Annual Meeting.} 6 [May 1, 
ology a suite of species of Ophiurians named by Mr, Theo- 
dore Lyman, which are of notable value on that account. 
The decease of Dr. P. P. Carpenter of Montreal, in May, 
1877, put an end to the work of naming the shells. Fortu- 
nately for us, however, he had nearly completed them. At 
the time of his death he had in his possession nearly one half 
of the Society’s collection, and it was thought advisable for 
the Custodian to go to Montreal and superintend the 
removal of this valuable property. The shells were found 
to be in the most admirable condition; not one was lost or 
even out of place. The Custodian received very courteous 
treatment from. Dr. Dawson, Principal of McGill College, 
where the collection was deposited. The thanks of the 
Society are also due to this gentleman for the trouble 
which he subsequently took in shipping the whole to the 
United States, a task rendered very difficult by our Custom 
House regulations. The entire lot, consisting of twenty 
boxes, containing 4000 tablets and ninety sets of duplicates, 
was received in excellent condition in October, and was un- 
packed and arranged by Mr. Van Vleck. The remounting 
and labelling with printed labels of the tablets has been com- 
pleted, and the cataloguing nearly completed by Miss Wash- 
burn. 
The systematic collection of Mollusca has been completed 
by Mr. Van Vleck, and is now on exhibition. It consists of 
630 genera, represented by 2600 species and 9000 specimens. 
A final report upon the collection of Mollusca will be made 
during the coming year. 
The Harris Collection of Coleoptera have been transferred 
to the new style of boxes, and*the whole of this valuable 
typical collection is now safe from destruction by insects. 
Mr. Henshaw, who has worked upon the gollection during 
the past year as in former years, reports as follows: — 
