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Mr. Bouve communicated a letter from Rev. Gordon 

 Winslow, dated Annapolis, Md. March 27th. accompany- 

 ing a box of Minerals and Shells, recent and fossil, from 

 that locality, and promising future contributions. Thanks 

 were voted to Mr. W. for these specimens. 



Dr. S. L. Abbot communicated a note from Dr. Cotting. 

 accompanying a donation of a suite of Fossil Shells, illus- 

 trative of the supercretaceous strata of Europe, arranged, 

 ticketed and catalogued by Dr. C. according to specimens in 

 the cabinet of the Lowell Institute, labelled by Mr. Lyell. 

 The thanks of the Society were voted to the donor. 



The President laid on the table a Lycopodiaceous plant, 

 from Mexico, presented by J. J. Dixwell, Esq. 



Dr. Gould presented a number of Fossil Shells from the 

 vicinity of Darien, Georgia, sent to him by Mr. Couper of 

 that place. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Annals and Magazine of Zoology and Botany for April, 1843. 

 Courtis Fund. 



Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. II. No. 

 25. Philadelphia. 1843. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. VIII. 

 Part 3. 4to. 1843. From the Society. 



Entomologists' Useful Compendium. By Geo. Samouelle. 

 12mo. Lond. 1819. Exchange. 



May 4, 1843. 



In consequence of the absence of manv of the officers 

 and active members to attend the meeting of the Associa- 

 tion of American Geologists and Naturalists, at Albany, it 

 was Voted, to postpone the business of the annual meeting 

 until the next regular meeting. 



