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liunclred and thirty specimens, representing five hundred and, 

 forty-six species and one hundred and seventy-two genera. 



A special vote of thanks was passed for this valuable addi- 

 tion to the cabinet. 



The Corresponding Secretary announced the receipt of the 

 following letters, namely : — 



From the Smithsonian Institution, April 3d, June 29th, July 29th, 

 and December 13th, 1863; the K. Physikalisch-CEkonomische Gesell- 

 schaft, Konlgsber<:^, August 10th, 18G3; the Konighch Sachsische 

 Gescllschaft der Wissenschaften, Leipzig, August 22d, 1863 ; the So- 

 ciete Roy ale de Zoologie a Amsterdam, August 25th, 1863 ; the Na- 

 turhistorische Gesellschaft zu Niirnberg, September 30th, 1863; the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, October 17th, 1863; 

 the Gesellschaft fur Befdrderung der gesammten Wissenschaften, Mar- 

 burg, September 5th, 1863 ; the Geological Society, London, Decem- 

 ber 2d, 1863; the Librarian of the University of Toronto, February 

 8th, 1864 ; the Trustees of the State Library of New York, Albany, 

 February 1st, 1864, acknowledging the receipt of the Society's publi- 

 cations; the Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig, August 8th, 

 1863, and the Physikalische Medicinische Gesellschaft in Wiirzburg, 

 October 17th, 1863, acknowledging the same, and presenting their 

 own publications ; the Academic Imperiale des Sciences, etc., de Lyon, 

 April 11th, 1863 ; the Societe Imperiale d' Agriculture, etc., de Lyon, 

 April 11th, 1863 ; the Societe Royale de Zoologie a Amsterdam, Au- 

 gust 25th, 1863; the K. Akademie der AVissenschaften, Wien, August 

 2-5th, 1863; the Oberhessische Gesellschaft fiir Natur- und Heil- 

 kunde, Giessen, August 25th, 1863, and the Francisco Carolinum 

 Museum, Linz, October 19th, 1863, presenting their pubhcations ; the 

 Verein der Freunde der Naturgeschichte, Meklenbourg, August 28th, 

 1863, and the Deutsche geologische Gesellschaft, Berhn, November 

 5th, 1863, acknowledging the receipt of the Society's publications and 

 accepting the proposition for an exchange of publications ; and the 

 Verein der Aerzte in Stciermark, Gratz, proposing an exchange of 

 publications; also from Mr. John Brown, Hamilton, Canada West, 

 January 27th, 1864, acknowledging his election as Corresponding 

 [Member. 



Dr. L. H. Gulick and Mr. J. T. Gulick of Honolulu, Sand- 

 wich Islands, were elected corresponding members. 



Messrs. N. J. Bradlee, Henry G. Denny, Edward A. Brig- 

 ham, William H. Dale, William Munroe, Otis Norcross, Wil- 

 liam L. Richardson, John Hogg, Huntington F. Wolcott, 



