1884.] 185 [Annual Meeting. 



Fishes. 



Dr. H. E. Davidson has finished and presented to the Society 

 eighteen specimens, representing as many species, of his valu- 

 able preparation of fishes. 



Reptiles. 



Mr. Henshaw has identified, catalogued, and labelled sixty 

 specimens, representing twenty-five species of turtles. 



Birds. 



Mr. William Brewster, who continues to take an active interest 

 in the Museum, has succeeded in obtaining a number of important 

 species not previously represented in the New England collection. 

 We are also indebted to Mr. F. J. C. Swift, and J. M. Wade for 

 gifts. 



The rearrangement of the general collection by Mr. Brewster, 

 assisted by Mr. Henshaw, has been completed throughout eight 

 families of singing birds. The duplicates and poor specimens 

 have been weeded out, and the identifications of the North Ameri- 

 can species and also of the foreign forms, wherever practicable, 

 have been verified. 



Mammals. , 



Three species, including a fine specimen of American Wild Cat 

 taken in Lenox, Mass., and presented by Dr. R. C. Greenleaf, jr., 

 have been added to this collection. A pair of African monkeys 

 presented by Miss R. L. Learned, has been added to the general 

 collection. 



Teachers' School of Science. 



The liberal action of the trustee of the Lowell fund in defining 

 the expenses of the lessons, and also in continuing to grant the 

 use of Huntington Hall, has enabled the Society to persevere in 

 its effort to extend the benefit of its instruction in this department 

 to teachers of all the neighboring towns as well as to those living in 

 Boston. The agents who acted in the adjoining towns and villages 

 last year continued their kind offices, distributing and receiving- 

 applications and also tickets according to the plan of which de- 

 tails were given in the last annual report. The Superintendent of 

 Public Schools in this city also materially assisted us by at- 



