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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



VOL. 1.— Part 2d. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



1856. 



San Fkancisco. Jan. 7,1856. 

 Col. L. Ransom in the Chair. 

 The reports of the Curators, Librarian and Treas- 

 urer were accepted, and placed on file. 

 Donations to the Cabinet. 

 From Capt. J. W. Russell, specimens of Mollusca 

 and Echinodermata, from Nootka Sound. Articles 

 of Indian manufacture, from the Makaar tribe, at 

 Cape Flattery, were deposited. 



From Dr. Behr, two specimens of Wenona Isabella, 

 from Contra Costa. 

 From Col. Ransom, a species of Cytheraea. 

 The following officers were elected for the year 

 1S56: 

 Col. L. Ransom, President, j 



1st Vice President, J- Trustees. 

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Treasurer. 

 Cor. Secretary, 



Dr. A. Kellogg, 

 Dr. J. N. Eckel, 

 Edward Bosqui, 

 Dr. W. O. Ayres, 

 M. George Ree.d 

 T. J. Nevins, 



Etec. 



Librarian. 



Or. J. B. Trask, Curator of Geology and Mineralogy, 

 TI. Q. Bloomer, Curator of Botany, 



L. W. Sloat, Curator of Conchology, 



Dr. L. Lanszweert, Curator of Zoology. 



The following amendments to the Constitution 

 were adopted : 



Section 4th of article 2d so as to read as follows — 

 8BC. 1. The membership fee lo be paid by an ap- 

 licaut for resident membership shall be ten dollars, 

 and every such member shall also pay one dollar 

 monthly in advance. The payment or donation "I 

 one hundred dollars Bhall constitute the contributor, 

 or the person on whose behalf Mich contribution 

 shall be made, a member for life, \>n being duly eltc- 

 ted by the Academy ; and such member for life shall 

 possess all the rights and immunities of a resident 

 member, and shall be exempt from the payment of 

 monthly deep. 



To section 1st of article 2d, add the following : 

 Provided, that no person thus elected shall be re 

 garded or recognized as such member until he shall 

 have signified his acceptance, and complied with the 

 prescribed conditions. 



San Francisco, Jan. 14, 18ot;. 

 President in the Chair. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From J.T. Hall, Esq., a group of Eocene fossils in 

 sandstone, from near Negro Bar, American River. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted for the do- 

 nation. 



From Dr. J. 15. Trask, two specimens of Goosander, 

 from the plains of the Sacramento. 



From Dr. R. K. lteid, of Stockton, a very valuable 

 collection of Californian birds, comprising fourteen 

 species. 



Donations to the Library. 



From the Smithsonian Institution, seven volumes 

 of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 



From the Sncieto Royale of Stockholm, Swede:!. 

 two volumes, is;,:; and 1854, Kongl. Vetenskaps- 

 Aeademiens llandlingar. 



From Dr. J. N. Eckel, Bix French and German 

 works on Botany, Entomology, &c. 



From the Lyceum of Nat. History, Williams Col- 

 lege, Mas-:., an address delivered before them, 186G, 

 by Prof. w. B. Rogei 



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Publication Committee. 



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Library CommUto • 



Fioanoo Committee 







