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The presentation of an interesting collection, from 

 Alfred Peabody of Salem, suggested remarks from seve- 

 ral members and occupied the hour of the meeting. This 

 collection consisted of specimens, in fine condition, of 

 skins of seven species of birds from Madagascar. Also 

 the horns of a gemsboc from Madagascar^ and several 

 botanical specimens from the Cape of Good Hope. 



Kegular Meeting, Monday, July 3, 1876. 



Meeting this evening. The President in the chair. 

 Records of the preceding meeting were read. 



Messrs. Charles Henry Hart, Frank M. Etting and 

 Samuel Chew, of Philadelphia, were elected correspond- 

 ing members. 



Helen J. Alniy of Salem was elected a resident mem- 

 ber. 



Field Meeting at Beachmont, Saturday, 

 July 22, 1876. 

 The first field meeting of the season was held this day 

 at Beachmont on the line of the Boston, Revere Beach & 

 Lynn Raih-oad. The party left Salem at 9.20 a. m., and 

 Lynn at 10.00, and proceeded to the Ocean House on the 

 eastern end of the Revere Beach, where two hours were 

 pleasantly spent in rambling over the fine beach and en- 

 joying the refreshing sea breeze. At noon the cars were 

 taken for Beachmont, the place of rendezvous, near the 

 western end of the beach. This remarkable elevation 

 rises directly above the southern shore of Lynn Bay. 

 On its eastern extremity the rollers break as they come 

 in from the open sea. The \ie\v from the summit is 



