CONTENTS. 



Field Meeting at Montserrat, September 7, 1887, . . 1 



Origin of name, Brimble, 3; of name, Montserrat, 5; of 

 name, Beverly, 6 ; remarks of Robert S. Rantoul, 24 ; of 

 John H. Sears, 25; of Jolm Robinson, 27; of F. A. Ober, 

 27; file of letters exhibited by J. D. Tuck, 28; remarks of 

 John I. Baker, 34; of Nath'l A. Horton, 35. 

 Field Meeting at Bradford, September 16, 1887, . . .36 



Remarks of the President, 37 ; of Robert S. Rantoul, 37 ; of 

 Dr. George Cogswell, 37 ; of George D. Phippen, 38 ; of Dr. 

 William Cogswell, 41; of AbnerC. Goodell, jr., 41; of Gen. 

 William Cogswell, 43 ; of I. N. Carleton, 43. 

 Adjourned Annual Meeting, October 3, 1887, . . .45 



By-Laws, 45. 

 Honorary and Corresponding Members, . . . .49 



Letters of Acceptance, 50. 

 Forefathers' Day, ....... 65 



An Andean Medal, by Samuel Garman, . . . .57 



An Annotated Catalogue of the MoUusca of Iowa, by Charles 



R. Keyes, 61 



Two Naval Songs, ....... 84 



The Batrachia of Kalm's "En Resa til Norra America," by Sam- 

 uel Garman, ....... 90 



Reptiles and Batrachians from the Caymans and from the Baha- 

 mas, collected by C. J. Maynard, by Samuel Garman, . 101 

 On an Eel from the Marshall Islands, by Samuel Garman, . 114 

 Annual Meeting, Monday, May 21, 1888, . . . .117 



Officers elected, 118 ; retrospect of the year, 118 ; field meet- 

 ings, 119; meetings, 120; library, 123 ; museum, 135; rose 

 exhibition, 136; treasurer's report, 137; Daland House 

 fund, 138; donors to Daland House fund, 141; members de- 

 ceased, 144. 



