258 Dritte allgemeine Sitzung. 



The committee first met October 16, 1907 at the American 

 Museum of Natural History. Dr B u m p u s was elected Chair- 

 man and Dr. Davenport Secretary. Six sub-committees 

 to raise funds from museums, universities, libraries, scientific 

 institutions, scientific societies and at large were appointed. In 

 February 1908 Dr. B u m p u s resigned as Chairman and Dr. 

 Davenport was elected. An attempt to secure 25 contri- 

 butions of $ 200 per year from various institutions for the work 

 of the Concilium was undertaken and some favorable responses 

 received. At a third meeting of the committee, February 9, 1909, 

 the committee voted „that, after making a thoro investigation 

 of the subject and after having appealed to every leading Institution 

 in America and used every feasible method to secure funds, it is 

 obliged to report that the findings are such as to make it seem 

 improbable that any sufficient sum of money can be raised." 



In the summer of 1909 the Chairman of the committee 

 had a Conference with the Director of the Concilium and 

 undertook to cooperate with the Concilium in its plans of incor- 

 poration and sale of stock. The committee still believes that 

 there are fair chances of securing assistance from individuals 

 and requests that it may be continued for three years longer to 

 attempt to secure such assistance. 



Respectfully submitted, on behalf of the committee. 



Ch. B. Davenport. 

 Chairman. 

 Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. 

 August 9, 1910. 



Hierauf erstattet Herr Prof. Dr. R. Blanchard (Paris) 

 im Namen der Internationalen Commission des 

 Concilium bibliographicum folgenden Bericht : 



Rapport presente au nom de la Commission internationale 

 du Concilium bibliographicum. 



Par le Professeur R. Blanchard. 



De meme qu'aux Congres precedents, j'ai l'honneur de faire 

 connaitre l'etat -actuel du Concilium bibliographi- 

 cum et les resultats acquis pendant les trois dernieres annees par 

 cette utile entreprise, qui est, comme on sait, placee sous le patro- 

 nage du Congres international de Zoologie. 



II a ete fait allusion, dans le rapport presente en 1907 au Con- 

 gres de Boston 1 ), ä la crise temporaire que traversait l'institut, 



2 ) Non encore publie en juillet 191 1, date de la correction des epreuves du 

 present rapport. 



