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No. 31. Microscope made by E. G. Wood, London. Two-thirds 

 inch objective, owned by Charles Stodder, of Boston. Object, Jaw of 

 Land Snail (Succinea') . , 



No. 23. Microscope made by Murray and Heath, London, one inch 

 objective, owned by Charles Stodder, of Boston. Object, Jaw of 

 Land Snail (Helix). 



No. 33. Microscope made by Murray and Heath, London, one inch 

 objective, owned by Charles Stodder, of Boston. Object, Tongue 

 of Whelk (Buccinum~). 



No. 34. Zentmeyer, second class stand, with four-tenths inch 

 Tolles' objective, owned by Charles Stodder, of Boston. Object, 

 Tongue of Land Snail (Helix). 



No. 35. Nachet microscope, of English form, one inch objective, 

 owned by Mass. State Board of Agriculture. Object, Tongue of Beach 

 Cockle (Natica). 



The sections of teeth exhibited were prepared by Mr. Bicknell, 

 of the Institute Microscopical Department expressly for the occasion. 

 The preparations of the Mouth-parts of Insects, which were very 

 beautiful, were prepared by Mr. John T. Ogden, of Boston, by whom 

 they were kindly loaned. 



MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1866. Regular Meeting. 

 Vice President GOODELL in the chair 



Letters were announced from George Baker, Providence, E. I. 

 (Nov. 8) ; Ottawa Academy of Natural Science, Ottawa (Nov. 19) ; 

 Geo. W. Pease & Co., Salem (Nov. 21) ; Prof. A. E. Verrill, Yale Col- 

 lege (Nov. 22) ; Prof. Theodore Gill, Washington ; Department of the 

 Interior, Washington; L. W. Schmidt, New York; Rev. E. C. Bolles, 

 Portland, Me. (Nov. 24) ; William Muir, Fox Creek, Mo. (Nov. 25) ; 

 L. D. Shepard, Salem (Nov. 27) ; Dr. Henry Bryant, Boston ; William 

 Couper, Quebec, Canada ; G. F. Matthew, St. John, N. B. ; G. K. Gil- 

 bert, Rochester, N. Y. (Nov. 28) ; W. W. Denslow, New York; S. L. 

 Boardman, Augusta, Me. ; Capt. N. E. Atwood, Provincetown (Nov. 

 29); Dr. William Stimpson, Washington (Nov. 30); H. A. Cut- 

 ting, Lunenburg, Vt. (Nov. 31) ; George Scarborough, Sumner, Kan- 

 sas (Dec. 2) ; Prof. D. S. Sheldon, Davenport, Iowa; Prof. O. W. 

 Holmes, Boston (Dec. 3) ; G. W. Peck, New York ; Rev. E. C. Bolles, 

 Portland, Me. (Dec. 4) ; C. P. Preston, Danvers ; I. P. Langworthy, 

 Boston (Dec. 5); A. L. Babcock, Sherborn (Dec. 6); Prof. H. C. 

 Wood, jr., Philadelphia, Pa. ; C. P. Preston, Danvers (Dec. 7) ; E. M. 

 Dodge, Salem; Rev. E. C. Bolles, Portland, Me. (Dec. 10); S. Jillson, 

 Feltonville, Mass. (Dec. 12) ; E. T. Cresson, Secretary Entomological 

 Society, Philadelphia ; Dr. E. W. Hubbard, Tottenville, N. Y. (Dec. 

 14) ; G. W. Peck, New York; Deyrolle Fils, Paris (Dec 15). 



The Secretary read a memoir of the late Hon. D. P. KING, of Dan- 



