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Dana, J. D. System of Mineralogy. Svo. N. York and Lon- 

 don, 1844. Author. 



Review of the same. Svo. pam. New Haven, 1844. Author. 



Proceedings of Amer. Philos. Society, Vol. IV., No. 28. 8vo. 

 pam. Philadelphia. A. P. Soc. 



Annual Meeting, May 1, 1844. 



The President in the Chair. 



The President gave some notices of the early history, 

 progress, and present state of the Society. He stated the 

 pressing necessity for enlarged accommodations for the 

 Collections and Library, and his belief that an appeal 

 should now be made to the public for aid. He then read 

 the Reports of the Curators, Librarian and Treasurer, of 

 which the following are abstracts. 



Entomology. — The collection of insects in the hall has been in- 

 fected to an alarming extent by the Anthraenus. This has induced 

 the Curator to retain a large portion of the collection in his own 

 keeping, which, with the utmost vigilance and at no little trouble, 

 he has succeeded in saving from destruction. He earnestly re- 

 commends that tight glass cases be provided, as the only effectual 

 means of preserving the insects. 



Mineralogy. — The most valuable specimens, about 600 in num- 

 ber, are arranged in the glazed cases. These will, in general, 

 compare favorably with corresponding specimens in most cabinets. 

 They are arranged on the chemical system of Beudant. There 

 are also many valuable specimens in the drawers. The principal 

 donations have been a box from Rev. Mr. Winslow, of Maryland, 

 and Mr. Thomas McCulloch, of Halifax. 



Ichthyology. — The fishes are all scientifically arranged, in good 

 preservation, and good condition for study. There have been ad- 

 ded several species from Connecticut, by the late Rev. J. H. Lins- 

 ley ; Leuciscus nasutus, by W. O. Ay res ; Trichiurus Upturns, by 

 H. W. Abbot ; Platessa glabra, Sphyrana borealis and Caranx 

 chrysops, by the Curator, — the first a new species, and all previ- 

 ously unknown in the waters of Massachusetts. 



Herpetology. — Numerous additions have been made by Mr. J. L. 



