8 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4th Ser. 



PUBLICATIONS 



Four papers have been published by the Academy. Two 

 of these were issued as Parts VIII and IX of the series relat- 

 ing to the Expedition to the Galapagos Islands, and the other 

 two are a continuation of Fourth Series, Vol. Ill, of the 

 Proceedings, as follows : 



Proceedings, Fourth Series, Volume II, Part I 



Pages 1-132. VIII. The Birds of the Galapagos Islands, with Obser- 

 vations on the Birds of Cocos and Clipperton Islands (Columbiformes 

 to Pelecaniformes), by Edward Winslow Gifford. Plates i-vii (Issued 

 Aug. II, 1913). 



Pages 133-202. IX. The Galapagoan Lizards of the Genus Tropidurus ; 

 with Notes on the Iguanas of the Genera Conolophus and Amblyrhyn- 

 cus. By John Van Denburgh and Joseph R. Slevin. Plates viii-xi (Issued 

 Sept. 1913)- 



Fourth Series, Volume III, Part I 



Pages 265-360. A Distributional List of the Mammals of California. 

 By Joseph Grinnell. Plates xv-xvi (Issued August 28, 1913). 



Pages 391-454. A List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Arizona, 

 with Notes on the Species in the Collection of the Academy. By John 

 Van Denburgh and Joseph R. Slevin. Plates xvii-xxviii (Issued No- 

 vember 5, 19 1 3). 



The publication and distribution of these papers involved 

 an expenditure of $2527.13. 



THE LIBRARY 



The work which, during the past year, has been done on 

 the part of the Library has brought good results. Some 

 room on the shelves has been secured by packing in boxes and 

 storing away a large number of books, pamphlets, and serials 

 which are least likely to be in demand by those who avail 

 themselves of our facilities for reference. The more import- 

 ant books and publications have been roughly classified and 

 made conveniently accessible. The Librarian reports a 

 healthy growth of the Library. The demands of the Curators 

 for scientific works has been fairly well met, and there has 

 been a fair increase through exchanges and complimentary 

 sources, as well as by donations and by the Woodward be- 



