Radiates. 



Coelenterates. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection including New 



England species . . 200 1,000 



Eckinoilerms. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 120 1,000 



New England collection . 25 700 



BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



Reptiles. 



Total . 



Total 



fishes. 1 



1,700 



Worms. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 150 400 



New England collection . 150 400 



Total ...... 800 



Crustacea. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 400 1,000 



New England collection . 150 1,500 



Total 2,500 



Insects. 



Spews. Specimens. 



General collection . , 10,000 35,000 



Harris " . . 4,364 11,023 

 New England collection . 3,000 . 7,600 



Total ..... 53,623 

 Mollusks. 



Species. Specimens, 



General collection . . 5,400 32,000 

 New England collection . 160 3,000 



35,000 



Sjtecies. Specimens. 



General collection . . 700 2,500 



New England collection . 115 2,000 



Total ...... 4,500 



Amphibia. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 70 324 



New England collection . 14 100 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total 



Species. 

 200 



23 



239 



Specimens. 



740 



77 



Birds. 



General collection of mounted birds . 

 New England collection of mounted birds 



Total 



Bird skins about 



Eggs of birds about .... 



Mammals. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Species. 



54 

 30 



. 

 Besides some alcoholic specimens and skins. 



botanical Department. 



Herbarium. 

 General collection . . 



Lowe11 " 



NeW En S land collection . 



m , 



lotal 



817 



Specimen*. 



11,801 

 527 



12,328 



5,000 

 5,200 



Specimens. 



67 

 51 



118 



28,885 specimens. 

 20,986 " 

 3,277 



Total 



424 



. 53,148 



On Exhibition in glass cases. 



General collection . . . 2,666 specimens. 

 New England collection . . 406 " 



Total 3,072 



The New England specimens on exhibition consist of : 



30 framed lithographs presented by Mr. George B. 

 Emerson. 



182 mounted specimens of trees and shrubs, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Edward T. Bouve. 



194 specimens of wood and fruit, presented by Mr. 

 Edward T. Bouve. 



Besides the Museum Building, the Library and the collections mentioned, the Society 

 holds property in notes, bonds and stocks, amounting in value to $154,405, estimating the 

 bonds and stocks at their par value, which is below what they* would now sell for in the 

 market. 



1 It has been stated in this history, and the statement has is happy to be able to say that a considerable number of 

 been repeated, that the specimens of Massachusetts fishes these, about one half, have recently been found in the gen- 

 presented by Dr. D. Humphreys Storer were nearly all al- eral collection, identified and placed on exhibition, 

 lowed to perish for want of care and attention. The author 



