344 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



Boston Natural History Society. 



Dec. 6. — American Museum Natural History, of New York, 



(Nov. 1.) 



Dec. 6. — H, Cross, Paris, Sept. 20. (Publications sent.) 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



E. R. Beadle, Cor. Secry. 

 Philadelphia, Dec. 7th, 1871. 



LIBEARIAN'S REPORT FOR 1871. 



The Librarian respectfully reports that there have been pre- 

 sented, during the past year, to the library of the Conchological 

 Section, 73 pamphlets and 7 volumes. Of these, 23 were received 

 from Societies, 20 from Editors, 22 from Authors, 5 from the 

 Publication Committee, 2 from Isaac Lea, 2 from George W. 

 Tryon, Jr., 2 from H. Neville, 1 from J. Gwynu Jeffreys, and 8 

 were purchased. 



In addition, 3 volumes and 36 pamphlets have been presented 

 during the same time to the Academy. 



There are now in the Conchological Library 668 volumes. There 

 are 807 titles on the catalogue. 



During the year the transcription of the revised and numbered 

 catalogue of this department has been completed, and is here- 

 with presented. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Edward J. Nolan, Librarian. 



CONSERVATOR'S REPORT. 

 The Conservator of the Conchological Section respectfully re- 

 ports that the donations to the Cabinet, during the past year, have 



been as follows: — 



From Rev. E. R. Beadle. Twenty-five species of shells, princi- 

 pally from Ce^'lon. 



P. P. Carpenter. A large lot of duplicate species in exchange 

 for some of the publications of the Section. 



T. A. Conrad. Numerous specimens of Unio viridis, from 

 Trenton, N. J. 



Geo. Davidson. Egg-cases of Chrysodomus liratus, Mar. 



Dr. H. C. EcsTEiN. Three species of Strombus, from Central 

 America. 



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