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The Conservator reports the loan to the Section of two microscopes 

 by Dr. Morris, 'which are of value as models of ancient and peculiar 

 construction. Mr. Shumo presented numerous specimens brought 

 by him from Jamaica. 



The Section has lust by death Mr. Chas. P. Perot, for a long time 

 our Treasurer and valued member. Resolutions of respect were 

 passed and presented at the meeting of the Academy. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: — 



Director, ..... J. Cheston Morris, M. D. 



Vice-Director, 

 Treasurer, . 

 Conservator, 



Corresponding Secretary, 

 Recorder, . 



T. Chalkley Palmer. 

 Lewis Woolman. 

 F. J. Keeley. 

 John G. Rothermel. 

 Charles S. Boyer. 



Charles S. Boyer, 



Recorder. 



REPORT OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SECTION. 



Work on the collection during the past year has been confined 

 mainly to the reidentification of the Bulimulidai and other groups 

 monographed in the Manual of Conchology, the rearrangement of 

 part of the fresh-water shells, and the renovation and cataloguing 

 of the alcoholic mollusks. 



The accessions to the conchological museum have been important, 

 though no single collection of great size has been received. A large 

 number of new species and species new to the collection having been 

 secured. Additions to our North American series have been made 

 by Messrs. J. H. Ferris, R. C. McGregor, E. H. Ashmun and P. B. 

 Randolph, whose collections from the Great Smoky Mountains, 

 northern California, New Mexico and Alaska respectively, are worthy 

 of special mention among those of the large number of naturalists 

 who have added to our American series. Dr. H. von Ihering has 

 continued to send valuabe South American consignments, including 

 a large series of alcoholic land snails from Brazil. The New Zea- 

 land collection received from Mr. H. Suter, and the Australian 

 species from Messrs. W. T. Bednall and J. C. Cox, with a large 

 number of land shells new to the collection, purchased by the Con- 

 chological Section and the Academy, materially augment the series 

 of non-American mollusks. 



