PROCEEDINGS. 



January 21, 1895. — Stated Meeting. ^ 



The President in. the chair. 



George Otis Mitchell and K. H. Freund were proposed for membership. 



A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Owen A. Wells, member of Con- 

 gress from Wisconsin, for his interest and earnest labors in behalf of for- 

 est preservation. 



John Van Denbergh read a paper on Poisonous Reptiles of California. 



February 4, 1895. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



Donations to the Museum were reported from Charles M. Tyler and 

 George F. Breninger. 



Additions to the Library: 



From correspondents 184 



By purchase 29 



By donation 4 



Leverett M. Loomis read a paper on Birds of the Ocean off Monterey in 

 Midwinter. 



Miss Alice Eastwood exhibited foliage and cones of the newly-discov- 

 ered redwood from the head of Eedwood Canon and made some remarks 

 concerning the trees. 



A history of the donation of the fund of |5,000 for the purchase of 

 books, by the terms of the will of Amariah Pierce, was given by Mr. S. W. 

 Holliday, and on his motion the thanks of the Academy were voted to 

 President Harkness for obtaining the donation for the Academy from his 

 old friend. 



President Harkness gave a sketch of the life of Mr. Pierce and how he 

 came to be a life member of the Academy, also the circumstances attend- 

 ing the making of the donation. 



February 18, 1895. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



Samuel J. Holmes read a paper on the Crustacea of the Pacific Coast. 

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