CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Prefatory Note, 1 



The North American Reptiles and Batrachians ; by Samuel Gar- 

 man, 3 



An Extraordinary Shark ; by Samuel Garman, .... 47 



A Species of Heptranchias supposed to be new ; by Samuel Gar- 

 man 56 



Pigeons and the Pigeon Fancy ; by Wm. G. Barton, ... 59 



Annual Meeting, Monday, May 19, 1884, 82 



Election of officers, 82; retrospect of the year, 83; members, 83; field 

 meetings, 88; meetings, 89; lectures, 90; publications, 91; library, 92; 

 art exhibition, 103; horticultural, 105; museum, 105; financial, 107; 

 abstract of secretary's report, 108. 



Field Day at Topsfleld, Wednesday, June 18, 1884, . . .109 



Bemarks of the President, 111; of James J. H.Gregory, 111; of Rev. 

 Fielder Israel, 112. 



Notes on the Condition of Zoology, fifty years ago and to-day : 

 in connection with the growth of the Essex Institute ; by E. 

 S. Morse, 113 



The Progress of Botany in Essex County during the last half 

 century, especially as influenced by the Essex Co. Natural His- 

 tory Society and the Essex Institute ; by John Kobinson, . 122 



Geology and Mineralogy in Essex County ; by B. F. McDaniel, 133 

 An Historical Sketch ; by Samuel P. Fowler, .... 141 



A Field Day at Annisquam, Wednesday, July 16, 1884, . . 146 



Remarks of the President, 147; of Alpheus Hyatt, A. C. Perkins, 147; 

 of Jonas H. French, James Davis, 148. 



The Annisquam Laboratory ; by J. S. Kiugsley 149 



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