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Vol. VI. No. 6, pp. 129-213 



A Catalogue and Host Li.st of the Anoplura 

 by G. F. Ferris. 



Vol. VI, No. 7, pp. 215-221 



Four Species of Salamanders New to the State of California, with 

 A Description of Plethodon elongatus, a new species, and Notes 

 on other Salamanders. 



by John Van Denburgh. 



Title pages and Indices for Fourth Series. Proceedings, Vol- 

 umes IV and V. have also been printed but have not yet been 

 distributed. 



The notable event in the affairs of the Academy which marks 

 the beginning of a new epoch in its history, was the dedication 

 on September 22, 1916, of the new Museum building in Golden 

 Gate Park, with a first view by members and their friends of 

 the habitat groups of which, at that time, 1 1 principal groups 

 and a number of lesser groups had been completed. The ex- 

 ercises on that occasion have been made a matter of record and 

 I desire at this time only to renew the assurance to those who 

 have made so much accomplishment possible of the sincere ap- 

 preciation by all members of the Academy of the generosity and 

 good will which has found such happy expression in this build- 

 ing and its contents. 



Of the 1 1 principal groups the three bird groups w-ere made 

 possible by special donations as follows : 



The Farallon Bird Group, by Mr. Wm. H. Crocker. 



The San Joaquin Valley Bird Group, by Mr. Jos. D. Grant. 



The Desert Bird Group, by Mr. Wm. B. Bourn. 



I may note in connection with the installation of habitat 

 groups that the Academy no longer commands the services of 

 Mr. John Rowley, under whose supervision the habitat groups 

 have been installed. Mr. Rowley has gone to the Municipal 

 Museum of Oakland. 



I cannot refrain from commending again the results of Mr. 

 Rowley's work. The groups which have been installed portray 

 nature, and especially the various animals therein presented, 

 with remarkable fidelity. The general arrangement and effect 

 of each group is pleasing and all will bear the closest inspection. 



The fact that Mr. Rowley will be active in such close prox- 

 imity to San Francisco as Oakland, prompts the hope that for 

 special work as occasion arises his services will still be available. 



