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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



filiated societies ; viz. : Torrey Botanical Club, 

 New York Microscopical Society, New York 

 Mineralogical Club, New York Entomological 

 Society, Brooklyn Entomological Society, 

 Linnaean Society of New York. 



Its Honorary Members are limited to fifty 

 and are elected from representative scientific 

 men of the world. Fellows are chosen from 

 among the Active Members in recognition of 

 scientific attainments or services. The publi- 

 cations of the Academy at present consist of 

 two series, the "Annals" (octavo), and the 

 "Memoirs" (quarto). The Academy meets 

 in four Sections, one of which is the Section 

 of Biology, including Zoology, Botany and 

 Physiology. The meetings of the Academy, its 

 Sections and of the affiliated societies are 

 nearly all held at the American Museum of 

 Natural History, and are announced to mem- 

 bers by means of the "Bulletin of the New 

 York Academy of Sciences and Affiliated So- 

 cieties," issued weekly from October to May 

 inclusive. The library of the Academy (ii,- 

 ooo volumes) is united with that of the Amer- 

 ican Museum of Natural History. The Presi- 

 dent of the Academy is Dr. N. L. Britton. 



The Section of Biology is under the chair- 

 manship of Professor H. E. Crampton, of 

 Columbia University, and Mr. Roy W. Miner, 

 of the American Museum of Natural History, 

 is its Secretary. 



The Linnaean Society of Neiv York was 

 organized in 1878, and has a membership of 

 152. It publishes "Transactions" and "Ab- 

 stract of Proceedings." Its Library consists 

 mainly of exchanges derived from publica- 

 tions. The activities of this Society are di- 

 rected chiefly along zoological lines, being to 

 a considerable extent ornithological. 



The President of the Society is Mr. Jona- 

 than JDwight, Jr. ; the Secretary Mr. C. G. 

 Abbot. 



The National Association of Audubon So- 

 cieties is a corporation for the protection of 

 wild birds and animals, and is primarily a 

 federation of the State Audubon Societies, of 

 which there are now thirty-nine. 



The general offices of the National Associa- 

 tion are at 141 Broadway, New York, and the 

 President is Mr. William Butcher, of New 

 York. The funds to carry on the work are 

 secured from membership dues, donations and 

 interest from invested funds derived from 

 legacies. 



The objects of the National Association are 

 as follows : 



"To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions 

 in the interest of the protection of birds and 



animals, and to use all lawful means for the 

 protection of birds and animals." 



"To publish and distribute documents or 

 other printed matter on these or other sub- 

 jects, and acquire and maintain a library." 



"To co-operate with the National and State 

 Governments and regularly organized Natural 

 History Societies in disseminating knowledge 

 relative to birds and animals." 



The State Societies are each of them under 

 an entirely independent management, but all 

 have representation in the management of the 

 National Association. 



The headquarters of the New York State 

 Audubon Society is at the American Museum 

 of Natural History; the President of the Mu- 

 seum being also the President of the State 

 Audubon Society. 



The New York Entomological Society was 

 organized in 1892. It has a membership of 

 143 persons, and publishes the "Journal of 

 the New York Entomological Society," now 

 in its twelfth volume. Mr. Charles W. Leng 

 is the President, and Mr. H. G. Barber, Re- 

 cording Secretary 



The New York Microscopical Society was 

 incorporated in 1877, and has a membership of 

 68. Meetings are held at the Mott Memorial 

 Library, 64 Madison Avenue, New York, 

 where there is a Library of about two thou- 

 sand volumes. The Cabinet contains about 

 five thousand specimens. It publishes the 

 "Journal of the New York Microscopical 

 Society," which is now an annual publication. 



Mr. F. Y. Leggett is President and Mr. 

 James H. Stebbins Recording Secretary 



The Brooklyn Entomological Society was 

 organized in 1872, and has a membership of 

 57. It formerly published the "Bulletin of 

 the Brooklyn Entomological Society," 1878- 

 1885, and "Entomologia Americana," 1885- 

 1890. The President is Dr. John B. Smith, 

 and the Recording Secretary, Mr. A. C. 

 Weeks. 



The headquarters of the Society are at 55 

 Stuyvesant Avenue, Brooklyn, where there is 

 a library of about five hundred volumes. 



The Brooklyn Conchological Club was or- 

 ganized in 1900, and has 20 members. The 

 formation of collections is still in the hands 

 of private parties, who exchange. Mr. Silas 

 C. Wheat is the President and Mr. C. Dayton 

 Gwyer the Secretary. 



The Staten Island Association of Arts and 

 Sciences, at New Brighton, Borough of Rich- 

 mond, was incorporated by act of the New 



