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Secretary; Mr. N. B. Scofield, assistant in charge of commer- 

 cial fisheries ; and Captain H. B. Nidiver of the Commission's 

 patrol boat Albacore, the appreciation of the members of the 

 party of the courtesies extended. Captain Nidiver did every- 

 thing possible to enable the party to work effectively during 

 the entire period of the trip. Equal appreciation must be ex- 

 pressed also to Mr. E. G. Blair, President of the San Clemente 

 Sheep Company, for permission to land on San Clemente 

 Island and for making our stay on that island very pleasant. 

 We are also indebted to Captain H. W. Rhodes, Inspector 

 18th Lighthouse District, for permission to land on several 

 lighthouse reservations. 



The trip to the islands proved quite successful, A large 

 collection of lizards was obtained on San Clemente, and con- 

 siderable collections of birds, nests and eggs, insects, shells, 

 and plants were obtained from the various islands. One inter- 

 esting result of the expedition was the addition of several 

 birds to the known fauna of the islands, including the Pied- 

 billed Grebe and Arkansas Kingbird on Santa Catalina ; a 

 species of Junco (probably Thurber's), Western Chipping 

 Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, Dusky Warbler, and Audubon 

 Warbler on Santa Barbara, and what was believed to be the 

 Cactus Wren on San Clemente*. 



Northern California and Southern Oregon. — From May 29 

 to July 7, a party consisting of the Director of the Museum 

 and the Curator and Assistant Curator of Herpetology made 

 a collecting trip through northern California and southern 

 Oregon chiefly in the interests of the departments of Herpe- 

 tology and Ornithology. The expedition was a camping trip 

 and large and valuable collections of reptiles and birds' nests 

 and eggs were obtained. 



USE OF THE academy'.*; COLLECTIONS AND LIBRARY BY 

 INVESTIGATORS AND STUDENTS 



Students and investigators in the various departments have 

 continued to avail themselves of the facilities for study and 

 research which the Academy is always glad to supply. Space 

 will permit the mention of only a few of the specialists who 

 have made use of our collections. Dr. Joseph Grinnell has 



* See Joseph Mailliard in the Condor, XX, No. S, September-October, 1918, p. 189. 



