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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Volume III, 1863-1867
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  1. 1.PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES.
  2. 2.Annual Meeting, January 5th, 1863.
  3. 3.Regular Meeting, January 19th, 1863. — Description of a New Species of Melica. — Melica L.
  4. 4.Regular Meeting, February 2d, 1863. — On the Inaccuracy of the Eighth Census, so far as it Relates to the Metallic and Mineral Statistics of the United States.
  5. 5.Regular Meeting, February 16th, 1863. — Description of two New Species of Plants from Nevada Territory. — Aplopappus Cass. — Mirabilis L.
  6. 6.Regular Meeting, March 2d, 1863. — Description of two New Species of Bivalve Shells, from the Tertiaries of Contra Costa County. — Cardium Brug. — Ostrea L. — Description of two Species of Scutella. — Scutella Lam.
  7. 7.Regular Meeting, March 16th, 1863. — Description of two New Species of Collomia from Nevada Territory. — Collomia Nutt.
  8. 8.Regular Meeting, April 5th, 1863. — Description of a New Genus and Species of Plant from Nevada Territory. — Pterostephanus Kellogg.
  9. 9.Regular Meeting, April 20th, 1863. — Gundlachia Pfeiffer.
  10. 10.Regular Meeting, May 4th, 1863. — Infusoria from the Moving Sands in the Neighborhood of San Francisco. — Description of Two New Species of Plants. — Conyza Less. — Collinsia Nutt.
  11. 11.Regular Meeting, May 18th, 1863.
  12. 12.Regular Meeting, June 1st, 1863. — Description of a New Species of Hosackia. — Hosackia Dougl.
  13. 13.Regular Meeting, June 15th, 1863. — Description of a New Species of Mentzelia. — Mentzelia L.
  14. 14.Regular Meeting, July 6th, 1863. — Description of Three New Plants. — Linum L. — Silene L. — On the Gradual Elevation of the Land in the Environs of San Francisco.
  15. 15.Regular Meeting, July 20th, 1863.
  16. 16.Regular Meeting, August 3d, 1863. — Description of Four New Species of Echinodermata, from the Tertiaries of Contra Costa County. — Astrodapsis Conrad. — Echinarachnius van Phels. — Clypeaster Lamark. — Description of a New Species of Allium. — Allium L.
  17. 17.Regular Meeting, August 17th, 1863. — On New or Rare Mollusca Inhabiting the Coast of California.—No. II. — Aplysia Linn. — Navarchus , Cooper, Proc. Cal. Acad. Ap. 1863. — Doris , Linn. — Triopa Johnston, 1838. — Dendronotus Alder and Hancock, 1845. — Æolis Cuvier, 1798. — Flabellina Cuvier, 1830. — Phidania Gray, 1850. — Chioræra Gould, 1855. — Description of a New Species of Alsine. — Alsine Wahlenb.
  18. 18.Regular Meeting, September 7th, 1863. — On a New Genus of Terrestrial Mollusca Inhabiting California. — Binneya Cooper. [4] — Descriptions of New Species of Fishes. — Julis Cuv. — Chironectes Cuv. — Chætodon L. — Ophisurus Lac.
  19. 19.Regular Meeting , October 5th, 1863.
  20. 20.Regular Meeting , October 19th, 1863.
  21. 21.Regular Meeting , November 2d, 1863. — On new Genera and Species of California Fishes—No. I. — Dekaya , n. g. [6] — Ayresia , n. g. [7] — Orcynus , Cuvier, 1819.
