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Regular Meeting, Monday, July 7, 1879, 149 



Memoir of Mr. James Upton, by Rev. R. C. Mills, read. Notice of, 149. 

 Remarks by Dr. G. A. Perkins and Mr. James Khnball, 150. 



Field Meeting, Thursday, July 31, 1879, at Danvers, ... 160 



Excursion, 150. Remarks by the President, 151 ; Andrew Nichols, 152; 

 Dr. Calvin S. May, Rov. L. M. Livermore, J. H. Emerton, Dr. George 

 A. Perkins. Rev. W. E. C. Wright, and Rev. F. Israel. 



A List of the Birds of the Hudson Highlands, with annotations ; 



by Edgar A. Mearns (continued), 154 



Catalogue of books published by Essex Institute, . . . 168 

 Field Meeting at Bay View, Gloucester, Wednesday, August 27, 



1879, 173 



Excursion. 173; Cape Ann Granite Co., 175; remarks of Col. French, 

 177: Dr. Thomas Conant, 178; James Davis, 178; James H. Emerton, 

 179; Charles D. Drake, 179; A. Hyatt, 179; N. A. Uorton and others, 

 180. 



Meeting, Monday, September 15, 1879, 181 



James Samuelson, lecture on Darwinism, notice of, 181. 

 Meeting, Thursday, September 18, 1879, 182 



James Samuelson, lecture on the Classification of Animals, notice of, 

 182. 



Meeting, Monday, October 6, 1879, 184 



Meeting, Monday, October 20, 1879, 184 



William H. Tappan, lecture on Gold and Silver Mines and Mining, 

 notice of, 184. 



Meeting, Monday, November 3, 1879, ...... 185 



Meeting, Monday, November 17, 1879 185 



James II. Emevton. lecture on the Animals at the Bottom of Salem 

 tfarbor, notice of, 185. 



Meeting, Monday, December 1, 1879, 187 



Meeting, Monday, December 15, 1879> 187 



W. S. Nevins, lecture, An Account of a Visit to Pompeii, notice of, 187. 

 A List of the Birds of the Hudson Highlands, with annotations; 

 by Edgar A, Mearns (continued), 189 



