2 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
• horned lark, Acadian sharp-tailed sparrow, and Ipswich sparrow were 
presented by Dr. C. W. Townsend. 
The collection of New England fishes has been entirely rearranged, 
cases altered, and specimens removed from the blue boards and placed 
directly on the backs of the cases. This change not only makes a 
much neater appearance but saves much space. 
The collection of New England insects has been largely augmented 
by donations from members of the Society and the Cambridge ento¬ 
mological club. Mr. H. H. Newcomb presented the Emily L. Morton 
collection of Microlepidoptera containing 195 species and 755 speci¬ 
mens. The collection which was largely made in the vicinity of New¬ 
bury, N. Y., forms a valuable series by which to determine New 
England species. Dr. George Dimmock presented 48 species, 145 
specimens, of Diptera and other insects; Air. L. W. Swett, 54 species 
of Lepidoptera and a number of Coleoptera; Air. E. J. Smith, 104 
specimens of moths representing about 36 species, among them many 
new to the collection; Dr. F. W. Russell, about 53 moths and other 
insects; Airs. Annie T. Slosson, several interesting Diptera from Alt. 
Washington; Dr. W. E. Britton, a number of Diptera from Connecti¬ 
cut; Air. Owen Bryant, a large series of moths and other insects mostly 
from Cohasset; Dr. H. F. Perkins, two specimens of a walking-stick 
(.Aplopus mayeri) from the Tortugas, Florida, with the twigs of its 
food plant, Suriana viaritima, an interesting case of protective resem¬ 
blance. Specimens have also been received from Alessrs. G. M. 
Allen, F. Blanchard, P. G. Bolster, W. D. Denton, N. S. Easton, 
J. H. Emerton, C. H. Fernald, C. A. Frost, B. PI. Malden, A. P. Alorse, 
H. M. Parshley, W. P. Pearmain, J. H. Rogers, Jr., A. C. Sampson, 
S. A. Shaw, W. PI. Souther, and M. T. Thompson. 
Mr. Cushman, during his summer work at Wood’s Hole, obtained 
about 85 species of Crustacea most of which were unrepresented in the 
collection. Air. A. S. Pearse presented 10 microscopic slides of the 
types of Epischura massachusettsensis, also types of Dioptomus 
pygmaeus and D. spatulocrenatus, and other.New England copepods. 
Through the kindness of Dr. P. B. Hadley the Society obtained a 
series of the lobster from the egg to the twelfth stage. 
About 50 species of shells from various localities were presented 
by Miss Susannah Alinns; Air. John Ritchie, Jr., gave two species 
of Helices from the Bahamas; Mr. Owen Bryant a number of New 
England shells including cotypes of Paludestrina salsa from Cohasset. 
