A. N 1ST A. L S 



OF THE 



NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



VOLUME 1.— 1879. 



The '-Annals," published for over half a century by the late Lyceum ot 

 Natural History, are continued under the above name by the New Yoek 

 Academy of Sciences, beginning with the year 1877. 



It is proposed, as before, to issue four numbers every year, each number 

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The Academy has for sale a number of back volumes of the Annals of the 

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 in the sum of $100 at one time, are entitled to all the Scientific Publications 

 of the Academy appearing subsequently to the payment of their contri- 

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Prof. D. S. MARTIN, 

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 Special agents for the Academy, 



NATURALISTS' AGENCY, 



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