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June Tth. 
Vice-President BripGEs in the Chair. 
Letters were read— 
From the Royal Academy of Sciences of Naples, dated 25th August, 
1852, accompanying donations of its Transactions, &c., announced this 
evening. 
From Sig. Achille Costa, dated Naples, 20th Nov., 1852, trans- 
mitting the copies of his works announced this evening. 
AA paper by Prof. Haldeman, describing new species of Insects, with 
observations on described species, was presented, and referred to the 
following Committee: Dr. Le Conte, Dr. Leidy and Dr. Ruschen- 
berger. 
A paper was also presented from Mr. Chas. Girard, of Washington, 
entitled ‘‘ Descriptions of new Nemerteans and Planarians from the 
Coast of the Carolinas.” Referred to the same Committee. 
Mr. Cassin presented a continuation of Dr. P. R. Hoy’s paper on the 
Ornithology of Wisconsin, which was referred to the Committee on the 
previous portions of the paper. 
June 14th. 
Vice-President BRIDGES in the Chair. 
Letters were read— 
From Dr. G. Hartlaub, dated Bremen, 14th May, 1853, acknow- 
ledging the receipt of his notice of election as a Correspondent. 
From J. W. Dawson, Esq., of Pictou, Nova Scotia, dated April 23d, 
1858, accompanying the specimens of coal fossils from that country, 
presented this evening. 
From the Corresponding Secretary of the American Academy of Arts 
and Sciences, dated Boston, June 7th, 1853, transmitting part 1, vol. 5, 
of the Memoirs of that Institution, and requesting certain Nos. of the 
Proceedings of this Society. 
From Dr. T. K. Beck, Secretary of the Trustees of the New York 
State Library, dated Albany, June 9th, 1853, acknowledging the receipt 
of the last No. of the Proceedings. 
Dr. Leidy read an interesting letter from Mr. Isaac Lea, dated Vienna, 
May, 1853, and enclosing a communication, designed for publication 
in the Proceedings, entitled, ‘“‘ Notice of the Mya nodulosa, Wood, by 
Isaac Lea.” The latter was referred to Dr. Leidy, Dr. Pickering and 
Major Le Conte. 
June 21st. 
Vice-President BRIDGES in the Chair. 
Letters were read-— 
From the Royal Academy of Sciences of Brussels, dated 16th June, 
1852, acknowledging the receipt of the Journal, part 2, vol. 2, new 
series. 
