BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



239 



Radiates. 



Coelenterates. 



Species. Specimens, 



General collection including New 



England species . . 200 1,000 



Echinoderms. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 120 1,000 



New England collection . 25 700 



Total 



Worms. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total 



Crustacea. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total 



MbUusks. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total . 



Total 



Amphibia. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Total . 



1,700 



Species. Specimens. 



150 400 



150 400 



800 



Species . Specimens . 



400 1,000 



150 1,500 



Total 2,500 



Insects. 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 10,000 35,000 



Harris " . . 4,364 11,023 



New England collection . 3,000 7,600 



53,623 



Species. Specimens. 



5,400 32,000 



160 3,000 



35,000 



If^ishes.^ 



Species. Specimens. 



General collection . . 700 2,500 



New England collection . 115 2,000 



4,500 



Species. Specimens. 



70 324 



14 100 



424 



Reptiles. 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Species. 



200 

 23 



SpeciTnens. 



740 



77 



Total 



817 



Birds. 



General collection of mounted birds . 

 New England collection of mounted birds 



Total 



Bird skins about 



Eggs of birds about .... 



Mammals, 



General collection 

 New England collection 



Species. 



54 

 30 



Specimens. 



11,801 

 527 



12,328 



5,000 

 5,200 



Speeimens. 



67 

 51 



Total 



Besides some alcoholic specimens and skins. 



Botanical Department. 



Herbarium. 



General collection 

 Lowell "... 



New England collection . 



Total 53,148 



118 



28,885 specimens. 

 20,986 " 



3,277 



On Exhibition in glass cases. 



General collection . . . 2,666 specimens. 

 New England collection . . 406 " 



Total 3,072 



The New England specimens on exhibition consist of : 



30 framed lithogiaphs presented by Mr. George B. 



■ Emerson. 



182 mounted specimens of trees and shrubs, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Edward T. Bouve. 



194 specimens of wood and fruit, presented by Mr. 

 Edward T. Bouve. 



Besides the Museum Building, the Library and the collections mentioned, the Society 

 holds property in notes, bonds and stocks, amounting in value to $154,405, estimating the 

 bonds and stocks at their par value, which is below what they would now sell for in the 

 market. 



1 It has been stated in this history, and the statement has is happy to be able to say that a considerable number of 

 been repeated, that the specimens of Massachusetts fishes these, about one half, have recently been found in the gen- 

 presented by Dr. D. Humphreys Storer were nearly all al- eral collection, identified and placed on exhibition, 

 lowed to perish for want of care and attention. The author 



