308 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Resolved, By the Academy of Sciences of San Francisco, That it is the 

 earnest wish of said Society that there shall be a National Park established 

 around the base of Mount Shasta for the first-named purposes, and further- 

 more, that said National Park shall extend in territory so as to include the 

 McCloud Eiver, so as to hold the same inviolable forever for the purposes of 

 pisciculture and fish industries of our State; and furthermore, that this So- 

 ciety will cause a copy of this resolution to be forwarded to the Congress- 

 men representing California before a bill is introduced or passed establish- 

 ing said Park. 



The President announced the death of Dr. Asa Gray, 

 the eminent botanist, and George Hewston, H. H, Behr and 

 M. K. Curran were appointed to draw up resolutions of 

 respect. 



February 20, 1888. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



Additions to Museum: — 



Four specimens California Jay, (Aphelocoma calif ornica), 

 three specimens Blue-fronted Jay, (Cyanocitta stelleri fron- 

 talis), two specimens California Shrike, (Lanius ludovicianus 

 gamheli), one Californian Thrasher {Harporhyncliusredivivus), 

 by L. Belding. 



Five petrified shark's teeth from Delaware River, by 

 James Wethered. 



Thirty volcanic specimens from the great crater of Kil- 

 auea, Hawaiian Islands, by Dr. Ferrer. 



DinematicJithys marginatus, by C. F, Glass. 



Cast of fossil jaw of Palceotherium titanotherum, by Dr. 

 Hewston. 



Seventy species of plants, by C. F. Sonne. 



Additions to Library : — 



From correspondents 183 



By donation 11 



By purchase > .... 7 



The following paper was read : — 



On the Races of Man and their Limitations, by Adley 

 H. Cummins. 



