380 PROCEEDINGS OP THE ACADEMY OP [1886. 



nearl}^ 500 species from Greece and the eastern portion of the 

 Mediterranean Sea, collected by Mr. Conemenos; and another 

 purchase of 2*17 species from southern France and the western 

 part of the Mediterranean, collected by M. Dollfus. 



" From the Poljmesian and Australian regions we have re- 

 ceived important collections from Mr. John Brazier, of Sydney, 

 Australia, Mr. Andrew Garrett, of Papeete, Taheiti, and Mr. 

 W. F. Petterd, of Hobart, Tasmania; these collections, num- 

 bering about 200 species, were mostly new to our museum. 



" Shells of our own country have been received from Messrs. 

 Binney, Dall, Dore, Ford, Hermann, Heilprin, Jefferis, Leidy, 

 Mazyck, Morrison, Morse, Orcutt, Pilsbry, Quintard, Redfield, 

 Rush, Sharp, Singley, Stearns, Thompson. These collections 

 embrace some of the new and rare species needed to complete 

 our series, but for the most part add new localities for species 

 alread}'^ possessed by us. Your Conservator purchased from 

 Mr. Sowerby, of London, and presented about 100 species, all 

 new to us, and filling some important gaps in the collection. 



" The Conchological Museum now contains 45,184 trays and 

 written tablets, and 165,858 specimens. 



"Mr. Frank Stout has, as usual, mounted and labeled the 

 accessions of the year, and they have been distributed to the 

 cases in the museum by Mr. Wm. B. Marshall. 



" The work of redetermining the collection, in connection with 

 the preparation t)f monographs of the genera for the ' Manual 

 of Conchology,' progresses steadily. Our species of the fami- 

 lies Calyptrseidse, Xenophoridae, Turritellidse, Csecidse, Verme- 

 tidae, Pyraraidellidse, Turbonillidae and Scalariidaj, have been 

 carefully studied by your Conservator; the Solariidse by Mr. 

 Marshall. In the land shells, the Zonitidse have been completed, 

 and a commencement made upon the Helicidse. 



" In accordance with the new plan of arrangement of the 

 Museum sketched in the last Annual Report, a considerable por- 

 tion of the marine gastropods have been classified, both in the 

 Systematic and Geographical Series, and the Synoptical Collec- 

 tion (a representation of the principal generic types, with printed 

 descriptions of their characters) has been finished. It is believed 

 that for completeness, beauty of arrangement and adaptability to 

 the needs of students, these several collections will compare 

 favorably with similar ones in any other museum. An index is 



