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difference in the form of the nose, the shape and branching of 

 the horns, &c. He proposes the name of C. lolatus for the 

 Moose, and that of C. hastalis for the Caribou. 



He also remarked upon some species of Birds, usually consid- 

 ered common to the two continents. Eichardson, visiting the 

 northern regions, had been impressed with the opinion that a 

 large proportion of the species of Birds and Mammalia were the 

 same as those of Europe. Prince Canino, making his observa- 

 tions in a lower latitude, had come to an opposite conclusion, 

 and pronounced them all different. The fact doubtless is, that 

 species inhabiting the Arctic regions of both continents are fre- 

 quently common to both, while those of lower latitudes are 

 usually distinct. The American Raven being different from the 

 European, and not yet introduced under a proper name, he pro- 

 poses to call it C. luguhris. 



Dr. Cabot read extracts from a Catalogue of Birds, observed 

 in the neighborhood of Chicago, 111., by Mr. S. C. Clark. 



Mr. Bouve exhibited specimens of Spherulites and Hip- 

 purites from Mount Lebanon. 



Mr. Teschemacher reported on the Bulbous roots, pre- 

 sented by Dr. J. B. S. Jackson, as coming from California, 

 and there used as a substitute for soap. 



They are, in his opinion, the bulbs of an Ornithogalous plant, 

 called PTialangium Pomeridianum. Mr. T. stated, that he had 

 cultivated this plant, received from California, during five or six 

 years. It always produced leaves in abundance, but he was 

 never able to make it blossom. 



Dr. W. F. Channing presented specimens of the eyeless 

 Crawfish, from the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, and gave 

 some account of its habits. Prof. Agassiz was requested 

 to examine the specimens. 



Mr. S. L. Bigelow was elected a member of the Society. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Sept. 19. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, for Sep- 

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