iV. INDEX. 
Catalogue of Halcyonide, 188; Re- 
marks on a new species of Scalops 
from Oregon, 242; Catalogue of Hi- 
rundinide in Collection of Acad. Nat. 
Sci., 369; Description of new species 
of Hirundinide and Psittacide, in 
Collection of A. N. 8., 369; Synop- 
sis of Faleonide of America north of 
Mexico, 450. 
Charleston Med. Journal and Review, 
don. of, by Editors, vil., xiv., xxx., 
FOORMloy log UAMloy IbeiAtllscy ISko5 Salas, 
IXxXVill. 5 
Clapp, Dr. A., don. to lib., Ixv. 
Clay, Jos. A., don. to mus., Ixiv. 
Coates, Dr. B. H:, don. to mus., vii.; 
correction of an error in Dr. Smyth’s 
work on the Unity of the Human 
Races, 191. 
Cole, Mrs., don. to lib., 1xxvill. 
Committee on Proceedings, Report by, 
219. 
Committee on Mammalogy, Report by, 
220. 
Committee to communicate with Com. 
Perry, in relation to making collec- 
tions in India, by the U. 8. Japan 
Exp., 55. 
Committee on the purchase of Dr. Mor- 
ton’s Anatomical collection, 304. 
Committee on the occasion of the de- 
cease of J. Price Wetherill, 376. 
Committees, Standing, for 1852, 30; for 
1853, 239. 
Committees on Scientific Papers: By 
Dr. Wetherill; Examination of Mo- 
lybdate of Lead, from Phenixville, 
Penna., 52 and 117; Chemical Inves- 
tigation of the Honey Ant, 107; on 
the food of the Queen Bee, 117; on 
Mr. Sumner’s Analyses of the Cotton 
Plant and Seed, as communicated by 
Dr. Wetherill, 195: By Mr. Lea; 
description of a new species of Sym- 
phynote Unio, 52; description of a 
fossil Saurian, from the New Red 
Sandstone of Penna., 72; on some 
new fossil Molluses in the Carbonife- 
rous Slates of Penna., 72; Descrip- 
tion of anew species of Eschara, 106; 
Notice of the Mya nodulosa Wood, 
325: By Col. G. Ax McCall: descrip- 
tion of a new species of Carpodacus, 
56: By Dr. Woodhouse; Description 
of new species of Vireo and Zonotri-|} . 
chia, 56; Description of a new species 
of Lepus, 72; of a new species of 
Ectopistes, 72; Description of a new 
species of Sciurus, 106; description of 
a new species of Numenius, 192; new 
species of Geomys and Perognathus, 
195 ; new species of Struthus, 196 ; a 
new species of Dipodomys, 224; a 
new species of Hesperomys, 240: By 
Dr. Leconte; Remarks on Coleop- 
tera from Arkansas and New Mexico, 
58; Synopsis of the Anthicites of the 
United States, 71; Synopsis of the 
species of Pterosticus, 107; on the 
Coccinellide of the U.8.,and on a 
new species of Trombidium, 124; no- 
tice of fossil Dicotyles from Missouri, 
and on some fossil Pachyderms from 
Illinois, 1; Hints towards a natural 
classification of the family Histrini,34; 
Synopsis of the Parnide of the U.5S., 
34; Synopsis of thefEucnemide of tem- 
perate N. America, 34; Description 
of a new species of Sciurus, 147; 
Catalogue of Melyrides of the U.S., 
147; Synopsis of the Scydmenide of 
the U.S., 148; Synopsis of the genus 
Geomys Raf., 148; description of 20 
new species of Coleoptera of the U. 
S., 223 ; Synopsis of the Silphales of 
America north of Mexico, and Synop- 
sis of the Scaphidilia of the U.S., 
240; Synopsis of the species of Abreus 
inhabiting the U. 8., 241; Synopsis 
of the Meloides of the U.S8., and Sy- 
nopsis of the Endomychide, Rhipi- 
ceride and Cyphonide of the U.5., 
323; Description of new Coleoptera 
from Texas, 438: By C. Girard: Ob- 
servations on N. American Astaci, 
58; descriptions of new Nemetteans 
and Planarians from the coast of 
Carolina, 325; Observations on the 
American species of Esox, and note 
on anest constructed by Catfishes, 
377; Researches upon Nemerteans 
and Planarians, 434: By Prof. Baird 
and C. Girard; On new Reptiles in 
the Museum of the Smithsonian In- 
stitution, 59, 117 and 148; descrip- 
tion of new Reptiles collected by U. 
S. Expl. Exp., Capt. Wilkes, 171; 
description of new species of Reptiles 
from California, collected by Dr. Le 
Conte, 241; description of new fishes 
from the River Zuni, 326; description 
of Fishes collected in Arkansas by 
Capts. Marcy and McClelland, and 
descriptiéns of Fishes collected by 
Mr. Clarke oa the U.S. and Mexican 
Boundary Survey, 379: By Dr. Hallo- 
well; on new species of Reptiles from 
Western Africa, 58; descriptions of 
new Reptiles from Oregon, 172; on 
some new Reptiles inhabiting North 
