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his charge are in good order ; are all classified, labelled, and 

 attached to cards. During the year, donations have been made 

 by Dr. Henry Bryant, Mr. N. H. Bishop, Mr. Kumlien of Wis- 

 consin, Mr. Samuels, and from Dr. F. J. Bumstead. 



The following donations are of species the eggs of which are new 

 to the collection : — Eggs of Ca'primulgus Carolinensis, Ephaltes 

 asio, Cardinalis Virginianus^ from Dr. Bryant ; eggs of Tetrao 

 cupido, Hydrochelidon pluiiibea^ GaUinula galeata, Podilymbus 

 CaroUnensis, Pterocyanea discors, from Mr. Kumlien ; nest of 

 the Agelaius xanthocephalus, from Mr. Kumlien ; nest and eggs 

 of Pyranga ruhra, from Mr. Bishop ; eggs of Rusticola minor ^ 

 Astur Cooperi, from Dr. Bumstead ; and the eggs of Meleagris 

 gallopavo, Enicocichla aurocapillus, Corvus Americanus, Buteo 

 lineatus, Hcematopus palliatus, Quiscalus macrourus, from Mr. 

 Samuels. 



The collection contains the eggs of 209 ascertained species, 

 16 of which have been added during the year. 



The collection of nests has been partially arranged, and 

 before the end of the year ensuing, the Curator hopes to com- 

 plete the arrangement of those in the possession of the Society. 



The Curator would once more solicit the aid of members, 

 who pass the summer in the country, or enjoy any facilities for 

 making collections, to increase the number of the eggs of the 

 birds of Massachusetts, in the collection of the Society. 



The Curator of Botany reported the Herbarium to be in 

 excellent condition. Several hundred species of native and 

 foreign plants have been added during the year, all of which 

 have been affixed to paper and properly labelled. Some of the 

 best and most perfectly prepared specimens were received from 

 I. A. Lapham, Esq., of Wisconsin, and one parcel of nice South 

 European plants was sent from Cambridge by Prof. Gray. 



Since the last Annual Meeting, the Curator has prepared a 

 catalogue of the plants in the Society's Herbarium, which now 

 represents the Flora of the Northern States pretty fully, although 

 still wanting in some hundreds of species. 



No reports were received fronn the Curators of Geology, 

 Mineralogy, llerpetology, and Crustacea and Radiata. 



