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Mr. Davis exhibited a fragment of the shell fired from the 

 "Alabama" into the " Kearsarge," and which wounded three 

 men on board the latter steamer ; also the only piece of the 

 " Alabama" remaining above water, and which was taken 

 from the leg of one of the crew of the " Alabama" by Sur- 

 geon's Steward G. A. Tittle of the " Kearsarge," a citizen 

 of Beverly. 



Donations to the Librar} r and Museum were announced. 



James P. Kimball, of New York and Felipe Poey, of Ha- 

 vana, Cuba, having been nominated by the Directors were 

 elected Corresponding Members. 



Miss Susan T. Boynton, of Lynn and Henry W. Putnam, 

 of Salem, were elected Resident Members. 



Additions to the Museum and Library during October, 

 November, and December, 1864. 



TO THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT. 



BY DONATION. 



ALLANSON, Lieut J. S., 1st. N. Y. Engineers. Lignite from the Dutch 

 Gap Canal. 



BARKER, GEORGE. Skin of a Coot from Lake Cupsuptic, Me. 



BARRETT, Miss, of South Dan vers. Salamander, Hair Worms, 



and two Insects from South Danvers. 



BOLLES, REV. EDWIN 0., of Portland, Me. 44 specimens, 25 species of 

 Insects and Spiders from Portland, Me., and Mohawk, N. Y. 43 species 

 of New England Land and Fresh water Shells. 



BROWN Jr., BENJ. 12 specimens, 11 species native Insects. 



BROWN, DANIEL. Fresh specimen of Blue Heron, Ardea herodias 

 Linn. 



DALL, W. H., of Chicago. 9 specimens of Reptiles from the vicinity 

 of Lake Goodwin, Marquette Co., Mich. 



DAT, ALBERT. Specimen of Scorpion. 



EMERTON, JAMES H. 87 specimens of native Insects. 



EMMERTON, EPHRAIM. A Lizard enclosed in copal. 



.EMMERTON, W. H. Specimen of Sphinx taken in Salem. 



HALE, HENRY. Specimen of Blue Sulphuret of Iron, from which me- 

 talic paint is made. 



