January 15, 1877. 



President C. V. Riley in the chair. 



Twelve members present. 



The Corresponding Secretary submitted the following annual 

 report : 

 To the President of the Academy of Science. 



I have to report that the operations of this office have been continued 

 in the usual manner. 



No. 3 of vol. iii. of the Transactions was published last spring, and sent 

 to our correspondents. During the year 385 copies, of all numbers, have 

 been disposed of by way of exchange ; 35 numbers have been sold for cash, 

 and 9 numbers were sent to the order of an agency' at Salem, Mass., which 

 have not yet been paid for; and there remain in my hands 29 copies of 

 various numbers. The total number of copies received of all Nos. by the 

 Corresponding Secretary was 458. 



The demand for our Transactions seems to be increasing from year to 

 to year. No. 3 of vol. iii. has been sent to 209 foreign correspondents, 

 and to 102 home societies and individuals. 



The whole number of our foreign exchange list is now 217. Of these, 

 the following iS have been added this year: — The Entomological Society, 

 London; LaFondation P. Teyler van der Hulst, Harlem ; The Royal Irish 

 Academy, Dublin; Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Chemnitz, Sax.; La 

 Societe Paleentologique, Bruxelles; La Societe Malacologique, Bruxelles ; 

 Societa dei Naturalisti, Modena; Verein der Naturforschende, Reichen- 

 berg; Observatorio de Madrid, Madrid; Department of Mines, Sidney, 

 N. So. Wales ; Naturforschende Verein, Gratz ; Society of Arts and Insti- 

 tutions, London; Instituto historico e geographico do Brazil ; Commis- 

 sion geologique de l'Empire du Brazil; Naturhistorischer-medicinische 

 Verein. Heidelberg; Naturvvissenschaftliche Verein, Kiel; Naturwissen- 

 schaftliche Verein, Karlsruhe; L'Institut National Genevois, Geneva. 



The following have been added to the home list: — Boston Public Li- 

 brary, Boston; Mass. Historical Society, Boston; Mr. J. C. Schroyer, 

 Cincinnati; Cincinnati Society of Nat. History, Cin., O. 



We have received publications in exchange, for 1875-6, from 119 for- 

 eign societies and from 36 home societies. And, in addition to these, we 

 have received 99 volumes and pamphlets as donations from individual 

 correspondents; among these were 9 vols. 4to of the Works of Sir William 

 Jones, from Mr. Wm. Lucas, and 4 vols, of the Geological Survey of Ohio, 

 from Mr. J. C. Schroyer of Cincinnati. We have also received from the 

 Smithsonian Institution vols. xx. and xxi. of the "Contributions to Know- 

 ledge," and 7 vols, of the Smithsonian Report, to complete our sets. I 

 may add that we receive regularly the valuable publications of the U. S. 

 Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, the Bureau of 

 Education, the Chief of Engineers of the U. S. Army, and the U. S. Naval 

 and Astronomical Observatory at Washington. 



