38 MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. [Mar. 



Hartt, C. F., Student in M. C. Z. 3 species, 33 specimens, from 

 St. John, N. B. 



Hitch, H. 1 specimen of Lumbricus, from Pernambuco. 



Jones, J. M. 1 species, 1 specimen, from Bermuda. 



Liverpool Free Public Museum. 1 species, 3 specimens, from 

 North Wales, collected by J. W. Williams, Esq. 



Smith, A. A. 1 specimen of Aphrodite, from Seghalian, Gulf of 

 Tartary. 



Treat, U. S. 1 species, 3 specimens of Nereis ; 3 tubes of Clymene, 

 from Eastport, Me. 



Verrill, A. E. 13 species, 120 specimens, from Eastport, Me. 



WITH THE GRAY FUND, FROM 



Garrett, A. 42 species, 122 specimens, from the Society Islands. 



IN EXCHANGE. 



Folin, Marquis de. 2 species, 2 specimens, from France. 

 Layard, L. 1 species, 6 specimens, from Cape Town, Africa. 



Report on the Collection of Mollusks, by J, G. Anthony. 



The assistant in charge of the Mollusca herewith presents 

 his annual report of changes in that department, its present 

 condition, and future prospects. 



More has been done during the current year to increase the 

 number of species, as well as to add to the real value of the 

 collection, than in any previous year since the Museum was 

 established ; in addition to which, definite and well-digested 

 plans have been adopted and partially executed, which in time 

 will not only present the collection in a new and attractive form 

 to the general observer, but also afford the best opportunity for 

 study to the scientific investigator. To this end, the specimens 

 have been carefully mounted upon glass tablets, properly pre- 

 pared, and so arranged that several characteristic views of each 

 species may be seen and studied at the same time ; in addition 

 to which, highly instructive and finely prepared sections of the 

 shells have been made by Mr. Glen, whose fine taste and deli- 

 cate workmanship, thus brought into requisition, afford us the 

 very best opportunity for a perfect insight into the interior 



