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weeks from the time of their being taken out ; and that 

 all Books so lent be regularly entered by the Librarian 

 in a book appropriated to that purpose." 



J)ec. 5. The Bye-Law respecting the Loan of Books was bal- 

 loted for and confirmed. 



Feb. 6, A human Skull, accompanied by the following Com- 

 1827. munication, was presented from Dr. Harlan, of Phila- 

 delphia. — " This skull is supposed to have belonged to 

 an extinct race of Indians, which existed anterior to the 

 present natives of the soil. This is inferred not only 

 from some marked differences in the Skulls observed on 

 comparison with those of our modern Indians, but also 

 from the peculiarities of the utensils, both of war and 

 cooking, found with the Skeletons, and which resemble 

 more those of the South Americans or East Indians. 



" There are several saltpetre caves in Kentucky, but 

 that from whence this Skull comes (Golconda) con- 

 tains the most extensive remains, several cart-loads 

 having been turned out, which are left mouldering on 

 the soil. Occasionally whole mummies are found, pre- 

 served from decay by the atmosphere being strongly 

 impregnated with nitre." 



June 5. Mr. Georo;e Townshend Fox, F.L.S. exhibited from 

 the Newcastle INIuseum, Specimens of Loxia piinctn- 

 lata L., Loxia crassirostris Gmel., and Frhigilla noc- 

 tis L., forming part of the late Mr. Allan's collection. 



.hnieig. Mr. Leadbeater exhibited a Specimen of Bidclpiiis 

 Ursina (Linn. Trans, vol. ix. p. 174. t. 19.)- 



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