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ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Silliman's Journal, for April, 1844, from the Editors. 



Audubon, J. J. — plates 21 — 25 of Quadrupeds of North Amer- 

 ica, from Subscribers. 



Deshayes, G. P. — Description des Coquilles fossiles des environs 

 de Paris ; 4to. 2 vols. Plates. Paris, 1824—1835. Courtis 

 Fund. 



April 17, 1844. 

 Dr. Binney, President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary being absent, Dr. Wyman was chosen 

 Secretary pro tern. 



Mr. Bouve gave an analysis of a work referred to him 

 at a previous meeting, entitled Coquilles fossiles des envi- 

 rons de Paris. 



Dr. S. L. Abbot announced the addition to the Cabinet 

 of the following mounted specimens of Massachusetts 

 Birds : 



Pileated Woodpecker — male, 

 Canada Fly-catching Warbler — 



male, 

 Bay-breasted Wood -Warbler — 



male, 

 Chestnut-sided Wood-Warbler — 

 female, 



Black-throated green Wood-War- 

 bler — male, 

 Blackburnian Wood-Warbler — 



male, 

 Black and Yellow Wood- Warbler 



— male, 

 Pine Creeping Wood- Warbler — 



male, 

 Golden-winged Swamp Warbler 



— male, 

 House Wren, 



Picus pleatus. 

 Myiodioctes Canadensis. 

 Sylvicola castanea. 



icterocephala. 



virens. 



Blackburnioe. 



maculosa. 



pinus. 



Helenaia chrysoptera. 

 Troglodytes csdon. 



