ABSTRACT 



OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



LIN N^AN SOCIETY 



OF 



NKW YORK 

 FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 8, 1898. 



This is the tenth in the series of " Abstracts " published by 

 the Linnaean Society of New York, and like the preceding 

 issues, is prepared mainly as a brief review of the work of the 

 Society during the year closing with the date indicated above. 

 When papers have been elsewhere printed, the customary 

 reference is given. 



March 11, 1897. — Public lecture in the lecture hall of the 

 American Museum of Natural History by J. L,. Wortman, M. 

 D. , entitled ' ' Life in the Nacimiento Desert of New Mex- 

 ico," with stereopticon illustrations. 



March 23, 1897.— The Vice-President in the chair. Five 

 members and thirteen visitors present. 



Miss Grace B. Beach was elected a Resident Member of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Eugene Smith presented the second part of his paper on 

 ' ' The Fishes of the Fresh and Brackish Waters in the Vicin- 

 ity of New York City." [See Abs. Proc. Linn. Soc, No. 9, 

 1897, pp. 9-51.] 



April 13, 1897.— The Vice-President in the chair. Eight 

 members and eight visitors present. 



Mr. L. S. Foster was appointed Secretary pro tern, by the 

 chair, to serve during the extended absence of the Secretary. 



Mr. William L. Sherwood presented a paper entitled ' ' The 

 Frogs and Toads found in the Vicinity of New York City." 

 [Printed at the end of this abstract.] 



