95 



On motion, it was voted that the election of Stand- 

 ing Committees be deft rred to a future meeting. 



From Dr. Stillman, of the steamer " John L 

 Stephens,'' were received specimens (if marine shells, 

 Radiata, &c, fron the Bay of Panama. 



From the Curator of Geology, by exchange, tooth 

 of a species of Eltphas, from Oregon. 



From the Boston Society of Natural Hislory was 

 received a sheet of their Procetdings, Vol. G. pp. 

 1—32. 



( Omittrd Proceedings ) 



September 29, 1856. 

 President in the Cnair. 

 Dr. Joseph Birnstitl was el cted a Corresponding 



member. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Mr. J. Gilli \-ay — specimens of Solar Sail 

 and Sulphate of Liiu ', from San Queutin, Lower 

 California 



From Mr. Pollock — i sp-'oimen of Aster aeanthian. 

 from San Franoisco Biy. The thinks of the Acad 

 emy were voted for the a>ove dori itions. 



From C apt. R issell —a ^p scitnen of Pitimphis and 

 the skin of a fox, fro u 3 m Ctemente Island. 



From Mr. Bear lslee — specim us of cones and pines 

 fron Shasta and vicinity. 



Letters were read fron Mr. Bianey, of Germ m- 

 town, Pa , Dr B. F, Shu mar d, of Siint L mis, Bos- 

 ton Soiiety of Natur il il story, an I Western Acad 

 emy of Natural Sciences, 



Donations to the Library. 



Fro n Dr. B. F. Shumirl — a paper on a new fossil 

 genus, belonging to the family Blastoidca. 



From the Boston Society of Natural History- 

 Proceedings of the Society, pp. 353— 36S. 



San Francisco, Nov. 17, 1850. 



President in the chair. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Mr. Horace I) i. vis— specimens of Limestone 

 and Lignite, from Shaw's Flat. 



From Mr. J. T. Cunningham— bones of VLstodon, 

 from Shaw > Flat. 



From Or. Skinner, of Stockton— ] h iryngeal bones 

 of Mylopharadon robultis. 



From Mr. J. B. Clayton— cones ' Sequoia gii^an- 

 tea. ami hulhs of the M .iiiitaiu Lily, fiom the Upper 

 San .ion) i n. 1 he thanks of the A.Cadi my were vo- 

 ted for the donations above recordid 



From Col. R insnm— scnpula of a Whale 



From Mr. Beards!.:) — specimens uf Peroxide of 

 Manganese, Irom near Oakland, and cones of Silver 

 Pir. {Abies nobilis) fiom Scott Moun ain. 



Fro'u Dr. J. A Veaich— skulleo 1 Ursuaftrox and 

 Canit och rojius (?) K ch. 



San Fuixctsco, Dec. 16, 1856. 

 Dr K ■ logg, Vier President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Haggin, of San Francisco, was elected a Resi- 

 dent member. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Mr. F. Rais— fossils of the marine Tertiary, 

 from Monterey County, with minerals and recent 

 shells. 



From Dr. Badorous — specimens of silicified wood, 

 from Mokelumne Hill. 



From Captain J. D. Brown— specimens of Coleop- 

 tera, Coral and Sponges, from the Gulf of Califor- 

 nia. 



From Mr. Bridges — specimens of Sequoia gigan- 

 tea, Sequoia semperoirens, Pinus Lambertiana and 

 Pinus insignia. 



From Dr. J. A. Veatch— specimens of Travertine, 

 Sulphur, Obsidian and silicified roots of the Tule, 

 from near Clear Lake. 



Donations to the Library. 



Proceedii gs of the Boston Society of Natural His- 

 tory, vol 5. pp. 375 - 416, from the Society. 



From Messrs. Vincent & Payot— Memories de la 

 Society des Sciences Naturelles, 1835, 1842, 1849.— 

 The thanks of the Academy were voted for these do- 

 nations. 



Sax Francisco, Jan. 25, 1857. 

 President in the chair. 



Mr. Thomas G. Cary was elected a resident mem- 

 ber. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Dr. Stillman, specimens of Shells, &c, from 

 the Bay of Panama. 



From Dr. Trask, a fossil Elephas tooth, from Ore- 

 gon. 



From Mr. Theodore Moss, a specimen of Diomedea 

 ezulans, from near Cape Horn ; also a specimen of 

 Mineral Resin in Coal, from the Island of Borneo. 



From Dr. Lanszweert, specimens of Malachite from 

 Australia, and of Sulphuret of Copper from Nevada. 



By purchase from the estate of Dr. V. Randall, an 

 extensive collect-on ..f plants of California, wood of 

 forest trees, Mo-s s f NdW Mex'co and the Gila, 

 Shells and Mime a' s. 



Donations to the Library 



Proceedings of the Boston Soci< ty of Natural H's. 

 tory, Vol. 0, No 1, from the Society. 



From Mr. Go. FeaiMit'el.l, Verhandlungen d.r 

 Zoologiseta— Botanischen, 1852. 1858,1864 and 1855; 

 also, Bericht uber die oster— Literaturder Zoologie, 

 Botaoiok, Paleoutologie, aus den j irhen 1850—51 — 

 52— '53— 55. Also, An'/, >hion.,r der Algen der 

 Dalmatineschen Kubteu; von G o. Fraueofeld j also 

 tfetamorphism of lose sts, by Geo. Frau> n r eld ; als > 

 Jahrbucb der K-iiserlio'i Ivmglichen Geologischeti 

 Reichenstalt, L850 1855 



From the Smithsonian Institution, the eighth vol- 

 of the Smithsonian OolltribUliOUS to Knowledge. 



