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lunity offered to the donors or other members to make explanations 

 ref-arding them ; oral or written communications to be received, and 

 pa'pers to be read, \A/hich have been submitted by the departments 

 of the Institution, or by the Corresponding Secretary; the remainder 

 of the evening to be devoted to conversation upon topics connected 

 with the interests and objects of the Institution. 



Stated Meeting, August 9, 1841. 



Present, twenty-seven Members. 



Petek Force, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following donations were received : 



For the Cabinet. 

 Gold Coin, called Buntagee, coined in the city of Fez, in the year 



of the Hegira 1251, [A. D. 1835.]— From J. F. Mulhivney. 

 Silver Coin °of the Emperor Muley Abdallah, coined in Morocco, 



and named Citsushyee.— From J. F. Mullowney. 

 Collection of Marine Shells.— From J. G. Bruff. 

 Specimens presented by Mr. Bruff: 



11 Dentalium, 13 Achatina, 53 Triton, 3 Cymba, 



49 Patella, 21 Neritina, 4 Strombus, 18 Cyprcca, 



34 Bulla, 19 Nerita, 9 Ricinula, 6 Oliva, 



2 Helix, 42 Littorina, 3 Terebra, 13 Conus. 



4 Melania, 5 Ceiithium, 4 Mitre, 



Piece of English Oak, taken in 1831 from the wreck of the English 

 ship-of-war the Augusta, which was sunk on the 23d of October, 

 1777, in the Delaware river, near Red Bank. — From Henry S. 

 Cruhbe, Philadelphia. 



Scaup Duck, {Fuligula marila.)—From Thomas Tcnge. 



Canvass-back Duck, {FuUgula valis7ieria.)—From Thomas Tonge. 



White Heron, {Ardea alba.)— From Thomas Tonge. 



A Collection consisting of one hundred and seventy Botanical speci- 

 mens, collected in the State of Ohio ; presented by John Bigelow, 

 of Lancaster, Ohio, through the Hon. Mr. WcUer, M. C. 



