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Excerpt from Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 5 Note. By J. D. Godman, M. D.; Description of a new species of Salamandra. By R. Harlan, M. D.; Notes to the paper entitled, "Descriptions of ten species of South American Birds." By Charles Bonaparte; On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias, inhabiting the coast of the United States. By Thomas Say; Description of a variety of the Coluber fulvius, Linn. a new species of Scincus, and two new species of Salamandra. By R. Harlan, M. D.; Observations on a species of Anemone of the section Pulsatilla, indigenous to the United States. By Thomas Nuttall; Descriptions of new species of Coleopterous Insects inhabiting the United States. By Thomas Say About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.