PROCEEDINGS. 301 



Bauer, J. A., San Francisco, Cal. : 2 pelts of cub bears 

 from Klamath Co., Cal. 



Bliss, Will S., Carson City, Nev. : 1 specimen of Neotoma 

 cinerea in flesh from El Dorado Co., Cal. 



Chalker, J. B., San Francisco, Cal.: 1 mounted specimen 

 each of Callipejjla californica and Erismatara rubida from 

 Watsonville, Cal. 



Edson, C. H., Beswick, Cal.: A double nest of Cinclus 

 mexicanns from Humboldt Co., Cal. 



Emerson, W. Otto, Hay wards, Cal.: 1 skin of adult 

 6 Lunda clrrluda ; 3 sets of one egg in each of L. cirrhata, 

 and 1 set of four eggs of Phalacrocorax diloplius alhociliatus 

 from South Farallon Island. 



Heaton, T. L., Oakland, Cal.: 1 specimen of Hesperomys 

 m flesh from San Leandro, Cal. 



Holladay, S. W., San Francisco, Cal.: 1 specimen of 

 Tardus ustidatus in flesh from Sanol, Cal. 



Lorquin, E. F., San Francisco, Cal.: 1 skin of Bissa tri- 

 do.ciyla pollicaris from San Francisco Bay. (Donated.) 



1 skin of Stercorarius pomarinus , and 1 mounted specimen 

 of Puffinus griseus from San Francisco, Cal. ( Purchased.) 



Barker, H. G., Carson City, Nev.: 2 skins (with skulls) 

 of Tamias asiaticus quadrivittcdus, <? and ? , from Carson 

 City, Nev. 



Barker, H. G. and son, Carson City, Nev.: 1 specimen of 

 Aqaila clirysaetos, alive, from Carson City, Nev. 



REPORT UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY. 



Maky K. Cueran, Cukatob. 



The work of the herbarium has been much retarded this 

 year from many causes, most of them sufficiently well known 

 to the Society. The plants received during the year have 

 not yet been incorporated into the herbarium, but it is 

 hoped that it will be possible to do so during the present 

 month. The entire herbarium having recently been poi- 

 soned to protect it from the ravages of a small beetle with 



