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John Curtis, M. D. of Lowell, was elected a member. 

 John L. Le Conte, of New York, was elected a corres- 

 ponding member. 



DONATIOr^S TO THE MUSEUM. 



Specimens of Pholas costata and Pholas truncata. From New 

 Bedford harbor. By T. A. Greene, Esq. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



American Journal of Agriculture and Science. Conducted by 

 E. Emmons, M. D. and A. J. Prince, M. D. Vol. ii. No. 2. For 

 Oct., Nov., and Dec, 1845. 8vo. Albany. From the Editors. 



Annals and Magazine of Natural History. For Nov. 1845. 

 8vo. London. Courtis Fund. 



Audubon, J. J., and Bachman, J. North American Quadru- 

 peds. Plates 65 to 69. folio. From Subscribers. 



Brown, B. B. Meteorological Observations for the years 1841 

 to 1S44, inclusive. 8vo. pamph. St. Louis, 1845. From the 

 Author. 



Gray, G. R. Genera of Birds. Part 19. November. Folio. 

 London, 1845. Audubon Fund, 



Magallotti. Lettere Scientifiche ed Erudite del Conte Lorenzo 

 Magallotti, Gentiluomo Trattenuto. 4to. Venezia, 1740. From 

 A. Binney. 



Versoris, Johannes. Physica, sive circa Libros Aristotelis 

 Philosoph. Questiones, &c. Black-letter 4to. 1489. From the 

 same. 



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 December '^T, 1845. 



The President in the Chair. 



Dr. A. A. Gould made some verbal remarks on certain 

 characters in the shell distinctive of Lottia and Patella. 



