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followed upon this point, in which Prof. Agassiz and Mr. 

 Marcou expressed the opinion that no sufficiently minute 

 examination of the locality in question had been made to 

 warrant any such conclusion. 



Dr. Winslow showed the nest of a Cahfornia Tarentula, 

 with its cover. Prof Agassiz said it was identical in appear- 

 ance with one he had lately seen from Charleston, S. C. 



It was resolved that no more meetings should be held 

 until September. 



W. H. Edwards, of Newburgh, N. Y., was elected a cor- 

 responding member ; and Dr. John G. Blake, of Boston, a 

 resident member. 



ERRATUM 



In the tables of measurements on pages 114 and 118, in the sixth and follow- 

 ing lines, for Fread and. 



DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



Apra 3, 1861. Specimens of iron, argentiferous and antimonial galena, from 

 the Sierra Nevada region, Pike's Peak, and Sonora; by Dr. A. A. Hayes. 



April 17. A female Ascaris lumbrkoides, more than twelve inches long, 

 vomited by a child; by Dr. J. C. White. 



May 1. Two living specimens of Scapliiojms^ ixova Cambridge, Mass.; by 

 F. W. Putnam. Skulls of domestic hog, porpoise, two dogs, cat, skunk, two 

 skulls of birds, some human bones, and the skeleton of a skunk; by H. 

 Bryant. 



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Message, &c., of the President of the United States. 8vo. Washington, 

 1860. From Hon. C. Sumner. 



Lettres sur les Eoches du Jura, &c. By Jules Marcou, 2d et dernier Livrai- 

 son. 8vo. Paris, 1860. From the Author. 



Etudes, &c., sur le Metamorphisme et sur la Formation des Roches Cristal- 

 lines. Par M. Daubree. 4to. Pamph. Paris, 1860. From the Author. 



Proceedings of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. Vol. IV., No. 4. 8vo. 

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Notes on tlie Presence of Animal Life at vast depths in the sea. By G. C. 

 Wallich, M.I)., &;c. 8vo. Pamph. From the Author. 



Natural History of English Song Birds. By E. Albin. 12mo. London, 

 1779. From B. Joy Jtffries, M.D. 



Owen, Professor. Five pamphlets, being reprints from the publications of 

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