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Switzerland. 



The Physical and Natural-History Society, Geneva. 

 M^moires, tome xxvi. part 2. 



The Natural-History Society, St. Gall. 



Bericht, 1877-78. 



The Natural- History Society, Zurich. 

 Vierteljalii'ssclirift, Jahr. xxiii. 1878. 



Donations of Works, Memoirs, and Papers have also 

 been received from : — Professor A. Agassiz ; The Editors 

 of the American Naturalist ; Professor J. V. Barboza du 

 Socage ; W. T. Blanford, Esq. ; The Trustees of the 

 British Museum ; Dr. H. Burmeister ; Messrs. Cassell, 

 Petter, and Galpin ; T. S. Cobbold, Esq. ; Monsieur 

 Crosse ; Professor James D. Dana ; Dr. Anton Dohrn ; 

 D. G. Elliot, Esq. ; The Museum GodefFroy ; Lt.-Col. 

 H. H. Godwin-Austen ; H. Goss, Esq. ; R. J. L. Guppy, 

 Esq.; Dr. F. V. Hayden ; John Hancock, Esq.; Dr. 

 James Hector ; The Government of India ; The Trustees 

 of the Indian Museum ; C. J. Forsyth Major, Esq. ; 

 H. C. M'Cook, Esq.; Monsieur E. Oustalet; Professor 

 Owen ; Professor J. Reinhardt ; A. M. Ross, Esq. ; Alfred 

 Sanders, Esq. ; Monsieur H. E. Sauvage ; P. L. Sclater, 

 Esq.; H. G. Smith, Esq.; S. Stevens, Esq.; W. B. 

 Tegetmeier, Esq. ; Dr. 11. Troschel ; the University 

 College of London; U.S. Commission of Fish and Fish- 

 eries ; Professor J. D. Whitney ; Dr. R. Wiedersheim ; 

 Dr. Julius von Haast ; Heer S. C. Snellen van VoUen- 

 hoven. 



III. GARDENS, REGENT^S PARK. 



1. Buildings and Works. 



In view of the falling-off of the Society's Income con- 

 sequent on the general depression so often alluded to, the 

 Council thought it prudent to restrict, as far as possible, 

 the outlay on new buildings in the Society's Gardens in 

 1879. The amount spent in this way was only £7^8 9*. 2d,, 

 against £1368 14*. 3rf. expended in a similar way in 1878. 

 The items making up this amount were as follows ; — 



