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Specimens of the last were also received from Rev. H. W. Winkley. 
Seventy species have been donated by the Curator. Rev. R. K. Smith 
presented 7 specimens of brittle stars from Maine, Mr. Dwight Blaney 
a specimen of the sun star (Crossaster papposus) from Frenchman’s 
Bay, and Mr. S. N. F. Sanford fine specimens of Caudina arenata 
from Newport, R. I. Mr. Cushman has also added considerable 
material to the collections of New England invertebrates. 
The New England collection of paleontological specimens has been 
rearranged and considerable additional material obtained from Gay 
Head. A series of fossils from Sankoty Head has been received from 
the Nantucket Maria Mitchell association. 
* 'From the herbarium of the late Miss Frances C. Prince 840 species 
have been selected about one half of which were from New England. 
Dr. A. Fredholm presented 101 species of plants from Florida, Mr. 
Cushman 45 specimens of New England plants, Mr. Laurence Brooks 
a beautiful specimen of the fungus, Hydnum coralloides, Mr. Owen 
Bryant an interesting example of the so called witches’ broom, and 
Mr. C. M. Mead cones from the cedar of Lebanon. 
Abstract of Report by the Secretary and Librarian, 
Glover M. Allen. 
During the year 1905-1906, the Society has lost by. death two Hon¬ 
orary Members — Albert von Kolliker and Ferdinand von Richthofen 
— and two Corresponding Members — Emile Oustalet and Henri de 
Saussure. Five Corporate Members have died during the year — 
T. W. B. Clark, James C. Davis, Roland Hayward, Nathaniel S. 
Shaler, Edward S. Wood. Eight Corporate Members have been 
dropped and nine have resigned. The class of absent members has 
been abolished so that the total membership is lessened by about fifty. 
Eight new Corresponding Members have been elected — J. A. Allen, 
William H. Dali, Joseph S. Diller, Richard E. Dodge, J. Walter 
Fewkes, William F. Ganong, Frederick H. Newell, Warren Upham. 
'Ten new Corporate Members have been elected and the name of 
