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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



California Academy of Sciences. October 6, i8go, Vice-President Dr. H. 

 H. Behr in the chair. 



The proposed amendment to the constitution providing for a class of associate 

 members to which should belong all members hereafter admitted, other than work- 

 ing scientists, was read by S. \V. Holladay, who explained that the provisions ap- 

 plied in no way to the present members. The necessary changes in the phraseology 

 of succeeding clauses were also read and clearly explained. 



Mr. E.J. Molera moved that the amendment be indefinitely postponed. Some 

 discussion followed, in which Prof. S. B. Christy and others participated. Mr, 

 Molera explained that he made the motion without prejudice, but wished the mem- 

 bers to have a longer time for its consideration, and such time could not be had at 

 present under our constitution, as action would have to be taken at this date ornot 

 at all for this year. 



On division the motion was lost. The amendment was then adopted as read. 



October 20, i8go. President Harkness in the chair. 

 Dr. George M. Sternberg was proposed for membership. 



Mr. Henry Hemphill presented to the Society a very valuable collection of shells, 

 Crustaceans, Fossils and Algx, 



Mr. Charles A. Keeler read a paper, illustrated by a colored map, of the Distribu- 

 tion of Land Birds in California. This map differs from the One recently published 

 by Dr. C. Hart Merriam, in recognizing areas of transition, in which the avifauna 

 is ill-defined. 



The President announced the death of Captain R. S. Floyd, a member of this 

 Society, made some remarks eulogizing his character and his labors in the construc- 

 tion of the observatory at Mt. Hamilton, and suggested that it was eminently 

 proper that the observatory, to which so much of his life had been devoted, should 

 give him a grave upon the mountain he loved so well. 



On motion, a committee consisting of James T. Boyd, Thomas P. Madden and 

 Ralph C. Harrison was appointed to prepare suitable resolutions on behalf of the 

 Academy. 



The President announced that this was the last meeting to be held in the old 

 building, and as moving to the new building on Market street would commence 

 immediately, the next regular bi-monthly meeting would be omitted. 



NOTES. 



Walter 



from their biological exploration of the Cape region of Baja Califor- 

 nia. The season was very favorable on account of the abundant 

 summer rains. The very interesting results will be published in the 

 Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 



