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attention to his department of scientific work. Early in 

 the year he embarked for Lower California and for mouths 

 was engaged in the exploration of the conntry extending 

 north from Magdalena Bay nearly to the California boundary. 

 During that period he made a large collection of birds, 216 

 in number, and of mammals 121, which, it is needless to 

 say, will be of the greatest value to our collection. 



In addition to the work performed in Lower California, 

 Mr. Bryant has been actively engaged since his return in 

 the collection of our local fauna, besides recording the re- 

 sults of his year's labor, which will appear in the forthcom- 

 ing volume of our proceedings. 



To Mr. Bryant we are indebted for a revival of interest 

 iu ornithological work, and his department, heretofore much 

 neglected, will, we feel confident, take the position in future 

 to which it is justly entitled. 



From Mr. Chas. Haines, who visited Lower California in 

 the employ of the Academy, we have a valuable collection 

 of insects of about 1000 species. 



Numerous papers have been presented which in number 

 and value will compare favorably with those of any preced- 

 ing year. 



From the report of the Trustees it will be seen that our 

 new building is progressing towards completion, and we 

 may hope at no distant day to be in possession of quarters 

 well adapted to our work. 



KEPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



The correspondence of the xlcademy during 1889 referred 

 principally to the distribution of Vol. 1, New Series of our 

 Proceedings, and to contributions to our library. There 

 were received more than three hundred communications on 

 that subject. It is gratifying to notice that the publica- 

 tions of the Academy have been in lively demand by kin- 



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