IV CONTENTS. 



Adjourned Meeting, Thursday, Maj' 22, 101 



Notice of ;i Portrolio containing Pl:ins of spveral of the Old IIouscs of 

 Salem by Samuel Mclntiie. from II. K. Oliver, 102; of "Tlie Fiv.-t Book 

 of llecoi'ds of the Proiirietors of Common Lanfls of Salem Village," 

 from Miss Kiith Marsh. 102. 



Special Meeting, Monday, June 9, 103 



Notice of the death of Rev. J. L. Russell, and I'csolutions adopted, 103. 



Field Meeting at Amesbury, Thursday, June 19, . . . . 104 



Hi>toiical Notices of Rnmble. 101.— Remarks of the Pre.'^ident, 107; of 

 Hon. A. W. Dodge. 110; of F. \V. Putnam on .Stone Im|)lements, 111 ; 

 of J. II. Emerton, 114; of Rev. W. II. Eaton, 11.5; of II. B. Crane, 

 11."); of Dr. II. G. Le.'^lie. ll.i; of Wm. Ashby, 11.t; of Rev. CM. 

 Dinsmore, UU; of W. C. Biuuey, IIC. 



Field Meeting at Lynnfleld, AVedncsday, July 30, ... 117 



Notice of the Excursions, 117. — F. W. Putnam on Toads and Fishes. 124; 

 on an Indian Knife, 12.i.— Communication from N. Cleaveland notic- 

 ing an Herbarium, and specimens in Mnioralogy collected near Erz- 

 room in Asia IMinor, 120. — Rev. E. C. Bnllos on" shells, etc.. found in 

 Humphrey's Pond. 127; J. Robinson on Wild Flowers and Ferns. 128; 

 Remarks of Rev. S. H. Taft, Gen. J. Newhall and N. A. llortou, 128. 



Field Meeting at Chebacco Pond, Tuesday, August 12, . . 129 



Notices of the E.xcursion, VM ; Geo. D. Phippen on early remini.'^ccnces, 

 133; A. W. Dodge, on the Rev. Dr. Culler, 131. — Remarks of Prof. A. 

 Gray, on the Peculiar Properties of the Leaves of tlie Pitcher Plant, 

 138;' List of Plants collected during the Rambles bv 8. B. Iluttrick. 

 139. — Remarks of Prof. G. L. Goodale and .J. J. H. Gregory, UO; of 

 F. W. Putnam on the Fishes in the Pond. 141. 



Field Meeting at Danvers Centre, Friday, September 5, . . 143 



Notice of the Excursions, 143. — F. W. Putnam on the Meeting of the 

 A. A. A. .S., at Portland. I.tI.— On the Generic Aflinitics of the New 

 England Chitons, by P. P. Carpenter, l.")2.— Remarks of J. Robinson 

 on Ferns, V)5; of Rev. E. C. Bollc.«. !:")(). — Remarks by Rev. C. B. 

 Rice. 158; of D. Stiles on tlie Old Townsenil Bi.>-hoi) House, ln8; of 

 Dr. J. SpolTord, l.ii); of A. Mudge, 1.5!); ofW. P. IJpham on the Pairis 

 House, 1(K); of tieo. Tapley on the Hon. Samuel Holton. 1(0.— List of 

 Plants collected during the Excursion, by S. B. Buttrick, lUl. 



Special Meeting, Thursday, September 11, 1C2 



Memorial .\ddress upon the late Henry C. Perkins, M.D., by Rev. S. 

 J. Spahling, D.D., 1G2. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 6, 163 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 20, 1C3 



Regular Meeting, Monda.v, November 3, 1G5 



C..T. Maynard on the IMeclianism of the Flight of Birds, 108. — On the 

 Bird-Fauna of the Salt Lake Valley and the .Adjacent Poitions of ihc 

 Wahsatch Mountains, by Robei't Ridgway, lOS. — On the Birds of Col- 

 orado, by Robert Ridgway, 174. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, November 17, 196 



On some New Forms of American Birds, by Robert Ridgway and S. F. 

 Baird, 197. 



Regular Meeting, Monday December 1, 202 



Notice of the death of Benjamin F. Browne, 203. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, December 15, 203 



Notice of the Death of Prof. Agassi/,, 204.— Resolutions, 204.— Remarks 

 of A. S. Packard, 20.5; of F. W. Putnam, 205. 



Special Meeting, Tuesday, December 10, 208 



Remarks of Hon. .lames Kimball, 208; of A. C. Goodell. Jr., 210; of J. 

 Wingatc Thornton, 211. 



