BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



239 



Radiates. 



Coelenterates. 



Spcci-es. Specimens. 



General collectiou including New 



EnglMnd species . . 200 1,000 



Echinoi/erms. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 120 1,000 



New Eiicrland collection . 25 700 



Total . 



Total . 



Crustacea. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total 



Total 



Fishes.^ 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total . 



Amphibia. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total . 



1,700 



Worms. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 150 400 



New England collection . 150 400 



800 



Species. Specimens. 



400 1,000 



150 1,500 



Total ■ . 2,500 



Insects. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 10,000 35,000 



Harris " . . 4,364 11,023 



New England collection . 3,000 7,600 



53,623 



3Ibllusks. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 5,400 32,000 



New England collection . 160 3,000 



35,000 



Species. Specimens 



700 2,500 

 115 2,000 



4,500 



Species. Specimens. 



70 324 



14 100 



424 



Reptiles. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total . 



Species . Specimens . 



200 740 



23 77 



817 



Birds. 



Specimens. 



General collection of mounted birds . 11,801 



New Eno-land collection of mounted birds 527 



Total . . 



Bird skins about. 

 Eiigs of birds about . 



12,328 



5,000 

 5,200 



Mammals. 



General collection 

 New Enarland collection 



Species. Specimens. 



54 67 



30 51 



Total 118 



Besides some alcoholic specimens and skins. 



Rotanical DepartDieat. 

 Herbarium. 



General collection 



Lowell "... 



New England collection . 



Total . . . . 



28,885 specimens. 

 20,986 " 



3,277 



. 53,148 



On Exhibition in glafs cases. 

 General collection . . . 2,666 specimens. 



New England collection 

 Total . 



406 



3,072 



The New England specimens on exhibition consist of : 



30 framed lithogr.aphs presented by Mr. George B. 

 Emerson. 



182 mounted specimens of trees and shrubs, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Edward T. Bouve. 



194 specimens of wood and fruit, presented by Mr. 

 Edward T. Bouve. 



Besides the Museum Building, the Library and the collections mentioned, the Society 

 holds property in notes, bonds and stocks, amounting in value to 1 154,405, estimating the 

 bonds and stocks at their par value, which is below what they would now sell for in the 

 market. 



' It has been stated in this history, and the statement has is happy to be able to say that a considerable number of 

 been repeated, th.at the specimens of Massachusetts fishes these, about one half, have recently been found in the gen- 

 presented by Dr. D. Humphreys Storer were nearly all al- eral collection, identified and placed on exhibition. 

 lowed to perish for want of care and attention. The author 



