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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



The library of the New York Academy of Sciences has received during 

 the year ending December, 1908, through exchange and donation, 454 

 volumes, 32 separata and 1863 numbers. These have been duly acknowl- 

 edged, accessioned and placed on the shelves for reference. Special ack- 

 nowledgement is herewith made to the Academies and Societies who have 

 made gifts of available lacunae to help complete broken files of their publica- 

 tions in our library. Chief among these may be mentioned 40 volumes 

 from La Soci^te des Naturalistes de Varsovie, and 71 volumes from the 

 Sociedade de Geographia, Lisbon. 



The library may be consulted by members and the public between the 

 hours of 9:30 A. M. and 5 P. M. daily, and it is desired that the members 

 assist in further extending its use. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Ralph W, Tower, 



Librarian. 



REPORT OF THE EDITOR. 



The Editor reports that during the past fiscal year Part III, completing 

 Volume XVII, was distributed and that Parts I and II and two papers in 

 Part III of Volume XVIII have been printed and distributed. Part I was 

 devoted to the records of the addresses delivered at the Linnsean Celebration 

 of 23 May, 1907, together with greetings communicated by sister organiza- 

 tions at home and abroad. Part II contained the following papers: 



"New Species and Genera of the Lepidopterous Family Noctuidse for 

 1907 (Part II)." By John B. Smith. 



"On Determination of Mineral Constitution through Recasting of 

 Analyses." By Alexis A. Julien. 



"The Chester, New York, Mastodon." By E. O. Hovey. 



"Production of Sound in the Drumfishes, the Sea-Robin and the Toad- 

 fish." By Ralph W. Tower. | 



"The North American Species of the Genus Ipomoea." By Homer 

 Doliver House. 



Records of Meetings, 1906. By W. M. Wheeler. 



Records of Meetings, 1907. By E. O. Hovey. 



The two articles of Part III were: 



"An Investigation of the Figure of the Sun and of Possible Variation in 

 its Size and Shape." By Charles Lane Poor. 



"An Outline of the Geology of Long Island." By W. O. Crosby. 



