NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Late LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. 

 Organized 1817. 



The Meetings of the Academy are held at 13 West 31st Street on Monday 

 evenings of each week, beginning at 8 o'clock, from October to June, and 

 are open to the public. On the evenings devoted to the Public Lecture Course, 

 admission is by tickets, which are free to members. The Academy has five 

 sections, which meet as follows : Astronomy and Physics, first Monday of the 

 month ; Biology, second Monday ; Geology and Mineralogy, third Monday. 

 The sections of Philology, and of Anthropology and Psychology share the fourth 

 Mondays. 



OFFICERS OF SECTIONS, 



1896— 189T. 



Astronomy and Physics : 

 Chairman. Secretary, 



P. H. DUDLEY. REGINALD GORDON. 



Biology : 



Chairman, Secretary, 



EDMUND B. WILSON. GARY N. CALKINS. 



Geology and Mineralogy: 

 Chairman, Secretary, 



JAMES F. KEMP. RICHARD E. DODGE. 



PMlology : 



Chairman, Secretary, 



THOMAS R. PRICE. L. A. McLOUTH. 



Anthropology and Psychology: 



Chairman, Secretary, 



THOMAS R. PRICE. CHARLES B. BLISS. 



PRICE OF THE TRANSACTIONS. 



To residents of New York City, not members of the Academy, $5.00 per 

 annum. To non-residents, $3.00 per annum. To corresponding members. 

 $1.00 per annum. To resident and honorary members, they are free. The 

 Transactions, with the issue of this volume, will be merged into the Annal?, 

 beginning with Volume XI. of the latter. The Annals will run coincidently 

 with the calendar year, and each volume will be issued in three parts. Price 

 to non members, $L00 per part or $3.00 per volume. 



