IV CONTENTS. 



Annual Meeting, Monday, May 21, 1877, 79 



Retrospect of the year: Members, 80; Meetings, 81; Lectures and 

 Concerts, 82; Centennial Exhibition, 83; Art Department, 84; Mu- 

 seum, 84; Horticultural, 85; Library, 87; Publications, 94; Financial, 

 94 ; Officers elected, 96. 



Adjournment of Annual Meeting, Monday, May 28, 1877, . . 97 



Regular Meeting, Monday, June 4, 1877, 97 



Additions to the Ferns of Essex County, by Mr. John Robinson, 98 



Field Meeting at Boxford, Tuesday, June 26, 1877, ... 99 



Ramble, 99; remarks by Mr. W. P. Upham, 99; Rev. E. C. Bolles, 100; 

 Ancil Dorman. 100; Mr. James H: Emerton, 101 ; Dr. G. A. Perkins, 

 101; Mr. John Robinson, 101; Rev. S. D. Gammell, 102; and others. 



An Examination of Types of some recently described Crustacea, 



by Dr. T. Hale Streets and Mr. J. S. Kingsley, ... 103 



Field Meeting at Lanesville, Wednesday, July 18, 1877, . . 109 

 Remarks by the President, Messrs. James H. Emerton, Charles H. 

 Sargent, Granville P. Putnam, D. B. Hagar, Rev. Fielder Israel and 

 Prof. Edward Hitchcock. 



Contributions to the Myology of Tachyglossa hystrix, Echidna 



hystrix (Auct.), by J. W. Fewkes, Ph.D., . ' . . .111 



Regular Meeting, Monday, August 6, 1877, .... 138 



Communications from Messrs. G. D. Phippen, and Robert R. Endi- 

 cott, 138. 



Field Meeting at Asbury Grove, Hamilton, Wednesday, August 



8, 1877, .139 



Remarks by the President, 139; Mr. James H. Emerton, 140; Mr. J. 

 P. Magee, 140; Prof. George H. Dixon, 141 ; Mr. George D. Phippen, 

 141; Rev. E. C. Bolles, 142; Hon. Allen W. Dodge, 142; Mr. James 

 F. Almy, 143. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, August 20, 1877, .... 144 



Field Meeting at Marblehead Neck, Wednesday, August 22, 1877, 144 



Ramble, 144; Remarks by the President, 145; Mr. James H. Emerton, 

 145; Prof. George H. Dixon, 148; Rev. A. B. Hervey. 149; Hon. 

 James J. H. Gregory, Rev. Joseph Banvard, Hon. VV. D. Northend, 

 , * and others. 



Excursion to the White Mountains, Monday, September 10, 1877, 151 



The Journey, 151; Visit to Mt. Washington and oilier objects of inter- 

 est, 153; Meeting at the Crawford House. 154; Remarks of the Presi- 

 dent. 151: Extracts from the Old Records ot Pennvcook and Rum- 

 ford, 158: Remarks of Prof. Charles H. Hitchcock, 163; Poem by 

 Rev. Charles T. Brooks, Itti; Remarks of Dr. G. A. Perkins, 176; 

 Visit to the Profile House, 177; Return, 178. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 1, 1877, .... 179 



Report of the Committee on the commemoration of the 250th anniver- 

 sary of the landing of Gov. Endicott at Salem, 180; the invitation to 

 Hon. William C. Endicolt to deliver the address on the occasion, 180. . 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 15, 1877, .... 180 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 3, 1877, .... 181 

 Resolutions on the death of Mr. John C. Lee, 181. 



Meeting, Monday, December 31, 1877, 183 



Prof, E. S. Morse, Account of his recent visit to Japan, 183. 



