Annual Report.] 172 (May 1, 
PUBLICATIONS. ~ 
The Society has published this year two quarterly parts of 
the 14th Volume of the Proceedings, and it is hoped that in 
afew weeks the 3d and 4th parts will be issued, completing 
this volume, and bringing the Proceedings up to date. Four 
articles of the Memoirs have been published this year, two of 
which should have appeared last year. These are “ The Early 
Stages of Terebratulina” by Prof. Edward S. Morse, and the 
“ Osteology and Myology of Didelphys Virginianus,” by Dr. 
Elliott Coues. Another article on the “ Embryology of Limu- 
lus Polyphemus” by Dr. A. 8. Packard, will be issued this week. 
MEETINGS. 
There have been eighteen general meetings, with an aver- 
age attendance of thirty-two persons; nine meetings of the 
section of Microscopy, with an average attendance of ten; - 
eight meetings of the section of Entomology, with an aver- — 
age attendance of eleven persons. Six Corresponding and — 
thirty-four Resident Members were elected. Eighty-two 
communications have been made; of these seventeen were 
made to the Entomological, and twelve to the Microscopical 
section. 
LIBRARY. 
The accessions to the Library number 1667, and may be 
classified as follows: 424 volumes, 943 parts of volumes, 268 
pamphlets, and 32 maps and charts. Prof. W. H. Niles and 
the Librarian have classified and arranged the Official Re- 
ports upon the various Geological surveys of the different 
States, and have succeeded in obtaining many Reports by 
purchase or otherwise, and there is now a fair prospect of 
completing the list. To render these Reports accessible, 
however, considerable outlay for binding is necessary. | 
During the last month quite a number of recently pub- 
lished works have been purchased by the Wolcott Fund and 
placed upon the shelves. Correspondence with the depart- 
