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The following memorial notice was presented: 

 Henry Edwards. 



At a i^revious meeting of this society there was announced the loss, by 

 death, of a member who had in former years held important offices and 

 taken an acti\e interest in the affairs of the Academy, one who was well 

 and favorably known to the public in general as well as in scientific circles. 

 That member was Henry Edwards, the tragedian and entomologist. 



Mr. Edwards was born in Herefordshire, England, August 17, 18.S0. 

 His early life was devoted to the study of law, and later he took to the 

 stage as a profession. In 1853 he sailed to Australia, and thence to Peru, 

 Panama and California, and from these countries he obtained the charm- 

 ing sketches for his book entitled "Mingled Yarns." 



Mr. Edwards possessed one of the largest private collections of butter- 

 flies in the world, and his courtesy in identifying species for others was 

 well-known and appreciated by his correspondents. 



In 1867 he was elected a member of the California Academy of Sciences, 

 and on January 2, 1877, he became a life member. 



In 1874 he held office as a trustee of this society. For three consecu- 

 tive years (1875-1877) he was the First Vice-President of the Academy. In 

 1877 he moved to the East and engaged in his theatrical profession. 



Mr. Edwards published a number of valuable entomological papers, 

 notably his descriptions of Pacific Coast Lepidoptera " and " Bibliograph- 

 ical Catalogue of the DescriV^ed Transformations of North American Lep- 

 idoptera." 



December 7, 1891.— St.4Ted Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



Donations to the Museum were reported from L. Belding, E. H. Fiske, 

 F. O. Johnson, S. Giannetoni, A. V. La Motte, Walter E. Bryant, H. W. 

 Harkness, Mrs. A. Van S. Sumner and Charles Fuchs. 



Additions to Library: 



From correspondents 150 



By purchase 24 



By donation 31 



Specimens of slate from El Dorado County, California, prepared to show 

 the toughness, cleavage and flexibility, were exhibited, and a paper was 

 read, prepared by Melville Attwood, on its chemical analysis. 



David S. Jordan delivered a lecture on the Salmon and Trout of the 

 Pacific Coast. 



