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interesting tree trunk showing the work of the Pileated Wood- 

 pecker. 



At the time of my appointment as Superintendent, October 

 1st, 1907, our membership list had sunk to its lowest ebb. We 

 had at that time 48 life members and only 150 annual (paying) 

 members. After preparing the Historical Sketch of the Society 

 which was issued as one of our Bulletins and sent out in No- 

 vember 1907, I began an aggressive campaign by letters and by 

 such personal visitations as I could find time for, seeking to 

 build up the membership. This has resulted thus far (May 15, 

 1908) in adding seven new life members and 337 new annual 

 members and I am confident by a reasonable effort many more 

 may still be secured. 



During the year three Bulletins have been issued: — Vol. 

 VIII, Part 5 in June 1904, Notes on Jamaican Hemiptera by 

 E. P. VanDuzee: Vol. VIII, Part 6, in November 1907 being 

 an Historical Sketch of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 

 by Henry R. Howland and Vol. IX, Part 1, in April, 1908, 

 which contains four valuable scientific papers. 



The accessions to our library during the year have been as 

 follows : 



Bound Volumes . . . American 87, Foreign 2 



Unbound Volumes and publications received in exchange 

 from our Bulletins . American 1102, Foreign 530 



353 Volumes of unbound American scientific publications 

 have been bound by Henry Straub under a favorable contract. 



The Society has been represented by the Director of the 

 Museum at the meeting of the Seventh International Zoological 

 Congress in Angust 1907, at the meetings of the American 

 Association of Museums in June 1907 and May 1908 and at the 

 Founders Day Exercises of the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh 

 and by the Superintendent at 'the meeting of the American 

 Oriental Society at Cambridge, Mass. in April 1908. 



The loss of three of our members during the year is deeply 

 felt. Mrs. Charles H. Smith was the daughter and executor 

 of our benefactor Dr. George E. Hayes and was the willing 

 almoner of his bounty; her gentle Christian character had 

 endeared her to all who knew her. 



Mr. Charles D. Marshall was one of the original founders 

 of our Society in 1861 ; he was one of its incorporators in 1863 



