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by F. W. Putnam, the results of his gleanings in the morning : 



Fishes. Gasterosteus sp : quite abundant in a small stream : 

 also, Anguilla bostoniensis ? 



Herpetological. Rana fontinalis : very abundant. Rana 

 pipiens in a tadpole state. Emys guttata. 



Ornithological. Nest and eggs of Fringilla melodia. 



On motion of Mr. S. P. Fowler, it was 



Voted, that the thanks of the Essex Institute be tendered to 

 Mr. Jonathan French, jr., the Principal of the High School, 

 and to the pupils of said School, and to the citizens of Man- 

 chester, for their kind attentions during our meeting in this 

 place. 



Voted, to adjoin. 



Wednesday, August 27, 1856. 



At an ordinary meeting, held this day at noon, William H. 

 Prince in the chair, Nathaniel E. Atv\ odd, of Province- 

 town, one of the State Commissioners on the artificial breeding 

 of Fishes, being duly nominated, was elected a Corresponding 

 Member. 



Saturday, September 13, 1856. 



Field Meeting at Danvers. A very warm day, ending 

 in a thunder shower and much rain. The morning was spent 

 in examining the woods, near the residence of Wm. A. Lander, 

 to whose hospitable reception and welcome to his grounds the 

 party were greatly indebted. The beautiful cemetery grounds 

 were also visited by some, and the bright aquatic mosses, of the 

 pebbly bottomed stream, which permeates these grounds, were 

 examined and noticed. Here grew too, in still native luxuri- 

 ance, the elegant Gentiana Afidrewsii or Closed Gentian, in 

 spots familiar to its appearance for many years to the venerable 

 Dr. George Osgood. In the moister spots, under the wild cop- 

 ses, autumnal fungi were displaying their fugitive beauties. 



