Proceedings. 305 



The Recording Secretary read his report of the scienti^c 

 work of the Academy during the past year, and of the collections 

 of membership dues. 



The treasurer read his report for the year as follows : 



To balance from the year 1889 $ 78 51 



To membership fees collected by the secretary during 



the year 310 00 



$388 51 

 By cash paid to Kimball Printing Co., for printing 



of Bulletin, Vol. in, No. i $256 50 



By cash to Kimball Printing Co., for miscellaneous 



printing. 5 00 



By cash to A. S. Dimond for printing letter heads.. 2 50 

 By cash for interest on note for the L. Kimball Print- 

 ing Co I 59 



$265 59 



Cash on hand January 6, 1891 $122 92 



The corresponding secretary read the following report of 

 books, pamphlets, etc., received during the year 1890: 



THE UNITED STATES. 



Baltimore, Md. — Johns Hopkins University: Register, 1889-90; Circulars, 



Nos. 79 to 84 inclusive. 

 Boston, Mass. — American Academy of Arts and Sciences : Proceedings, 



Vol. 24. 

 Boston Society of Natural History: Proceedings, Vol. 24, Parts 3 



and 4- 

 Buffalo, N. Y. — Historical Society of Buffalo: Annual Report, 1890. 

 Cambridge, Mass. — Museum of Comparative Zoology: Bulletin, Vol. 16, 



Nos. 7, 8, and 9; Vol. 19, Nos. 1-4; Vol. 20, Nos. i and 2. 

 Champaign, III. — Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History: Prelim. 



report of Animals of the waters of Mississippi bottoms near 



Quincy, 111., in August, 1888; Bulletin Vol. 2, Title and Index; 



Vol. 3, Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. 

 Chapel Hill, N. C— Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society: Journal, Vol. 6, 



Part 2; Vol. 7, Part i. 

 Cincinnati, O. — Cincinnati Society of Natural History: Journal, Vol. 13, 



Parts I to 3- 

 Colorado Springs, Co/.— Colorado College: "Studies." (First annual 



publication.) 

 Denver, Col. — Colorado Scientific Society: Proceedings, Vol. 3, Part 2. 

 Des Moines, la. — Iowa Academy of Sciences: Proceedings, 1887 to 1889. 

 lozva City, 7a.— State Historical Society of Iowa : Iowa Historical Record, 



Vol. 6, Nos. 2, 3 and 4- 



