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Mr. Bryant made a Report upon the Collection of Birds 

 from Bengal, given by Mr. Amos. 



Most of them were in a state unfit for mounting. He had ascer- 

 tained the following species : 



Bucca Philippensis, 

 Muscicapa paradisea. 



Picus medius, 

 Iiurial Pigeon. 



Mr. Abbot exhibited two Birds recently procured and 

 mounted for the Cabinet, viz. the male Scaup Duck, (Fidi- 

 gula mar ilia,) and the Song Sparrow. (Fringilla melodea.') 



He read a letter from Dr. Brewer to Mr. Audubon, expressing 

 his belief that two birds had been confounded under this name. 

 Mr. A. had published the letter without comment. 



The following gentlemen were elected a Committee for 

 the reception of the Association of American Geologists in 

 the Hall of this Society at their approaching meeting, viz. 

 Dr. C. T. Jackson, Messrs. M. B. Williams, and T. Bnl- 

 finch. 



DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Fourth Report on the Agriculture of Massachusetts. 8vo. Bost. 

 1841. 



Genessee Farmer, Nos. 3 and 4. 1842. 



From Henry Caiman. 



General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants. By George 

 Don. 4to. vol. 4th. Lond. 1838. Audubon Fund. 



North American Review, April, 1842. Exchange. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol VIII. 

 No. 1. 4to. Philad. 1842. From the A. P. Society. 



Flora of North America, by John Torrey and Asa Gray. Vol. 

 II. No. 1. 8vo. New York, 1841. From Thomas Lee, Esq. 



April 20, 1842. 



Regular meeting — the President in the Chair. 



Dr. Storer communicated a paper from W. O. Ayres of 

 East Hartford, describing four fishes taken at Brookhaven, 

 L. I., which he regards as new. 



