431 



Zuoloca vivipara, Vipera berus, Tropidonolus natrix (2 varieties, one young in 

 shell), Anguis frayilis, Bufo calnmita, B. viricHs, B. vnlf/aris, Rnna escidcnia, R. 

 temporaria, Bombinator igneus, Triton cristatus, T. ir/neus, Pelobates fusais, Saln- 

 mandra maculosa, and Hifla arborea; by Dr. D. F. Weinland. A pigeon-hawk, 

 n. coluinbarius, L. ; by Samuel Rodman. Three new genera of Fishes; by Pro!'. 

 Agassiz. 



Novembers. Shells from Mohawk, N. Y.; by Mr. Lewis. A gold and a sil- 

 ver pheasant; by Dr. Charles G. Greene. A crawfish from the Mississippi River; 

 by Dr. S. Kneeland, Jr. A large collection of Zeuglodon bones; by C. S. Hale. 



November 17. Skeleton of the fisher marten, Mustela Canadensis, Schreb. from 

 Lake Superior; by Dr. S. Kneeland, Jr. Specimen of SuUivantia Ohionis, Torr. 

 & Gray, from the dells of the Wisconsin River; by L A. Lapham. Specimens of 

 Melania, and of calamine, from Mossy Creek, Tennessee; by Dr. C. T. Jackson. 



December 1. Sharp-tailed grouse, Tetrao phasianeUus, L. from Minnesota; 

 by Daniel F. Hicks. A specimen of Brazilian cotton ; by W. H. Dennett. 



December 15. Specimens of young Fomotis, Esox, and frogs, from Concoivl, 

 Mass. ; by H. D. Thoreau. Skull of young grisly bear and of a large beaver, 

 from California; by E. S. Holden. Skull of young black bear from Lake Supe- 

 rior; by Dr. S. Kneeland, Jr. 



BOOKS RECEIVED DURING THE QUARTER ENDING DEC. 31, 1858. 



Formation of Rotating Rings by Air and Liquids. By Prof. Wm. B. Rogers. 

 8vo. Pamph. From the Author. 



Remarks on certain Species of North American Helicidffi, with descriptions of 

 new species. By Thomas Bland, F. G. S. 8vo. Pamph. New York, 1858. 

 From the Author. 



Report of Exploration of the country between Lake Superior and Red River 

 Settlement. 8vo. Pamph. Toronto, 1858. From Capt. Latour. 



Review of Marcou's Geology of North America. By J. D. Dana. 8vo. Pamph. 

 From the Autlior. 



Phycologia Australica, or a History of Australian Seaweeds. By W. H. Har- 

 vey, F. L. S. Nos. 1, 2, 3. 8vo. London. From the Author. 



Hints to Craniographers. By J. A. Meigs, M. D. 8vo. Pamph. Phil. 1858. 

 From the Author. 



Catalogue of Birds in the Museum of the East India Company. Vol. 2. 8vo. 

 London, 1856-58. 



Catalogue of Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the East India Com- 

 pany. Vol. 1. 8vo. London, 1857. From the Birecioi-s of the East India Com- 

 pany. 



Nereis Boreali Americana. By Wm. H. Harvey, M. D., &c. Part 3d. 4to. 

 Washington, 1858. 



Annual Report of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 8vo. Washington, 

 1858. From Smithsonian Institution. 



Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Vol. X. 

 Sigs. 10, 11, 12. 1858. 



