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and third quills have a white line extending along their outer edge; secondaries 
are rather lighter, and have a light brown margin,—on their upper surface they 
are reddish brown; tertiary feathers and wing coverts reddish brown, with a 
light margin, and on their outer edge an elongated black spot; tail consists of 
fourteen feathers, the two central of which are dark brown; the four lateral 
feathers are black near their extremity and white at tip; and the six lateral 
have the black, but are light brown at tip; tarsus and feet light red. 
Habitation.—Cross Timbers. 
Observations.—This specimen somewhat resembles the E. Carolinensis, but on 
examination proves to be totally different. I procured it in the cross timbers on 
the North Fork of the Canadian, on the 6th of September, 1850, whilst attached 
to the Creek boundary survey as surgeon and naturalist, under the command of 
Lieut. . C. Woodruff, Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army. I saw several of 
them feeding on the ground, and was immediately struck with their size, being 
so much smaller than our common dove. I was unable, however, to procure 
but one specimen, and this on dissection proved to be a male. 
The Committee on Mr. Lea’s communication entitled, ‘“ Description 
of a fossil Saurian of the New Red Sandstone of Pennsylvania, Xc. ;’’ 
and ‘‘On some new fossil Molluscs from the Carboniferous Slates of the 
Wilkesbarre Coal Formation,” reported in favor of publication in the 
Journal. 
The Report of the Corresponding Secretary, for February, March and 
April, was read and adopted. 
Dr. Rand offered the following, which was adopted : 
Resolved, That Members of the State Medical Society, now in session 
in Philadelphia, be invited to visit the Museum of the Academy on the 
afternoons of this week, between the hours of 3 and 6 o’clock. 
On leave granted Mr. Lea made a few observations on a cast of the 
impressions of Sauropus primevus Lea, found in the Red Sandstone 
of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 
ELECTION. 
Mr. Edward 8. Buckley, and Mr. Thomas F. Seal, of Philadelphia, 
were elected Members of the Academy. 
June Ist. 
Vice-President Bripass in the Chair. 
A letter was read from the Librarian of the British Museum, dated 
London, Ist May, 1852, acknowledging the receipt of late numbers of 
the Proceedings. 
Also one from Prof. A. D. Bache, Superintendent of the U. S. Coast 
Survey, dated Washington, April 6th, 1852, accompanying the donation 
of Charts announced this evening. 
Also from the Rev. M. A. Curtis, dated Society Hill, (S. C.) May 
24th, 1852, accompanying the donation of plants from Syria, Egypt, 
&c., announced this evening. 
Mr. Lea read a paper entitled, ‘ Description of a new species of Hs- 
