Meeting.] 



366 







Species. 



Specimens, 



Neuroptera 



90 



150 



Orthoptera 



74 



175 



Hemiptera 



190 



392 



Coleoptera 



2075 



5404 



Diptera 



130 



315 



Lepidoptera 



684 



1673 



Hymemoptera 



394 



796 



[May 4, 



235 



genera 



617 



ti 



357 



genera 



697 



u 



3637 ) 8905 . 



The exhibited collections of generic types of Coleoptera and 

 Lepidoptera have been revised and, owing to insufficient space for 

 the display of the whole series, the genera from New England, 

 which could be spared better than those from other parts of the 

 world, have been taken out. 



This generic collection contains : 

 Lepidoptera 

 Coleoptera 

 The New England collection contains : 

 Lepidoptera 

 Coleoptera 



Birds. 



A number of the New England Birds have been remounted and 

 about a dozen species have been added to the collection. 



We have received, in exchange, from Prof. Alfred Newton of 

 Cambridge, England, a specimen of the rare Jamaica petrel (Oes- 

 trelata jamaicensis) from St. Andrews, Jamaica. 



Paleontology. 



The activity in this department has been greater than in pre- 

 vious years. 



The Newfoundland collection has been at length unpacked and 

 it now lies spread out upon temporary tables in one of the base- 

 ment rooms. It is in good condition and is a large and valuable 

 addition to the Society's treasures. Mr. Parmelee and Mr. Newell, 

 students of the Institute of Technology, have done considerable 

 work upon this collection in making a preliminary arrangement and 



