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March 20, 1844. 



Dr. C. T. Jackson, Vice President, in the Chair. 



Dr. S. L. Abbot reported the addition to the Cabinet of 

 the following mounted birds of Massachusetts : 



Crested Titmouse, Parus bicolor. 



Summer Red-bird — male, Tanagra (estiva. 



Sharp-tailed Finch, Fringilla caudacuta. 



Swamp Sparrow, Fringilla palustris. 



Brown Titlark, Anthus spinoletta. 



Shore Lark, Alauda alpestris. 



Purple Gallinule, Gallinula marlinica. 



American Bittern, Ardea minor. 

 Carolina Turtle-dove — male and 



female, Columba Carolinensis. 



Pied-bill Dobchick — male, Fodiceps Carolinensis. 



Ring-neck Duck — male, Fuligula rufdorques. 



The last two were presented by Mr. George Licb, of Philadel- 

 phia. The turtle doves by Dr. T. M. Brewer. 



Dr. Gould exhibited a Helix, sent him from Dr. T. R. 

 Ingalls, of Greenwich, N. Y. 



Dr. G. identified it with H. lucida of Europe ; this adds another 

 to the introduced species. He also described two species of Helix 

 from the Sandwich Islands, which he named Helix setigera and H. 

 stellula. 



H. setigera. Testa discoidea, parva, tenui, fusco et luteo tes- 

 sellata; supra planulata, apice indentata ; anfractibus quinis, cla- 

 thris creberrimis setigeris aliquando denudatis insignibus ; subtus 

 late umbilicata ; apertura lunata, lamellis duabus internis conspic- 

 uis volventibus. 



II. Stellula. Testa parva, discoidea, supra planulata, subtus 

 convexa, utroque umbilicata, fusca interdum luteo maculata, anfrac- 

 tibus quatuor triquetris, costibus frequentibus elevatis, acutis, ad 

 periphcriam carinatam stellatis ; apertura rhomboidea, lamella 

 unica interna, elevata, volventc instructa ; labro simplici. 



Dr. Cabot read a letter from Dr. Bachman, in answer to 



