1890 .] 
9 
[Annual Meeting. 
Insects. 
The arrangement of the general collection of insects has been 
completed. The species are assorted, labelled and fully three- 
fourths of the species have been identified by Mr. Hensliaw. 
Many specimens have been added to the New England collec- 
tion by this gentleman, and others have been received from Messrs. 
C. B. Cory, J. H. Emerton, N. A. Hagen, J. Gr. Jack and F. A. 
S her riff. Mr. Cory has made an important contribution to the 
Museum by sending us several hundreds of specimens, chiefly Lep- 
idoptera, from Florida. 
Fishes. 
The New England collection has been revised by Mr. Hensliaw. 
About forty jars (15 species) have been added to this collection, 
and also a series of 55 species received from the U. S. National 
Museum. These are all valuable additions, because they were se- 
lected to fill gaps in our own collection. The whole of this collec- 
tion is now catalogued and labelled. 
The cataloguing and labelling of the general collection are about 
half done. A large proportion of the labels giving the scientific 
and common names of the families and their distribution has been 
prepared by Mr. Hensliaw. 
A large Tarpum ( Megalops thrissoides ) has been received from 
Mr. T. C. Felton, and a fine Porcupine-fish ( Diodon hystrix ) from 
Mr. Paul West. 
Birds. 
Mr. C. B. Cory, in addition to the general care of the collection, 
has identified and catalogued the North American birds of the fol- 
lowing families : Cmrebidse, Hirundinidse, Vireonidse, Laniidse, Am- 
pelidse and a portion of the Tanagridse, and has generously borne 
the expense of hiring an assistant to do the necessary clerical work. 
A leak which occurred in the roof on the Newbury street side of 
the building and the consequent dampness, obliged Mr. Hensliaw 
to remove a portion of the birds in Room 2, there was but slight 
damage done to the specimens, and these are now ready to be re- 
placed in their proper positions. 
New England Collection. 
The mammals, birds and reptiles received during the past three 
