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Cygnus americanus, (Swan,) Potomac river. — Frovi Edward L. 



Force. 

 Alauda cornuta, Washington. — Frmn John K. Toimismd. 

 aiusophaga, Africa. — From John K. Townsend. 

 Columba, Australia. — From John K. Toivnsend. 

 Lamprotornis, India. — From John K. Townsend. 

 Nectarinia, India. — From John K. Townsend. 

 Falco hyemalis, (winter Falcon,) Washington. — From fV. Wallace, 



M. D. 

 Merganser castor, (Goosanders,) two specimens, Potomac river. — 



From R. ./. Pollard. 

 Larus eburneus, Potomac river. — From Martin Johnson. 

 Regulus cristatus, Washington. — From Martin Johnson. 

 Ptcromys voliicella, Washington, (flying squirrel, albino.) — From 



C. fV. Long don. 

 Sorex, (undescribed) (shrew Mouse,) Columbia river. — From J. K. 



Townsend. 

 Lizard, six ground Rattle Snakes, two Ring Snakes, six Centipedes, 



Horned Frog, four Tarantulas, Copper Head Snake, Scorpion ; 



from Louisiana. — From N. S. Jarvis, Surgeon of United States 



Army, Fort Jcsitp. 



For the Library.. 



Liceo, Prenwos florales de 1841.— From the Liceo Artistico y Lite- 

 rario de Madrid. 



Berliner Gewerbe Industrie -und Handel&blatt, Nos. 10, 11, 12, 

 and 13; Berlin, 1841. -^-Frowi H. Whenton, American Minister, 

 Berlin. 



Notice of a model of the western portion of the Schuylkill, or south- 

 ern coal field of Pennsylvania, in illustration of an Address to the 

 Association of American Geologists, on the most appropriate modes 

 of representing Geological Phenomena, by R. C. Taylor, of Phila- 

 delphia. — From the Author. 



A Plea for a National Museum and Botanic Garden, to be founded 

 on the Smithsonian Institution at the City of Washington. Read 

 before the Chester County Cabinet of Natural Science, Decern- 



