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DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



Fossils from Trenton Falls, New York. By Dr. S. L. Ahbott, 

 A Pelican from Bombay. By Willimn Ballard^ Esq. 

 Specimen of Mcnobranchus. By D. C. Clark, Chicago. 

 A large number of ncsls with eggs. By Mr. Ogden. 

 Skins of Ti/rajinulajlavi-ventris, minima., fusca, acadica, virens 

 and traillii. From Prof. S. F. Baird, Carlisle, Penn. 

 Skin of Picus varius. By Moses Kimhall. 

 Skin of Arclomys monax. By Mr. Ogden. 



August 20, 1845. 



D. H. Storer, Vice President, in the Chair. 



Dr. A. A. Gould read descriptions of recent shells col- 

 lected by Mr. John Bartlett in the everglades of Florida. 



Unio paludicolus. Testa transversa, ovato-rhomboidea in- 

 equilaterali, antice roiundata ; margine ligamentali arcuata ; 

 natibus prominulis, erosis ; epidermide rufo-castanea ; dentibus 

 cardinalibus obliquis, pyramidatis ; lateraiibus lente arcuatis ; 

 margarita cupreo-coriiscante. Long. If ; alt. -^^j poll. 



In shape and size closely resembles TJ. Jieterodon. 



Unio papyraceus Testa fragili, valde inequilaterali, trans- 

 verse ovato-oblongata, sub-cylindracea ; postice subrostrata, supra 

 angulata ; natibus parvis, eleganter undulatis ; epidermide levi- 

 gata, luteo-castanea, radiatim lineolata ; cardine invalido ; dente 

 cardinali longitudinali, compressa ; laterali tenui, recta ; margarita 

 argentea. Long. If ; lat. -/jy ; alt. 1 poll- 



In shape, delicacy, and even its color, it is not unlike Anod. 

 couperiana, Lea. 



Dr. J. B. S. Jackson made some remarks upon the skele- 

 ton of a whale recently exhibited in this city, and compared 

 it with the Rorqual du Cap of Cuvier. The individual 

 was taken off the coast of Maine, last July, and the skeleton 

 was prepared and set up with much labor and expense, 

 though by persons totally unacquainted with anatomy. 



