28 [ JANUARY, 
vix recurvato, supra 10-dentato, infra 3-dentato. Abdomen inerme.— Hab. archi- 
pelago “Viti.”—Long. 6’”, 
FAMILY EuUCOPIDa.. 
Evcopia austraLis.—Carapax fronte truncato-rotundatus, margine postico 
profunde excavatus. Segmentum abdominis penultimum ultimo longius, ultimum 
subulatum, lamellis caudalibus vix longius. Antenne interne externis paulo 
breviores, dimidii corporis longitudine, flagello uno brevi; externarum squama 
basalis basi internarum multo longior. Maxillipedes 2di et 3tii et pedes imi 
forma consimiles, sensim increscentes, articulo penultimo angusté oblongo, digito 
plus dimidio breviore quam articulus precedens. Pedes reliqui gracillim1, criniti, 
palpo longo, natatorio.— Had. in mari antarctico, lat. aust. 66° 12’ long. occ. 149° 
24’; e stomacho Penguini lecta.—Long. 1”. 
The Third Resolution of the Committee appointed to inquire into the 
expediency of enlarging the Hall of the Academy, the consideration of 
which had been deferred until the present meeting, was then taken up, 
and adopted as follows : 
Resolved,—That all subscribers of One Hundred dollars and upwards, 
who are not members of the Academy, shall have, during their lives, the 
right to visit the Collections of the Academy, and to give orders of admis- 
sion to the Museum on public days. 
The Report of the Publication Committee for 1851, was read and 
adopted. | 
The Corresponding Secretary read his Report for the last two months, 
which was adopted. 
The Recording Secretary read the Annual Report for 1851, which 
was ordered to be published. 
REPORT 
OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY 
For 1851. 
During the past year twelve Members and eight Correspondents have been 
elected. 
Five members have died, to wit: Dr. Samuel George Morton, late President 
of the Academy; Mr. William Hembel, formerly President of the Academy ; 
Dr. John K. Townsend, Dr. Mark M. Reeve, and Mr. Richard C. Taylor. 
The present number of Members of the Society is 187. The whole num- 
ber of Correspondents elected up to the present time is 551. 
Besides minor and verbal communications, the following written communica- 
tions have been presented for publication in the Proceedings and Journal of the 
Academy. 
By Louis Berlandier, M. D.—Descriptions of two new species of Mexican 
Wolves. 
By Mr. John Cassin, seven; to wit: 1. Sketch of the Birds composing the 
genera Vireo, Viell., and Vireosylvia, Bonap., witha list of those previously 
known, and descriptions of three new species. 2. Descriptions of new species 
of Birds of the genera Galbula and Bucco, Briss., specimens of which are in the 
collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3. Notes of an 
examination of the Birds composing the family Caprimulgide, in the collection 
of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 4. Descriptions of new 
species of Birds of the family Laniade, specimens of which are in the collection 
of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 5. Note on the Cicada 
