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(Salmo fontinaUs)i and a specimen of the Tom Cod {^Morrliua 

 tomcodiis). 



¥. G. SA>fi50KN presented a specimen of the Gold Fish (Cyprinus 

 auratus), from Andover. 



Herpetology. — Acknowledgements are due for the following dona- 

 tions to this department. 



T. R. Webster presented a specimen of the Chicken Snake (Coluber 

 eximius). 



W. H. Floyd presented a specimen of the Spotted Tortoise {Emys 

 guttata) ; a si)ecimen of the Wood Tortoise {Emys insculpta) ; a speci- 

 men of the Snapping Tortoise (Emys serpentina), young ; and two 

 specimens, male and female, of the Box Tortoise (Cistuda Carolina). 



Mr. Floyd also presented a specimen of the Ringed vSnake ( Coluber 

 punctatus) ; several specimens of the Chicken Snake ( Coluber eximius) ; 

 a specimen of the Water Adder ( Coluber sipedon) ; and a specimen of 

 the Spotted-neck Snake (Coluber occipito-maculatus). 



E. A. Sajiuels presented a specimen of the Spotted-neck Snake 

 ( Coluber occipito-maculatus) ; a specimen of the Pickering's Hylodes 

 (Hylodes pickeringii) ; a specimen of the Red-backed Salamander 

 (Salamandra erythronota) ; a specimen of the Symmetrical Salamander 

 (Salamau'lra symmetrica), and a specimen of the Violet-colored Sala- 

 mander (Salamandra venenosa). 



J. H. & J. O. Treat presented a specimen of the Black Snake 

 (Coluber constrictor). 



Thomas Drew presented an upper half of the shell of a Snapping 

 Tortoise (Emys serpentijia). 



Oology. — Henry A. Purdie presented nest and eggs of the Least 

 Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) ; three eggs of the Barn Swallow 

 (Hirundo horreorum) ; two eggs of the Cliff Swallow (Hirundo lunifrons), 

 and two eggs of the Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). 



W. H. Floyd presented nest and egg of the Cooper's Hawk' 

 (Accipiter cooper ii) ; nest of Least Flycatcher (Empidonax ininimus) ; 

 two nests and two eggs of the Maryland Yellow Throat ( Geothlypis 

 trichas) ; nest of Indigo Bird ( Cyanospiza cyanea), nest and two eggs 

 of the common Crow ( Corvus americanus) ; and nest and eggs of Blue 

 Jay ( Cyanura cristata). 



E. A. Samuels presented nest and eggs of the Snow Bird (.Tunco 

 hyemalis). This nest is very rarely found and is a valuable addition to 

 the collection. 



Entomology. — The department of Entomology has been largely in- 

 creased during the past season by donations and collections. Over fifty 



