 



Semotilus diplema, 



" dubius, 



Rutilus compressus, 



Luxilus erythrogaster, 

 Luxilus Kentuckiensis, 

 Leuciscus chrysoleucas, 

 Salmo fontinalis, 

 Semotilus dorsalis, 



" plagurus, 

 Acipenser platyrynchus. 



Voted, That, an invitation be given to the members of 

 the Executive department and Legislature of the State to 

 visit the Society's room, and inspect the collections, parti- 

 cularly the collection of minerals and fossils belonging to 

 the Commonwealth there deposited. 



Some conversation arose on the desirableness of better 

 accommodations for our minerals. Most of them are in 

 drawers out of sight; and those of the State Collection are 

 not readily accessible for examination. The subject was 

 referred to the Curators, to report at the next meeting. 



DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Essay on the Culture and Commerce of Tobacco. By Wm. 

 Tatharn. 8vo. Lond. 1800. From Dr. H. Storer. 



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