PROCEEDINGS. 283 



Bj donation 14 



By purchase 4 



The following papers were read : — 

 A Botanical Trip in Siskiyou County, by Mary K. Curran. 



A New Subspecies of Petrel from Guadalupe Island, by 

 Walter E. Bryant. 



Dr. Belir announced the reception of some nests con- 

 taining the larvae of Hymenopterous insects. 



August 1, 1887. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



B. B. Brewer was elected a resident member. 



The following were proposed for membership:— 



T. H. Hittell, Robert Simson. 



Additions to Museum : — 



Yellow-cheeked Weasel, by John Barber. 



Russet-backed thrush ( Tardus ustulaius), by S. W. Hol- 

 laday. 



Specimen of Pacific Kittiwake, (Bissa tridadyla pollicaris) 

 by E. F. Lorquin. 



Block of porous obsidian, or volcanic glass, from the Sis- 

 kiyou Mountains, by Dr. J. M. Self ridge. 



Two sections of Banksia grandiflora , by H. S. Durden. 



Specimen of feldspar containing soda and tourmaline, by 

 J. H. Barbat. 



The following paper was read: — 



Unusual Nesting Sites, by Walter E. Bryant. 



The Bavispe Earthquake, by F. L. Clarke. 



August 15, 1887. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



James De Fremery was elected a resident member 



