Annual Report.] 2 [May 5, 



by direction of its Council and in behalf of the State," and 

 one hundred copies to the editor, Mr. Binney, "to be dis- 

 tributed among conchologists in this and foreign countries, in 

 behalf of the State " ; this resolve was referred to the Com- 

 mittee of Finance, who have, as yet, taken no formal action 

 upon it ; I am assured, however, that there is little doubt of 

 their favorable report and of the final success of the measure. 



The history of the past twelve months differs little irom 

 that of the preceding year. There have been twenty 

 general meetings of the Society, ten of the Section of En- 

 tomology and six of the Section of Microscopy. At the 

 general meetings the average attendance of members has 

 been thirty-three, at those of the Section of Entomology 

 nearly twelve, and at the Microscopical meetings nearly 

 eight. This does not include ladies who attended nearly one 

 half of the general meetings in response to a recent invitation 

 of the Society. So few, however, availed themselves of the 

 opportunity, that should they be included, the average at- 

 tendance at the general meetings would only be increased to 

 thirty-five. One hundred and five scientific communications 

 have been presented by forty-nine persons, viz., sixty-seven 

 communications by thirty-six persons at the general meet- 

 ings ; thirty-three communications by thirteen persons at the 

 meetings of the Entomological Section, and five communica- 

 tions by three persons at those of the Microscopical Section. 

 The following are their titles : — 



Allen, J. A. .Notes on Birds observed in Western Iowa, in the 

 months of July, August and September; also on Birds observed 

 in Northern Illinois, in May and June, and at Richmond, Wayne 

 Co., Indiana, between June third and tenth. June 3, 1868. 



Catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians found in the vicinity of 

 Springtield, Mass., with notices of all the other species known to 

 inhabit the State. December 2, 1868. 



Appendix to a paper on the reptiles and batrachians of Massa- 

 chusetts. January 20, 1869. 



