18 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



On motion of Mr. Ashburner, the Vice-President was author- 

 ized to appoint a Committee to take into consideration the mat- 

 ter of sectionizing the Academy, to report at the next meeting. 



Regular Meeting, January 17, 1876. 

 First Vice-President in the Chair. 



Thirty members present. 



Z. W. Greene and Dr. Murphy were elected resident mem- 

 bers. 



Donations to the Museum : From Henry Edwards specimens 

 of Sebastes nebulosus, Psettiehthys melanostchthys, Sebastodes fla- 

 vidus, Pleuronichthys marmoratus, Embiotica lineata, Melrogaster 

 aggregates, Bryttus, sp ? Octopus punctatus, Lithogphagus, sp? 

 Also botanical specimens as follows: Abies Paltoniana, Pinus 

 fiexilis, Pinus tuberculata, Pinus monticola, Librocedrus decurrens. 

 From the same donor was received a specimen of Aclinemys mar- 

 moratus. Mr. W. G. W. Harford presented specimens of fish as 

 follows: Ghiropsis nebulosus, Sebastes ruber and an Alcyonoid 

 polyp. Dr. R. K. Nuttall presented specimen of Ostracion, and 

 Mr. W. G. Blunt five specimens of Eutaenia. Mr. W. N. Lock- 

 ington presented a specimen of Caprella Californica. Minerals 

 were received as follows: From T. H. Folingsby six vials contain- 

 ing a number of precious garnets; one vial red and green garnets; 

 one vial with ten specimens, supposed to contain black diamonds; 

 one vial with quartz crystals; and one vial of green and white 

 quartz — all from Choco, New Granada. F. A. Walley presented 

 a specimen of Calute from near Martinez. Dr. Stout presented 

 specimen of building stone from near Petaluma. From G. W. 

 Sanders five specimens petrified wood and charcoal. From C. 

 D. Gibbss fibrous asbestos and mica from Ruby Valley, Nev. 

 From G. B. Merriam granite from Young's Temple, Salt Lake. 

 From T. H. Sacket three specimens chalcedomy from Temescal, 

 Alameda County. From J. H. Mortimer bog turf, Galway, Ire- 

 land. From Henry Edwards silver ore, Panamint, Inyo Co., Cal. 



C. B. Turrill read a paper by Chas. Wolcott Brooks recom- 



