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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[1885. 



These additions have been distributed to the several depart- 

 ments of the library as follows: — 



Journals , . 3225 



Geology, 355 



General Natural History, . . 110 



Botany 1<>0 



Conchology, 71 



Entomology, 37 



Physical Science, 23 



Anatomy and Physiology, . . 22 



Anthropology 20 



Voyages and Travels, ... 19 



Ornithology 16 



llililiography, 16 



.Mineralogy, 13 



Education, 11 



Ichthyology, 8 



Agriculture, 7 



Mammalogy, 5 



Helminthology, 4 



Herpetology, 3 



Chemistry, 3 



Encyclopedias, 3 



General Literature, ... - 2 



Medicine, 2 



Miscellaneous 25 



The year's improvement on the usual rate of increase has been 

 mainly due to the generous response made by corresponding 

 societies to our applications for exchanges and deficiencies. Our 

 efforts to increase and perfect as far as possible the Academy's 

 sets of scientific periodicals have been unremitting, with the grati- 

 fying result above noted. In compliance with our proposition 

 made more than a year ago, many corresponding societies continue 

 to send their publications promptly by mail when issued, instead 

 of as formerly once or twice a year through the Bureau of Ex- 

 change. The publications of the Academy are, of course, sent 

 in return by mail, and, although the cost of postage, amounting 

 during the past year to $117.59, is a matter of considerable 

 importance in the present cramped financial condition of the 

 society, the outlay is believed to be a most judicious one. 



Among the more important additions to the special departments 

 of the library acquired during the year have been complete sets, 

 as far as published, of Barrande's Systeme.Silurien de la Boheme, 

 Eteichenbach's Icones Flora- Germanicse,and God man and Salvin's 

 Biologia Centrali-Americana. For these, as for nearly all the other 

 important additions a pa rt from our exchanges, we are indebted to 

 the liberality of Mr. Isaiah Y.Williamson. 



The rapid increase of the library lias rendered inadequate the 

 hand catalogues of the special departments in use for many years. 

 \o matter how much space may be left for additions, it has been 

 found impossible to preserve the unbroken alphabetical arrange- 

 ment upon which their usefulness depends, while the transcripts 

 from the cards involve an unnecessary expenditure of time ami 



labor. A copy of the present card catalogue has therefore been 

 commenced with the efficient assistance of Sig. Emanuele Fronani, 



