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Regular Meeting, April 17th, 1871. 

 President in the Chair. 



Henry Keller was elected a resident member. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Dr. Ajres presented to the Academy 

 a fiile specimen of the Syngyiathus griseoUneatiis, procured at 

 Monterey Bay. It is twenty-three inches long, and about one inch 

 in diameter at the widest part of the body, of brown color, with 

 dark spots. The head is very thin and long, the tip of the bill or 

 mouth being nearly three inches from the eyes. A mineral called 

 "Kaolin," from Lower California, was presented by Mr. C. B. 

 Smith. Lime Garnets from Inyo County, aud Partzite from Ben- 

 ton, Mono County, by Mr. Hanks. He also exhibited very fine 

 photographs of Fungi, taken by Dr. Curtis, U. S. A., in Wash- 

 ington. Dr. Ayers presented a photograph of a trout (^Salmo stel- 

 latus, Girard) captured in a stream running into Clear Lake,which 

 was Sli inches in length, weighing twelve pounds. He says that 

 trout had not been found in Clear Lake until within a few years. 



Dr. Blake called attention to the condition of the atmosphere 

 during the past few days. The barometer had been lower than at 

 any previous period during the winter. A southerly wind had 

 prevailed for an unusual length of time, with a low temperature ; 

 the upper currents differing from the lower, being from the west 

 over this city, and north at Haywards. 



Mr. Hanks gave an interesting description of the Owens River 

 country. 



An Equador Mummy of a female child was presented for 

 inspection. 



- Regular Meeting, May 1st, 1871. 

 President in the Chair. 



Dr. Blake stated that the Board of Trustees had decided to re- 

 incorporate the Academy under the old constitution, with such 

 amendments as might be deemed necessary, and they would be 

 acted on at the next meeting. 



