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Library Committee had had at their disposal the share origi- 

 nally assigned to them from the income of this fund. 



To all these should be added the munificent bequest of 

 the late Dr. Benjamin D. Greene, from which the Society has 

 come into possession of his valuable library, very rich in 

 illustrated botanical works, and probably more so than any 

 library in New England ; so that this department is now 

 more richly endowed than any other. 



The Curator of Geology and Palaeontology stated that the 

 principal addition to his department during the past year 

 was in the casts of the bones of the Megatherium, from 

 Joshua Bates, Esq., of London. 



The other curators reported the collections under their 

 charge as in a satisfactory condition, being safely housed and 

 awaiting removal to the new building. No additions of 

 much importance were announced. 



The Nominating Committee reported a list of officers for 

 the ensuing year. 



The following were then elected : — 



PRESIDENT, 



JEFFRIES WYMAN, M.D. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS, 



CHAS. T. JACKSON, M.D. A. A. GOULD, M.D. 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, 



SAMUEL L. ABBOT, M.D. 



RECORDING SECRETARY, 



SAMUEL H. SCUDDER. 



TREASURER, 



THOMAS T. BOUVli]. 



LIBRARIAN, 



CHARLES K. DILLAWAT. 



CURATORS, 



THOMAS T. BOUVifi, Of Geology and Paleontology. 



CHARLES J. SPRAGUE, Botany. 



THOMAS M. BREWER, M.D. Oology. 



HENRY BRYANT, M.D. Ornithology. 



F. W. PUTNAM, Ichthyology. 



THEODORE LYMAN, Radiata. 



J. C. WHITE, M.D. Comparative Anatomy. 



SAMUEL H. SCUDDER, Entomology. 



B. JOY JEFFRIES, M.D. Microscopy. 



