118 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
Molluscs. 
The New England collection, which has been relabeled and 
placed in special trays, has been largely augmented through the 
liberality of Mr. Dwight Blaney who has donated 101 species, 1070 
specimens dredged in Frenchman’s Bay, Maine, and ‘23 species 
(about 200 specimens) from various places on the Massachusetts 
coast. Dr. C. W. Townsend presented seven species dredged 
off Northeast Harbor, Maine; Mr. Abner Hatfield a fine series of 
Sipho stimpsoni and Huccinum undatum showing considerable 
variation; Mrs. A. S. Packard a large and interesting series of Helix 
hortensi.% from Brown Cow Island, Casco Bay, and from various 
other localities; also a series of Io spinosa from the Houlston, 
Clinch, and Tennessee Rivers. Specimens have also been received 
from Messrs. Owen Bryant, J. A. Cushman, and the Curator. 
The work of revising the general collection has been continued. 
The Mayo collection is being classified and incorporated, and some 
1350 species have been catalogued and numbered by Miss Martin, 
who has also cleaned and remounted all those reserved for exhi¬ 
bition. In revising the Pelecvpoda the Curator has had valuable 
assistance from Mr. Cushman who has labeled and arranged thus 
far about two thirds of this group. Twenty-five species of shells 
from Nicaragua were presented by Rev. W. II. Pluck. 
Echinoderms, Corals, etc. 
The general collection of echinoderms and coelenterates has been 
rearranged and labeled by Mr. Cushman, and all the types carefully 
studied and designated. A number of fine corals were added to 
the collection, including twelve species obtained from Mr. Abner 
Hatfield in exchange, also one from Mr. J. H. Holmes, and one from 
Miss A. P. Loving. Some alcoholic material was obtained from Mr. 
Dwight Blanev. 
The New England Coelenterata, Porifera, and part of the Pro¬ 
tozoa, have been arranged. The Hydrozoa and Foraminifera are 
shown by enlarged illustrations and drawings. 
The collection of microscopic slides has been studied by several 
members, and some of the results published in the American natu- 
