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the gift by Mr. J. B. Henderson, of Washington, D. C., of a series 
of Jamaica land mollusca collected by him, and a small but valu¬ 
able collection of Madeira land mollusks from Rev. R. Boog Wat¬ 
son. A specimen of Nautilus pompilius in alcohol has been pur¬ 
chased by subscription of members of the Section and the Academy. 
Work in the museum has been confined to the proper placing 
of new material, it being deemed inadvisable to attempt any ex¬ 
tensive work of rearrangement until additional room can be placed 
at the disposal of the Conchological Department. 
With the assistance of Mr. E. G. Vanatta, who has recently 
been appointed on the Jessup Fund, the Conservator has made good 
progress toward labelling and cataloguing specimens which have 
accumulated during the past few years; and, with the same efficient 
help, it is believed that all arrears of work on material of this 
nature will be completed during the winter. 
The Conservator has been chiefly occupied in the preparation 
of the several numbers of the Manual of Conchology; but no small 
amount of time has been consumed in the work of identifying speci¬ 
mens for conchologists and in correspondence on conchological sub¬ 
jects. It is believed, however, that the large amount of new and 
interesting material secured by this means repays for the labor and 
time involved. 
H. A. Pilsbry, 
Conservator. 
REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 
The usual monthly meetings of the Section have been held and 
were well attended by its members and associates. Numerous verbal 
communications of great interest entomologically have been made by 
nearly all the members. The collections are in a good state of 
preservation considering the faulty cases in which some orders are 
kept. These will gradually be replaced by safe dust- and pest-proof 
receptacles. The library is growing rapidly, and during the year 
four hundred and ninety-five entries have been made in the donation 
book. A large number of insects have also been presented. The 
present quarters devoted to the Section are entirely inadequate, and 
it hopes soon to be able to occupy the new room set apart for it by 
