CONTENTS, 



Page. 

 Regular Meeting, January 4, 1875, 1 



F. W. Putnam, Archteolojrical Researches in Kentucky, 2.— William H. 

 Dall, On the Mode of Burial of the Aleuthian Islands, 9.— Robert 

 Ridgway, Lists of Birds observed at various localities contiguous 

 to the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento to Salt Lake City, 10. 



Eegular Meeting, January 18, 1875, 25 



Ilaydn Brown, On Comb Manufacturing, 26. 



Regular Meeting, February 1, 1875, 27 



A. Graham Bell, On the Subject of Speech, 28. — Lists of Birds observed 

 at various localities contiguous to the Central Pacific Railroad (con- 

 tinued), 30. — Catalogue of the Birds ascertained to occur in Nevada, 

 35. 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, February 10, 1875, ... 41 



Proposals of Misses Mary E. and Abby O. Williams to deposit a col- 

 lection of Paintings, 41. — A New Draft of the Constitution and By- 

 Laws proposed, 42. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 15, 1875, .... 42 



G. Batchelor, Memoir of B. F. Browne, 44.— John Robinson, Ferns of 

 Essex County, 44. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 1, 1875, 54 



F. W. Putnam, Account of the Fortifications and other Enclosures of 

 the Older Races of Indians in N. A., 56. 



Catalogue of the First Art Exhibition, March, 1875, ... 57 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 22, 1875, 63 



J. H. Stevens, On the Applications of Galvanic Electricity, 63. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, April 5, 1875, 69 



E. C. BoUes, On East Indian and Japanese Paper. 71. — Synonymy, 

 Description, History, etc., of the Prairie Hare, by E. Coues, 73. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, April 19, 1875, 85 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 3, 1875, 87 



Annual Meeting, "Wednesday, May 12, 1875, .... 87 



Retrospect of the year, 89; Members, 89; Meetings, 94; Lectures .and 

 Concerts, 96; Hoilii-ultural, 97; Art Exhibition. 99; Library, 100;- 

 Publications, 101; Museum, 101; Financial, 101; Ollicers fleeted, 103. 



Field Meeting at Hamilton, Thursday, June 3, 1875, . . . 105 

 Ramble and Notice, 105.— F. W. Putnam, Notice of Shellheaps and 

 Indian Relics at Newbury, 10!i.— A. Osgood. Notice of the Mining 

 Lands of Newbury, 108 —J. H. Stevens, On the Cane Brakes in Lou- 

 isiana, etc., 108.— L. H. Upton, List of Plants found in flowei', lOU. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, June 21, 1875, 110 



Notice and Resolutions on the decease of C. W. Upham, 110. 



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