376 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Henry Lorenzeu, J. B. Haggin, James E. Requa, Carlos Troyer, G.P.Eix- 

 ford and Mrs. A. E. Bnsh. 



Additions to Library: 



From correspondents 70 



By purchase 128 



By donation 9 



Charles A. Keeler read a paper entitled "Sexual Selection as a Factor in 

 the Beaiitiful in NatT;re." 



October 3, 1892.— Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



Anthony W. Vogdes and Oscar T. Barron were elected resident members. 



Donations to the museum were reported from H. S. Nichols, Miss Effie 

 A. Mclllriach, Olaf Olseu, Dr. J. G. Cooper, Dr. L. D. Morse and M. Braver- 

 man . 



Additions to Library: 



From correspondents 61 



By purchase 13 



By donation 2 



Major J. W. Powell, Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, delivered 

 a lecture on the Aboriginal Tribes of North America. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted to Major Powell. 



October 17, 1892.— Stated Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



Donations to the Museum were reported from F. A. Marriott, Jr., Mrs. 

 C. A. Boland, Frank Miller, Dr. J. G. Cooper, Ca^itain Hultman, George 

 E. Twitchell and Thomas C. Johnston. 



A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Thomas C. Johnston for his dona- 

 tion of a valuable ethnological collection from the South Sea Islands. 



The Secretary read an announcement of the discovery by H. W. Fair- 

 banks of Proetus elliptkus Meek, a trilobite from the Waverly Group, in 

 Shasta County, California; identified by Captain A. W. Vogdes. 



Lieutenant John P. Finley delivered a lecture on Phases of Pacific Coast 

 Weather and Violent Local Storms, illustrated with stereopticon views. 



A vote of thanks was tendered Lieutenant Finlev. 



