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South Wales ; Voluta multicostata, Brod. from New Zealand ; 

 two species of Hyalcca from Newcastle, New South Wales. 



Mr. Whittemore communicated a portion of a letter from 

 Air. J. G. Anthony, of Cincinnati, in which he speaks of 

 having received Fishes and Crustacea from a dark cavern 

 in Kentucky, without any perceptible organ of vision. 



The President laid upon the table Part 1 of Vol I. of the 

 Proceedings of the Botanical Society of London, from the 

 Society. 



Dr. Gould presented specimens of Nidularia crvcibulum 

 in behalf of John A. Bolles, Esq. 



A. A. GOULD, Sec. pro tern. 



December 15, 1841. 



The Society met at the President's house. — The President 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. J. P. Conthouy continued his remarks upon the 

 Lagoon Islands of the Pacific. 



A written report was sent by Dr. Storer. entitled '-Addi- 

 tional Descriptions of, and Observations on, the Fishes of 

 Massachusetts." 



The following species he supposes to be new, viz. 



Myliobatis lispinosus, Storer. Jaws furnished with rows of 

 smooth, flat, elongated plates, with rhomboidal plates exterior to 

 these. Tail 30 inches long from the anus, dirty brown and per- 

 fectly smooth, and tapering to a point. Dorsal fin two inches 

 back of the anus, one inch in length, subtriangular ; at its poste- 

 rior extremity is a strong, naked spine, 3 inches long, closely ser- 

 rated upon its sides, and beneath this is a similar spine 4 inches 

 long. The tail and part of the jaw were the only portions ex- 

 amined, and were furnished by Dr. L. M. Yale, of Holmes Hole. 



