Miscellanies. 397 



The changes of weather when the moon was in Apogee were 25, 

 and the same when in Perigee. In this case the preceding and fol- 

 lowing days were included. 



It appears then, that it has rained more frequently, and in greater 

 quantity in the wane than in the increase of the moon. This result 

 differs from that of observations made in Germany by Arago ; but it 

 confirms the opinion of Toaldo, that the new moon is not the most 

 active of the phases. 



The meteoric shower on the 13th of Nov. last, presented appear- 

 ances similar to those which have been often described, except that 

 no particular point of radiation was observed. 



Corn and garden vegetables were generally cut off by the frost on 

 the 15th ult. 







18. Recent Scientific Publications in the United States. — New 

 Fresh Water Shells of the United States with colored illustrations ; 

 and a Monograph of the genus Anculotus of Say ; also a Synopsis 

 of the American Naiades. By T. A. Conrad, Memb. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 of Phil. 12mo. Plates. Philadelphia, Judah Dobson. 



Boston Journal of Natural History, containing Papers and Commu- 

 nications read to the Boston Society of Natural History, and publish- 

 ed by their direction. Part I. No. I. Boston, Hilliard, Gray h Co. 

 8vo. 



Contents,— Officers of the Society, Page 3 



Introduction, - ...--' 5 



Art. L Address delivered before the Society at the opening of their Hall in 



Tremont Street. By Rev. F. W. P. Greenwood, 7 



II. Remarks in defence of the Author of the " Birds of America." By Rev, 

 John Bachman, ----------- 15 



III. Description of a Gibbon. By Winslow Lewis, Jr. M. D. - - 32 



IV. Cicindela* of Massachusetts. By Augustus A. Gould, M. D. - - 41 



V. Cbiastolite or Made of Lancaster. By Charles T. Jackson, M. D. - 55 



VI. Observations on a Shell in the Cabinet of the Bost. Soc. of Nat. Hist., 

 supposed to be identical with the Murex Aruanus of Linnaeus and the Fusuf 

 proboscidiferus of Lamarck. By A. Binney, - - - - * 63 



List of members, ----------- 



Six lithographic plates. 



69 



Report of the Managers of the Franklin Institute, of the State of 

 Pennsylvania, for the promotion of the Mechanic *\rts, in relation to 

 Weights and Measures, Presented in compliance with a resolution 



of the House of Representatives. Philadelphia, printed by Jesper 



Hardin?, flvn. nn. 82. 



