614 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec, 



Communications received : 



Acknowledging the receipt of the Academy's publications 145 



Transmitting publications to the Academy 26 



Requesting exchanges or the supply of deficiencies 5 



Invitations to learned gatherings, celebrations, etc 5 



Notices of deaths of scientific men 5 



Circulars concerning the administration of scientific and educational 



institutions, etc 12 



Photographs and biographies of correspondents 4 



Letters from correspondents 24 



Miscellaneous letters 48 



Total received 272 



Communications forwarded: 



Acknowledging gifts to the library 1,001 



Requesting the supply of deficiencies , 151 



Acknowledging gifts to the museum 106 



Acknowledging photographs and biographies 4 



Letters of sympathy and congratulation, addresses, etc 6 



Diplomas and notices of election of correspondents and delegates' creden- 

 tials 19 



Miscellaneous letters 119 



Annual reports and circulars sent to correspondents 181 



Total forwarded 1,587 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. Percy Moore, Corresponding Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



The library of the Academy during the past year has been increased 

 by 6,086 additions. Of these 578 were volumes, 5,344 were pam- 

 phlets and parts of periodicals. There were 160 maps, photographs, 

 and one sheet. 



They were received from the following sources: 



Exchanges 2,843 United States Bureau of Educa- 



Isaiah V. Williamson Fund 1,062 tion 32 



United States Department of Department of Marine and 



Agriculture 698 Fisheries, Ottawa 32 



General Appropriation for pur- Imperial Department of Agri- 

 chase of books 299 culture, British West Indies 27 



James Aitken Meigs Fund 98 Henry A. Pilsbry 27 



Authors 98 California State Commission of 



Editors 76 Agriculture 27 



Board of Agriculture, London 76 Pennsylvania Department of 



American Entomological Society Agriculture 26 



(Entomological Section of the New York Agricultural Experi- 



Academy) 73 ment Station 24 



North Carolina Geologic and Commission of Telegraph, Mat- 

 Economic Survey 52 to Grosso, Brazil 23 



Colorado Agricultural College 34 Trustees of British Museum 22 



