UNITED STATES 2/5 



Publications. 

 TRANSACTIONS . . . v. 1-2, New York, 1882-84. 4. 



Contents: The vertebrates of the Adirondack region, northeastern New 



York. No more published. 

 Price: $2 per vol. (paper), $3 (cloth). 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS, 1888-1904. no. 1-16. New York, 

 [1889] -1904. 8. 



no. i reprinted from "The Auk," v. 6, Apr. 1889; serial numbering begins 

 with no. 5 (1893). no. 13-14 and 15-16 issued combined. 



Prices: no. 1-4, 12, 25c. each; no. 5, 7-11, 13-14, 5oc. each; no. 6, 750. 



Many papers read before the society, between 1884 and 1889 were printed 



in "The Auk," "Forest and stream" and other periodicals. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the Secretary. 



New York Academy of Sciences. 

 Address. American Museum of Natural History, New York City, N. Y. 



Recording Secretary: E. O. Hovey. 



History. Organized Feb. 24, 1817, as the Lyceum of Natural History; 

 incorporated April 20, 1818, "in the city of New York" being added to 

 its original title; reorganized under its present name Feb. 21, 1876. 

 Valuable collections of the society destroyed by fire in 1866. Library 

 of about 12,000 volumes and bound pamphlets, deposited in the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History. The Academy has established the 

 following sections: Astronomy, physics and chemistry, biology, geol- 

 ogy and mineralogy, anthropology and psychology. In Apr. 1907 the 

 Council of the Scientific Alliance of New York was formally merged 

 in the Council of the Academy and the other constituent societies became 

 affiliated societies of the Academy without losing their autonomy. 

 Ref.: History of the New York academy of sciences, formerly the Lyceum of 



natural history, by H. L. Fairchild. New York, 1887. 8. 

 Object. Advancement and diffusion of scientific knowledge. 

 Meetings. Mondays, Oct. to May, in the American museum of natural history. 

 Membership. 497 active (including 123 fellows) of whom 59 are life members 

 (annual dues, $10; life composition, $100) ; 16 patrons ($250); 47 honorary 

 (limited to 50) ; 147 corresponding (limited to 200). 



Organized May 19, 1891 ; incorporated June 5, 1895 ; consisted of the president 

 and two other members delegated from each of the following scientific societies: New 

 York Academy of Sciences, Torrey Botanical Club, New York Microscopical Society, 

 Linnsean Society of New York, New York Mineralogical Club, New York Ento- 

 mological Society, Brooklyn Entomological Society. Publ: Annual directory . . . 

 1891-1904. 8. (Contain information regarding the organization, membership, meet- 

 ings, publications and officers of the constituent societies, lists of papers read before 

 them and directory of members.) Monthly bulletin of programs of meetings of the 

 constituent societies, issued Oct. to May, 1891-1906 incl. Addresses delivered at the 

 first joint meeting, held . . . Nov. 15, 1892. New York, 1893. 8. Proceedings of 

 the second joint meeting, held . . . Mar. 27, 1893, in memory of Prof. John Strong 

 Newberry. New York, 1893. 8. 



