288 Proceedings of Societies. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. November r7, 1890. President Hark- 
ness in the chair. Meeting held in the Mechanics’ Institute. 
Dr. George M. Sternberg was elected to membership. 
Mr. James T. Boyd read the following report: 
The undersigned committee, appointed on Monday evening, October 20, 1890, 
to prepare resolutions expressive of the feeling of the members in respect of Cap- 
tain R. S. Floyd, deceased, herewith submit the following. ES 
JAMEs T. Boyn, 
RALPH C. HARRISON, 
THOMAS P. MADDEN, 
Committee. 
Resolved: That his fellow members of the California Academy of Sciences have 
heard with profound sorrow of the death of Captain Richard S. Floyd, a member 
of this Society and President of the James Lick Trust, in which this Society is — 
largely interested. : 
Resolved: That in his death this Society has lost a valued member and the com- 
munity an honorable, intelligent and upright citizen. 
Resolved; That this Society recognizes with pride the valuable services to sci- 
ence rendered by him in his devoted, intelligent, untiring and successful efforts to 
carry out the wishes of its benefactor, James Lick, in the construction of the great 
telescope and in the erection of the Observatory upon Mount Hamilton, so munifi- 
cently provided for in his Deed of Trust. 
Resolved: That while we thus recognize his services to our State and to mankind, 
_ we cannot but feel that in this his crowning life-work he became a martyr to his 
sense of duty, and that his early death was in great measure due to his devotion to 
‘the sciences he loved so well. ; i ae 
Resolved: That to the faithful and intelligent administration of the Trusts by the ‘ oe 
Board of Trustees, of which the deceased was President, imposed upon them by fe 
Mr. Lick, this Society is largely indebted for its present excellent financial 
position. eee 
_ Resolved: That we offer to the bereaved family our most sincere condolence in 
their and our common affliction.” oa 
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions, properly engrossed and mounted, be 
presented to the widow of the deceased. 
_ Resolved: That these resolutions be spread upon the journal of this Society. 
_ On motion the report of the committee was adopted. 
she Mr. Walter E. Bryant made some remarks upon his recent trip to the ‘‘ Cape Re- 
gion” of Lower California, where during the months of September and October he 
___ Was engaged in the study and collection of zoological specimens for the California 
ne Academy of Sciences. The climate and topography of the country, together with 
___ its productions, were briefly noticed. Some also of the most interesting of the 
_ birds and mammals which were obtained were mentioned. He was followed by 
Mr T. S. Brandegee who described the peculiar character of the flora 
