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General Meeting. October 17, 1877. 



Vice President, Mr. S. H. Scudder, in the chair. Thirty- 

 two persons present. 



After calling the meeting to order, Mr. Scudder announced 

 the death of Mr. John G. Anthony, of the Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology, for thirty-three years a member of the 

 Society, and well known as a conchologist. 



Mr. C. S. Minot gave an account of some recent investiga- 

 tions which he had made on the physiology of muscles. 



Dr. T. M. Brewer called attention to a fine male specimen 

 of JPlectrophanes lapponicus, the Lapland Longspur, in 

 spring plumage, obtained May 1, 1877, in Swampscott, and 

 purchased for the New England Collection. 



This bird is rare in New England, and especially so in both its 

 mature and spring plumage. In the west its occurrence in full plum- 

 age, though more common, is still somewhat unfrequent. 



A letter from Mr. Alex. Agassiz, Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee on Walker Prizes, was read, recommending that the 

 prize for 1877 be awarded to Prof. C. V. Riley, for his essay 

 on the " Army Worm and its Parasites." No essay was pre- 

 sented in competition. 



General Meeting. November 7, 1877. 



Vice President, Mr. S. H. Scudder, in the chair. Fifty 

 persons present. 



The following candidates for Associate Membership were 

 elected : Messrs W. B, Barrows, Chas. F. Batchelder, Albert 

 Conant, Frederick Habirshaw, W. A. Stearns, B. H. Van 

 Vleck, and Mrs. Edw. Whitney. 



