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include one volume and four numbers of the Memoirs, eight 

 numbers of the Bulletin and the Annual Report, a total of 975 

 (681 quarto, 294 octavo) pages and 138 (110 quarto, 28 octavo) 

 plates. 



The volume and two numbers of the Memoirs contain reports 

 on the scientific results of expeditions carried on under Mr. Agassiz's 

 direction. Mr. Springer's Memoir is a continuation of his studies 

 of fossil crinoids, some of which have been published in earlier 

 volumes of the Memoirs. The other Memoir and six numbers 

 of the Bulletin represent work of the Museum staff or reports on 

 collections of the Museum; one number of the Bulletin is a Con- 

 tribution from the Zoological Laboratory and one number contains 

 Sir John Murray's address on Mr. Agassiz's life and scientific work. 



To assist in the publication of Contributions from the Zoological 

 and Geological Laboratories the Corporation has continued the 

 usual appropriation of $350. 



For the publication of the Reports on the expeditions of the 

 "Blake" and "Albatross" and for some other Memoirs in which 

 he was interested Mr. Agassiz made provision by his will. Of 

 the Blake reports that of Dr. Hartlaub on the Comatulae is in 

 type and will be published during the coming year. Mention 

 has been made of the progress of Professor Verrill's work on the 

 alcyonarians and it is hoped that this also will be issued before 

 the close of the Museum year 1911-1912. With these extensive 

 reports published there is, with the exception of the Crustacea 

 now in the hands of Professor Bouvier, but little "Blake" mate- 

 rial still unworked. For the three expeditions of the "Alba- 

 tross," those of 1891, 1899-1900, and 1904-1905, the reports of 

 Dr. Hansen on the schizopods, Dr. Bigelow on the siphonophores, 

 and that of Messrs. Kendall and Radcliffe on the shore fishes of 

 the expedition of 1904-1905, will be issued during the year. Mr. 

 Garman's monograph of the plagiostomes will also be published 

 at an early date. Several other reports on the collections of the 

 "" Albatross" are in a forward state of preparation. 



Samuel Henshaw. 



