VOL.11 



February-May, 1908 



Part II 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION 



OF 



ARTS AND SCIENCES 



[Formerly The Natural Science Association of Staten Island] 



EDITED BY 



PHILIP DOWELL, ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM T. DAVIS 



PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



CONTENTS 



Notes on New Jersey Amphibians and Reptiles. William T. Davis 47 



The Massacre of the Lenape Indians in 1643. Ai.anson Skinner 53 



Wilson's Petrel in New York Harbor. James Chapin . 58 



A Case of Involuntary Suicide. Lloyd M. Sayne 62 



High-bush Blueberries. William T. Davis 63 



Notes on Some Staten Island Mammals. James Chapin 65 



The Coot in the Vicinity of Staten Island. James Chapin 68 



Historic Maps of Staten Island. George W. Tuttle . 70 



A Day's Collecting on a Staten Island Indian Site. William T. Davis ... 88 



A New Jersey Otter. William T. Davis . . 90 



The Modern Museum. Charles Louis Pollard 91 



Annual Address of the President of the Association. Howard R. Bayne ... 96 



Literature Relating to Staten Island : . . . 99 



Araucariopitys, a New Genus of Araucarians. On the Structure of the 

 Leaf in Cretaceous Pines. New Ferns Described as Hybrids in the Genus 

 Dryopteris. Nash's Historic Richmond. The Staten Island Museum as 

 an Aid to School Work. t 



Records of Meetings 102 



Exercises Held in Connection with the Opening of the Museum to the Public . . 115 



Address. Hon. George Cromwell 115 



Purposes and Aims of Modern Museums. Frederic A. Lucas . . . . . . 119 



[Issued September 30, 1909] 



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