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axillaries, inner wing coverts, bright reddish brown. Bill blackish brown. 
Legs and feet flesh color. A pale supraciliary line extends from the base of 
the bill. 
Habitat. Rio Grande, New Mexico. 
Obs. This remarkable species is closely allied to the N. longirostris and N. 
Hudsonicus, but from both of them it ditters very materially. Iprocured it near 
Albuquerque, on the Rio Grande, whilst attached to the Expedition, as Surgeon 
and Naturalist, under the command of Captain L. Sitgreaves, Topographical 
engineer U. 8. army, exploring the Zuni and the Great and Little Colorado 
rivers of the west. There were but few of them there at the time. They 
were on the sandbars of the river, feeding upon worms and insects. 
ELECTIONS. 
Dr. James M. Corse, of Philadelphia, was elected a Member; and 
Dr. H. W. Kennedy, of Buenos Ayres, and Mr. James Broome Smith, 
of California, were elected Correspondents of the Academy. 
ee 
December Tth. 
Vice President Bripe@ss in the Chair. 
Letters were read ? 
From Mr. Dexter Marsh,, dated Greenfield, Mass., Dec. 8d, 1852, 
acknowledging the receipt of his notice of election, as a Correspondent. 
From the Librarian of the Advocates’ Library, Edinburgh, dated Ist, 
Noy., 1852, acknowledging the receipt of a copy of Dr. Ruschenberger’s 
Notice of the Academy. 
From the President of the ‘““Naturwissenchaftlichen Verien in Halle” 
dated 18th Oct. 1852, presenting the volumes of its Proceedings an- 
nounced this evening, and asking an exchange of publications. 
Dr. Heermann presented a paper intended for publication in the Jour- 
nal, entitled “‘ Notes on the Birds of California, collected during a three 
years residence in that country ;”’? which was referred to Mr. Cassin, Dr. 
W oodhouse and Dr. Wilson. 
_ Dr. Charles M. Wetherill read a paper, intended for publication in the 
Proceedings, entitled ‘+ Analyses of the Cotton Plant and Seed, with 
suggestions as to manures, by the late Thomas J. Sumner, of South 
Carolina; communicated by Chas. M. Wetherill ;”” which was referred to 
Dr. Genth, Dr. Le Conte and Mr. Vaux. 
Dr. Hallowell presented a paper, intended for publication in the Pro- 
ceedings, entitled ‘On a new genus, and two new species of Reptiles in- 
habiting North America;” referred to Dr. Le Conte, Dr. Woodhouse 
and Dr. Leidy. 
Dr. Woodhouse presented a paper for publication in the Proceedings 
describing two new species of pouched Kats of the genera Geomys, Raf. 
and Perognathus, Wied, which was referred to a Committee consisting 
of Dr. Ruschenberger, Dr. Le Conte and Dr. Leidy. 
