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being different in sex from the others — making the whole number 

 of mounted birds of our State, in our possession, 172, including 

 131 species. We have had donations of foreign bird-skins, un- 

 mounted, to the number of 147 — making the whole increase, in 

 this department, during the past year, 213. Our whole collection 

 consists of 753 specimens. The most important donations, since 

 the last annual meeting, have been from Dr. F. W. Cragin, of Suri- 

 nam, and Mr. W. T. Reynolds, of this city." 



Valuable donations in the department of Entomology 

 have been made by Dr. Savage, of Cape Palmas, and Dr. 

 Yale, of Martha's Vineyard. 



The Curator of Conchology reports the addition, during 

 the past year, to the catalogue, of 84 species : 



Nine species from Brazil, presented by the Curator ; 7 from 

 Greece, by Rev. Dr. Robertson ; 8 from the Sandwich Islands, by 

 Mr. J. J. Jarves ; 17 from Santa Cruz, by R. E. Griffiths, Esq., of 

 Maryland ; 24 from the Feejee Islands, by T. J. Whittemore, Esq. ; 

 5 from the Philippine Islands, by Dr. J. C. Jay, of New York. The 

 remainder were contributed by Messrs. E. R. Mayo, J. P. Couthouy, 

 A. Binney, D. H. Storer, Dr. Cabot, and the American Board of 

 Commissioners for Foreign Missions. 



The names of about 120 species have been ascertained and la- 

 bels attached. 



The Curator of Botany reports few additions in his de- 

 partment during the year past. The most valuable were 

 presented by the American Board of Commissioners for For- 

 eign Missions. 



The Curator of Geology reports : 



That at the commencement of the year, the collection under his 

 charge consisted of not far from 600 specimens. Donations have 

 been received from Prof. Locke, of Cincinnati, Dr. Cotting, Dr. 

 Gould, Prof. Emmons and Rev. G. Winslow. A few valuable 

 specimens have been purchased. The Geological Cabinet now 

 consists of about 1000 specimens, of which about 200 are Silurian, 

 50 Carboniferous, 25 new red sandstone, 50 Cretaceous, nearly 

 500 Tertiary, 50 of unstratified rocks, lavas, &c, and the remain- 



