PROCEEDINGS. 333 



44 specimens of Birds and 20 Mammals, collected by 

 curator since May. 



6 Eggs of Cactus Wren, donated by A. A. Caldwell. 



2 Eggs of Sparrow Hawk and 2 of California Screech 

 Owd, donated by K. M. Price. 



10 Eggs of House Finch, donated b}^ Eobert Taylor. 

 5 Eggs of Barn Owl, donated by R. M. Jones. 



3 Nests of Humming Birds, donated by J. B. Kent. 



Additions to Library: 



From correspondents 42 



By purchase. 7 



By donation 1 



The following papers w^ere read: 



The Lower California Expedition of 1889, by Walter E. 

 Bryant. 



The Economy of Nature as Exemplified by "Vegetable and 

 Animal Parasites, ii, by H. H. Behr. 



The Nominating Committee reported the following ticket 

 for the ensuing year: 



President, H. W. Harkness. 



First Vice-President, H. H. Belir. 



Second Vice-President, George Hewston. 



Recording Secretary, J. R. Scupham. 



Corresponding Secretarif, F. Gutzkow. 



Treasurer, I. E. Thayer. 



Librarian, Carlos Troyer. 



Director of Mnseiim, J. G. Cooper. 



Trustees, C. F. Crocker, J). E. Hayes, S. W. Holladay, 

 E. J. Molera, George C. Perkins, Irving M. Scott, John 

 Taylor. 



Another ticket was presented differing from the former 

 only in having Joseph Le Conte for President and.E. S. 

 Clark for Librarian. 



