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PROCEEDINGS OF 
[Oct. 
Stated Meeting, October 11, 1841. 
Present, twenty-two Members. 
Peter Force, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following donations were received : 
For the Cabinet. 
Box of Bird Skins .—From the Hon. Joel R. Poinsett. 
1 Corvus americanus, 
2 Quiscalus major, 
1 Quiscalus versicolor, 
1 Rallus elegans, 
I Rallus crepitans, 
1 Totanus melanoleucus, 
1 Anas sponsa, 
1 Picus pileatus, 
1 Cyanocorax cristatus, 
1 Querquedula crecca, 
1 Turdus minor, 
1 Mergus cucullatus, 
1 Bombycilla carolinensis, 
1 Tringa semipalmata, 
1 Agelaius phoeniceus, 
1 Fringilla pennsylvanica, 
1 Fringilla savanna. 
Cabinet of Minerals and of Geological Specimens, (deposited on a 
former occasion, by Col. Totten .)—From Col. Totten, Chief U. 
S. Engineer Corps. 
Engraved Portrait of David Rittenhouse, L. L. D., &c., &c .—From 
John F. Webb. 
Map of Soutb-America .—From Robert B. Fowler. 
Indian Saddle .—From R. W. Bates. 
Indian Stone Axes, and Arrow beads, &lc.; found near Washington.— 
From E. Barry. 
Anas americana .—From J. K. Townsend . 
Picus pileatus .—From Col. Abert, Chief U. S. Top. Engs. 
For the Library. 
Account of Magnetic Observations made at the Observatory of Har¬ 
vard University, Cambridge, by Joseph Lovering, Hollis Profes¬ 
sor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and W. Cranch 
Bond, Astronomical Observer to the College: Communicated by 
J. Lovering .—From the Author. 
Act of Incorporation, Constitution and By-Laws of the Kentucky His- 
