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living examples to England, in which he succeeded, but unfortunately they did 

 not long survive their arrival ; had they lived, it was his intention to have sent 

 them to the Zoological Society's gardens, where they would doubtless have been 

 objects of great attraction. 



Mr. Gould exhibited a highly interesting species of Ceriornis, which he had 

 found in the collection of Dr. Cabot, of Boston, who, with great liberality, 

 permitted him to take it to England for the purpose of comparison and descrip- 

 tion. For this new bird, forming the fourth species of the genus, Mr. Gould pro- 

 poses the name of Ceriornis Caboti. 



CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 4th April, 185*7. 



Professor E. J. Chapman, Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The following Gentlemen were elected Members : 

 William Anderson, Esq., Toronto. 

 W. H. Bouxton, Esq., Toronto. 

 The following Reports of Committees were then read : 



1. The Baron de Rottenburg submitted to the meeting, the Report of the Com- 

 mittee on Mr. Ketchum's offer of two acres of land on Yonge Street, for an 

 Astronomical Observatory, recommending the acceptance of the gift, and an 

 application to the Government for aid to accomplish the object in view. 



On motion of Professor Croft, seconded by J. G. Hodgins, Esq., the Report 

 was approved of, and it was resolved, that Mr. Ketchum's offer be accepted, and 

 that a copy of the report be transmitted to him, with a special vote of thanks of 

 the Institute for his generous donation. 



2. Professor Wilson submitted to the meeting, the Report of the Building Com- 

 mittee, detailing the steps which have been taken by the Committee towards the 

 erection of the proposed new building for the Institute, on the site presented by 

 Or. W. Allan, Esq., for that purpose, on Pembroke Street. 



On motion of A. H. Armour, Esq., seconded by Dr. George Beattie: 

 It was resolved, that the Report be adopted. 



The following papers were then read: 



1. By the Baron de Rottenburg : 



" On the Planetary appearance of stars of the 1st and 2nd magnitudes, on the 

 night of the 12th March, and the occultation of Spica Virginis by the moon, on the 

 morning of the 13th March, lSSY." 



2. By Professor Chapman : 



A communication from Dr. G. D. Gibb, of London, England : " On 

 calcareous concretions from Buckinghamshire, England, which have excited con- 

 siderable attention recently, from certain examples figured aud described in the 

 Illustrated London News, as vegetable fossils." 



