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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



The Librarian respectfully reports that there have been pre- 

 sented, during the past year, to the library of the Conchological 

 Section, 78 pamphlets and 7 volumes. Of these, 2 were received 

 from Societies, 20 from Editors, 22 from authors, 5 from the 

 Publication Committee, 2 from Isaac Lea, 2 from Geo. W. Tryon, 

 Jr., 2 from H. Nevill, 1 from J. Gwyn Jeffreys, and 3 were 

 purchased. 



In addition, 3 volumes and 36 pamphlets have been presented 

 during the same time to the Academy. 



There are now in the Conchological library 668 volumes. 

 There are 807 titles on the Catalogue. 



During the year the transcription of the revised and numbered 

 Catalogue of this department has been completed, and is here- 

 with presented. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Edward J. Nolan, Librarian. 



RECORDER'S RBPORT FOR 1871. 



The Recorder would respectfully report that during the past 

 year there have been elected three Correspondents. 



The deaths of the following members and correspondents have 

 been announced : Charles W. Peale, member, Oct. 5th ; M. Petit 

 de la Saussaye, Bordeaux, correspondent, Oct. 5th ; F. F. Cavada, 

 Cuba, correspondent. 



Twenty papers have been accepted for publication by the fol- 

 lowing authors: W. Harper Pease, 6; Geo. W. Tryon, Jr., 3; 

 Wm. H. Dall, 4 ; R. E. C. Stearns, 2 ; Bland and Binney, 4 ; 

 F. B. Meek, 1. 



Appended is a list of the correspondents elected during 1871. 

 Respectfully submitted by 



S. R. Roberts, Recorder. 



Correspondents Elected 1871. 



Feb. 2d. II. E. Van Riggersma, St. Martens, W. I. 



" G. Nevill, Calcutta, India. 



Apl. 6th. Hugh Nevill, Point de Galle, Ceylon. 



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