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and rare specimens, especially in ornithology. With the 

 exception of the Philadelphia, Cambridge and Peabody 

 scientific societies, the collections and present officers of 

 our most prominent institutions are given below. No 

 information regarding the extent of the collections of the 

 above academies could be obtained. 



— American Asso^nfor the Advancement of Science; 

 holds annual scientific discussions at pre-designated cities 

 in the United States. Principal officers elected to offici- 

 ate for the term of one meeting. 



— Boston Society of Natural History, Boston, Mass ; 

 possesses the third largest ornithological collection in 



North America. 



Officers. 



Prks., Thos. T. Bouve, V. Pres'ts, Samuel H. Scad- 

 der ; John Cummings. Custodian, Alpheus Hyatt. 



Sec'y, Edw. Burgess. Treas., Librarian, 



Edw. Burgess. 



— Brooklyn, N. Y., Oological Society's collections 

 embrace 200 spe's and 600 sp'm's of N. A. Birds' Eggs. 



Officers. 

 Pres., S. D. Osborne. V. Pres., T. B. Stearns. CoR. 

 Sec'y, B. H. RicJiardson. Rec. Sec'y, G. H. Shel- 

 don. Treas., W. Plimpton. 



— Kirtland Society of Natural Sciences, Cleveland, 

 Ohio ; possesses a collection of 443 species and 956 spec- 

 imens of North American Birds. 



Officers. 

 Pres., R. K. Winslow. Y. Pres'ts, Dr. E. Sterling, 



Dr. C. Bufifett, I. F. Isom. Cor. Sec'y, Prof. S. G. 



.Williams. Rec. S'y, H. C. Gaylord. Tr., I. F. Isom. 



