622 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. D. T. Hughes for his valuable dona- 

 tion of a collection of Lepidoptera from the Republic of Colombia. 



George H. Ashley read a paper entitled An Illustration of the Flexure of 

 Eock. 



Dr. H. H. Behr read a pajDer on the Relations between Butterflies and 

 Plants. 



Walter E. Bryant read a paper entitled Descriptions of New Mammals 

 from Lower California. 



April 3, 1893.— Stated Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



J. C. Branuer, J. P. Smith, Marsden Manson and W. R. Dudley were 

 elected resident members. 



Oliver P. Jenkins was proposed for membership. 



Donations to the Museum were reported from Mr. Stone, Wm.H. Shock- 

 ley, Walter E. Bryant and E. F. Lorquin. 



Additions to Library: 



Prom correspoudeuts 183 



By purchase 51 



By donation 11 



W. L. Watts read a paper on Subterranean Air Currents in the Sacra- 

 mento Valley. 



Walter E. Bryant read a paper entitled Notes on the Food of Birds. 



Dr. Gustav Eisen made some remarks on a dwarf Chinese lily, and 

 spoke of the dwarfing of plants in general. 



May 1, 1893.— Stated Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



Donations to the museum were reported from S. J. Holmes and W. L. 

 Watts. 



Additions to Library: 



From correspondents 192 



By purchase 37 



By donation 7 



Dr. George H. Horn, of Philadelphia, was introduced by the President. 



Walter E. Bryant read a paper on the Variations of the Bill of the Cali- 

 fornia Jay. 



William L. Watts read a paper entitled Notes on Quicksilver Deposits in 

 California. 



