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1). Swiiiey, Esq. ; a miscellaneous lot of western and sonthern plants 

 from W. W. Calkins, of Chicago; and lastly, the deposit of the C. C. 

 Parry Herbarium, numbering not less than 15,0o0 species, rendering the 

 botanical collections of the Academy nearly complete for Western 

 American plants. 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



In this department Mr. J. D. Putnam reports : February 21st, the 

 deposit of his collection, estimated to contain about 8,000 species and 

 US.GOO specimens, of which the Coleojttera^ Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and 

 Ortkopttera are named and labeled. The additions during the year are : 

 From Hy. Edwards, San Francisco, 560 specimens of 823 species of insects 

 all orders, from California and Australia; from G. W. Eelbrage, Clifton, 

 Tex., 449 specimens of 246 species of Texas Coleoptera and Lepidoptera ; 

 from C. C. Parry, a collection of MQx\c?^\\ Arachmd(x \ from Chas. Cramp- 

 ton, Moline, Ills., a collection of spiders ; single specimens of insects from 

 many others ; a small collection inade by J. D. Putnam at Mackinac and 

 Lake Superior in August, 1878. 



In concluding the subject of the Museum, I might say, without incur- 

 ring the reputation of boasting, that it is very strong and full in the 

 following departments, viz : American Archaeology, Botany, Entomology 

 and Conchology. 



LIBRARY. 



During the unavoidable absence of the Librarian, Mr. J. G. Hauptv 

 Mr. J. D. Putnam has kindly acted in his place, and reports the following 

 additions : of complete volumes, 290 ; of incomplete volumes, 63 ; and 

 of pamphlets, 53;), making a total increase of 912 books. Nearly, if not 

 quite all, of these books were in exchange for the published Proceedings 

 of the Academy. They came as follows, viz : from 80 individuals, from 

 100 institutions in the United States, from 81 foreign institutions, from 

 23 different States and Territories in the United States, and from the 

 following foreign countries : Russia, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Italy, 

 Germany, Switzerland, France, Algeria. Denmark, England, Ireland, 

 Scotland, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil, Argentine Republic, Canada, 

 Mauritius, Tasmania, New Zealand, Victoria and South. Australia. 



PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS. 



I would beg leave to call particular attention to the report of the Com- 

 mittee ON Publication, the statements and arguments in which in 

 regard to the prime importance, the necessity of continuing the publica- 

 tion of our Proceedings, I most heartily endorse. 



sections. 

 During the year many meetings of the Biological, the Geological and 

 Archaeological, and the Historical Sections, have been held. The aver- 

 age attendance of the two iirst has been small, but some papers have 

 been read and some good work done ; in the latter the average attend- 

 ance has been quite good and much interest taken, especially in the 



