VOL. IV.] Proceedings of Societies. 1 1 1 



Additions' to the museum were reported from Mr. Stone, Wil- 

 liam H. Shockley, Walter E. Bryant, E. F. IvOrquin. 



Two hundred and forty- five additions to the library were 

 reported. 



Mr. W. L. Watts read a paper on " Subterranean Air Currents 

 in the Sacramento Valley." 



Mr. Walter E- Bryant read a paper on " Notes on the Food of 

 Birds." 



Dr. Gustav Eisen made some remarks on a dwarf Chinese 

 lily and spoke on the dwarfing of plants in general. 



California Botanical Club. , March 4, 1893. ^'ss 

 Manning in the chair. 



The following were elected to membership: Prof. Moses 

 Craig, Miss May Belle Church, Miss M. E. B. Norton, Miss Alice 

 Mills, W. Vortriede, H. F. Meier, A. C Zeig, Miss H. A. 

 Spaulding. 



The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: 



President— Prof. W. R. Dudley. 



Vice-President — S. B. Parish. 



Secretary — Frank H. Vaslit. 



Treasurer — Miss A. M. Manning. 



Ivibrarian — Mrs. K. Brandegee. 



Curator — Miss E. G. Britton. 



Councilors— Mrs. C. E. Miller, Miss S. W. Scruggs, Miss E. 

 J. Arnold. 



The annual report of the Treasurer was read showing $57.25 

 on hand. 



California Zoological Club. February j, 1893. Vice- 

 President, Walter E. Bryant, in the chair. 



Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: 



President — Dr. J. G. Cooper. 



Vice-President — Dr. Gustav Eisen. 



Secretary — Miss E. A. Mclllriach. 



Treasurer — T. S. Brandegee. 



Curator— E. C. Van Dyke. 



Councilors— Miss Emily I. Wade, W. W. Price, Miss EiHie J. 

 Martin, Charles Fuchs. 



