Vol, XI] EVERMANN— DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR 19^ 667 



regarding the fauna and flora of the islands visited was 

 gained. 



Specialists are now preparing the reports on the scientific 

 results of the expedition and it is hoped they will soon be 

 ready for publication. 



Reports on other field work carried on by the Museum 

 staff will be found in the reports of the respective curators. 

 Mr. E. P. Van Duzee, curator of entomology, spent several 

 weeks in Utah where he made large and valuable collections 

 of insects. Joseph Mailliard, curator of birds and mammals, 

 continued his study of problems of geographic distribution 

 in northern California. Dr. John Van Denburgh and 

 Joseph R. Slevin spent several weeks (August 23 to Septem- 

 ber 14) in the high Sierras of California making collections 

 of reptiles and amphibians, but chiefly to secure specimens 

 of the very rare and interesting salamander, Eurycia 

 platycephala, of which they were fortunate in obtaining five 

 specimens. 



Dr. G. Dallas Hanna, curator of paleontology, spent sev- 

 eral days in southern California in investigations regarding 

 the age of the Tertiary formations, which outcrop at Coyote 

 Mountain. The Director of the Museum made a brief trip 

 to the recently discovered cave near Vallecita, Calaveras 

 County, for the purpose of examining the animal remains 

 found therein. He also visited the Farallon Islands to 

 make a search for fur-seal bones that may be found there. 



MEETING OF THE PACIFIC DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN 



ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



AND ITS AFFILIATED SOCIETIES 



The 1922 meeting was held at Salt Lake City, Utah, June 

 22 to 24, in the buildings of the University of Utah. The 

 meeting was held in conjunction with the Summer Session of 

 the American Association for the Advancement of Science 

 and proved to be one of the most successful meetings the 

 Division has ever had. 



The Academy was well represented in the attendance and 

 on the program. Director Evermann delivered the Presi- 

 dential address on the evening of June 22, his subject being 



