50 



Lengthy from 4 to 6 inches. Hob. Yellow-Creek, Poland, 

 Trumbull Co., Ohio. 



D. 8 ; C. 20 ; A. 7 ; V. 8 ; P. 14. 



Mr. James D. Dana, of New Haven, corresponding mem- 

 ber, made some interesting remarks concerning the growth 

 of corals, madrepores, sponges, &c., derived from his own 

 observations during the late exploring expedition. At his 

 request, the Society voted to allow him the use of any speci- 

 mens in their collection, to aid him in illustrating and perfect- 

 ing his forthcoming work on the corals and other allied 

 families, with the privilege of removing them to his own 

 residence. 



Dr. Storer made some remarks on a specimen of the ray 

 family, Myliobatis guttata, a beautifully preserved specimen 

 of which was presented by John Tyler, Jun. 



George Heaton, M. D. ; George Hayward, Jun., M. D. ; 

 Edward Hall, M. D. ; Abiel Chandler ; S. N. Dickinson, 

 were elected members. 



Rev. William Dean, Missionary to China ; M. W. Dicke- 

 son, M. D., Natchez, Mississippi ; B. C. L. Wailes, Wash- 

 ington, Mississippi ; Joseph Leidy, M. D., Philadelphia, 

 were elected corresponding members of the Society. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Audubon and Bachman. Quadrupeds of N. America. Folio 

 Plates 56 to 60. Subscribers. 



Von Martius. Systema Materise Medicae Vegetabilis Brasili 

 ensis. 8vo pamph. Lipsise, 1843. From Asa Gray. 



Brisseau de Mirbel. Anatomische und Physiologische Unter 

 suchungen iiber den Stamm der Dattelpalme. 4to pamph. 1843 

 From the same. 



Von Martius, C. F. P. Bericht iiber das Guano. 8vo pamph 

 From the same. 



