366 RECORDS. 



REPORT OF THF: LIBRARIAN. 

 To THE New York Academy of Sciences : 



The status of the Library has changed but Httle during the 

 last year. The new accessions have been 354 volumes and 

 pamphlets and 2,283 numbers. A detailed and accurate account 

 has been kept of all accessions so that a revision of the exchange 

 list can be undertaken in the near future. Of special interest is 

 the gift from Professor Gustav Retzius of an entire set of his 

 publications. The library is catalogued and open to the public 

 on week days from 9:30 A. M. to 5 P. M. 



Respectfully submitted, 



R. W. Tower, 



Librarian. 



REPORT OF THE EDITOR. 



During the year 1904 the Academy printed and issued the 

 following publications : 



Annals. — Vol. XIV, Part IV, containing a paper by George 

 L Finlay entitled, ** The Geology of the San Jose District, 

 Tamaulipas, Mexico." This was issued in March and consisted 

 of 71 pages, ten plates and one double page map. Vol. XV, 

 Part II, containing the records of the meetings of the New York 

 Academy of Sciences, January 1903 to December 1903, by 

 Henry E. Crampton, Recording Secretary. This was issued in 

 May and consisted of 62 pages. Vol. XV, Part III, containing 

 a paper by Charles Lane Poor entitled, '* Researches as to the 

 Identity of the Periodic Comet of 1889- 1896- 1903 (Brooks) 

 with the Periodic Comet of 1770 (Lexell)." This was issued 

 in December and consisted of 82 pages and two plates. 



These papers were mailed to every active member of the 

 Academy. Besides the above named papers the Academy 

 assisted in the publication of a paper by Franz Boaz and a paper 

 by \Vm. Jones. These papers appeared in the publications of 

 the American Anthropological Association. 



Vol. XVI, Parts I and II, of the Annals and Vol. II, Part 



