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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[1879. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



During the twelve months from Dec. 1, 1878, to Nov. 30, 1879, 

 2778 additions have been made to the library. These haveincluded 

 513 volumes, 2250 pamphlets, and 15 maps; 2099 were octavos, 

 557 quartos, 57 duodecimos, and 50 folios. 



They were derived from the following sources: 



Trustees of New York State 

 Museum and Library ... 3 



Geological Survey of Canada . 3 



Hydrographic Office .... 2 



Government of New South 

 Wales 2 



Geological Survey of Portugal 



British Government .... 



Surgeon-General, U. S. A. . . 



British Museum 



Navy Department .... 



Argentine Centennial Commis- 

 sion 



Dr. Win, H. Jones .... 



W. K. Brooks 



Alexander Agassiz .... 



Mrs. Charles Pickering . . . 



John Jay Knox 



Henry Vendryes 



Mariano Barcena 



Alfred Gray 



Charles F. Parker 



H. W. JJowgate 



John Collett 



In addition to these, 19 volumes were received in exchange for 

 duplicate books. They were distributed to the different depart- 

 ments of the library as follows: 



Journals 1997 



Geology 197 



General Natural History . . 92 



Botany 84 



Conchology 74 



Anatomy and Physiology . . 55 



Entomology 43 



Voyages and Travels ... 37 



History and Biography ... 34 



Ornithology 24 



Agriculture 23 



Helminthology 21 



Physical Science 18 



Anthropology 16 



Bibliography 16 



Mineralogy 



Mammalogy 



Chemistry 



Encyclopedias 



Literature 



Medicine 



Herpetology 



Mathematics 



Ichthyology 



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7 



7 



6 



4 



3 



3 



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During the year the card catalogue of the department of anat- 

 omy and physiology has been completed, the titles of 669 pamph- 



