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Thursday, March 10, 1S53. 



Evening Meeting. Mr. James Upton presiding. 



A letter from Mrs. N. D. Cole was read, announcing the 

 bequest from her late husband Thomas Cole, an esteemed 

 associate of the Institute, of sixteen volumes of works 

 on Natural Science. On motion of J. Pickering, 



Voted, That the Secretary be directed to tender the 

 thanks of the Institute to Mrs. N. D. Cole, for the above 

 very acceptable donation. 



Samuel P. Fowler presented an interesting paper on 

 "the present History of the Birds of New-England," in 

 which he noticed the habits, food, &c., of several species 

 deserving the care and protection of the agriculturist and 

 horticulturist. After the reading of the paper, remarks 

 were oifered by several members present and by the chair. 



A communication was received from Samuel Tufts, of 

 Swampscot, consisting of a list of the Blollusca, collected 

 by him in that vicinity, with observations on the habits, 

 especial localities, &c. &c., of many of the species, as fol- 

 lows: 



A LIST OF SHELLS 

 Collected at Swampscot, Lynn and vicinity, by Samuel Tufts, jun. 



Note. Species marked with an asterisk (*) were from 

 the stomachs of fishes taken in various parts of the Bay 

 and brought to Swampscot.f 



Spirorbis nautiloides. 

 Spirorbis spirillum. 



Balanus geniculatus. 

 Balanus eburneus. (Young.) 

 Balanus ovularis. 



t The town of Swampscot is in Essex County, Massachusetts, lying 

 on the northern shore of Massachusetts Bay, and contiguous to Lynu, 

 of "which it was formerly a part. 



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