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Belgium; and Dr. Charles Barrois, Lille, France, were elected corres- 

 ponding members. 



The President announced the following Standing Committees for 

 the year : — 



Finance. — Chas. E. Putnam, H. C. Fulton, Wm. Renwick. 



PubHcaUon. — J. D. Putnam, C. C. Parry, R. J. Farquharson, W. 

 H. Ban-is, C. H. Preston. 



Lihrdvy. — R. J. Farquharson, E. P. Lynch, J. B. Young, Miss Lucy 

 Pratt. 



Mnseu7n.— W. H. Pratt, C. C. Parry, J. D. Putnam, J. Gass, W. H. 

 Barris, R. .L Farquharson, C. H. Preston, J. A. Crandall, D. S. Shel- 

 don, 



Zectifres.—S. S. Hunting, Geo. P. McClelland, W. F. Ross, Mrs. J. 



B. Young, Mrs. S. P. Bryant, Mrs. E. M. Howard. 

 Entertainments. — Mrs. E. M. Howard, Mrs. C. C. Parry, Mrs. I. 



M. Gilford, Mrs. A. Burdick, Mrs. T. W. McClelland, Miss Mary Raff, 



C. E. Harrison, S. A. l^^islier, C. A. Ficke. 

 Furni.'ihing. — E. H. Hazen, M. B. Cochran, E. P. Lynch. 



Mr. J. D. Putnam exhibited specimens of variovis species of Cicada., 

 collected by him in the west, and made the following : — 



Remarks on the Habits of Several Western Cieadse. 



BY .1. D. PUTNAM. 



Cicada synodica Say, was quite common on the grassy jjlains near 

 Denver and Boulder, in Colorado, in .June, 1872. The male makes a 

 tolerably loud rattling noise. 



Cicada piiMami Uhler, (Vol. H, Plate TV, figs. 3 and 4,) T have 

 collected only upon one occasion, .July 2d, 1872. It occurred in con- 

 siderable numbers on some small aspen trees growing close to the 

 water of Clear Creek, between Floyd's Hill and Idaho Springs, Col- 

 orado. The male makes a very faint chirp, differing entirely from 

 any other Cicada I have ever heard. This species does not appear 

 to have been collected since. 



Cicada rimosa Say. This species was found on the same day, 

 July 2d, 1872, and not more than a mile distant. It occurred in 

 small numbers on some aspen trees on Floyd's Hill several hundred 

 feet above the level of the creek. It kept itself quite apart from C. 

 ptctnami, though they were on the same kind of trees. C. rimosa 

 appears to be more generally distributed, and therefore more common 