  22. 22.Regular Meeting, November 16th, 1863. — Enumeration of Shrubs and Trees growing in the vicinity of the mouth of San Francisco Bay. — Berberis (Mahonia) Aquifolium Pursh. — Dendromecon rigidum Benth. — Rhus diversiloba Torr. and Gray. Poison Oak. — Negundo Aceroides Mœnch. Box-Elder. — Acer macrophyllum Pursh. Large-Leaved Maple. — Æsculus Californica Nutt. Horse-Chestnut. — Euonymus Occidentalis Nutt. Spindle-Tree. — Frangula Californica Gray. California Buckthorn. — Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Esch. California Lilac. — Ceanothus rigidus Nutt. — Ceanothus ——. — Lupinus albifrons Benth. Silver-Leaved Lupine. — Lupinus macrocarpus Hook. and Arn. Yellow Lupine. — Pickeringia montana Nutt. — Cerasus Ilicifolia Nutt. California Cherry , or Plum . — Cerasus serotina Ehrh. Black Wild-Cherry. — Cerasus emarginata? Dougl. — Nuttallia Cerasiformis Torr. and Gray. — Spiræa Opulifolia Linn. Nine-Bark. — Spiraea Ariæfolia Smith. — Cercocarpus parvifolius Nutt. — Adenostema fasciculata Hook. and Arn. — Rubus Nutkanus Lindl. Thimble-Berry. Rubus velutinus Hook. and Arn. Rubus macropetalus Dougl. Blackberry. — Rosa blanda Ait. Wild Rose. — Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. — Photinia Arbutifolia Lindl. — Amelanchier Canadensis. Var. Alnifolia Torr. and Gray. Service-Berry. — Ribes divaricatum Dougl. Black Gooseberry. Ribes glutinosum Benth. Red Gooseberry. Ribes malvaceum Smith. Black Currant. — Whipplea modesta Torr. — Cornus pubescens Nutt. Soft-Leaved Dogwood. — Lonicera involucrata Banks. Twin-Berry. — Lonicera Californica Torr. and Gray; et var. hispidula . Honeysuckle. — Symphoricarpus racemosus Michx. Snow-Berry. — Sambucus glauca Nutt. Elder. Sambucus pubens Michx. Red-Berried Elder. — Aplopappus Laricifolius Gray. — Linosyris ——? — Grindelia ——? — Baccharis consanguinea D. C. — Bahia Artemisiæfolia Less. — Artemisia filifolia Torr. Wormwood. — Artemisia pachystachya D. C. — Vaccinium ovatum Pursh. Evergreen Huckleberry. — Arbutus Menziesii Pursh. Madroña. — Arctostaphylos tomentosa Dougl. Mansañita. — Arctostaphylos pungens H. B. K. Mansañita. — Gaultheria Shallon Pursh. Maris. Sallal. — Azalea occidentalis Torr. and Gray. — Diplacus glutinosus Nutt. — Sphacele calycina Benth. — Eriodiction Californicum Benth. — Solanum umbelliferum Esch. — Fraxinus Oregana Nutt. Oregon Ash. — Oreodaphne Californica Nées. Spice Bush, Mountain Laurel, Balm Of Heaven. — Dirca palustris Linn. Leatherwood. — Croton (Hendecandra) procumbens Hook and Arn. — Garrya elliptica Lindl. — Platanus racemosa Nutt. Sycamore. — Alnus viridis D. C. — Myrica Californica Cham. and Schl. Wax Myrtle. — Juglans rupestris Engelm. Var. major Torr. Walnut. — Castanea chrysophylla Dougl. California Chinquapin. — Quercus densiflora Hook and Arn. — Quercus agrifolia Nées. Live Oak. — Quercus tinctoria var. Californica Torr. Black Oak. — Quercus lobata Nées. White Oak. — Quercus acutidens? Torr. Scrub Oak. — Corylus rostrata Ait. Beaked Hazelnut. — Salix (four species.) Willow. — Populus tremuloides Michx. Aspen. — Torreya Californica Torr. California Nutmeg Tree. — Sequoia sempervirens Endl. Redwood. — Pinus insignis Dougl. — Pinus contorta Dougl. — Abies Douglasii Lindl. Oregon Pine. — Cupressus Mac-Nabiana? Murray. Cedar. — On Californian Lepidoptera—No. III. — Danais , Latr. — Argynnis , Fabr. — Melitæa , Fabr. — On new Genera and Species of Californian Fishes—No. II. — Exocœtus, Artedi. — Urolophus , Müller and Henle.
  23. 23.Regular Meeting, December 7th, 1863.
  24. 24.Regular Meeting, December 21st, 1863.
  25. 25.Annual Meeting, January 4th, 1864. — Descriptions of New Californian Plants—No. I. — Streptanthus Nutt. — Viola L. — Arenaria L. — Calandrinia H. B. & K. — Linum L. — Trifolium , L. — Astragalus L. — Descriptions of New Species of Fishes—No. II. — Cheilodactylus Lacep. 1803. — Apogon Lacep. 1802. — Scorpæna Artedi, (L.) — Crenilabrus , Cuv. — Chironectes Cuv. 1817. — On New Genera and Species of Californian Fishes—No. III. — Myxodes Cuvier, 1817. — Gillichtyhs , n. g. [8] — Pteroplatea Müller and Henle, 1837.
  26. 26.Regular Meeting, January 18th, 1864. — Descriptions of Nine New Species of Helix Inhabiting California. — Helix L.
  27. 27.Regular Meeting, February 1st, 1864. — Description of a New Species of Virgularia from the Coast of California. — Virgularia Lam. — Notice of Plants found Growing in Hot Springs in California. — Description of a New Species of Pedicularia. — Pedicularia Swainson.
  28. 28.Regular Meeting, February 15th, 1864.
  29. 29.Regular Meeting, March 7th, 1864. — On Californian Lepidoptera. No. IV. — Fam. Vanessidæ. — Fam. Limenitidæ. — Earthquakes in California During the Year 1863. — February and March, 1864.
  30. 30.Regular Meeting, March 21st, 1864.
  31. 31.Regular Meeting, April 4th, 1864.
  32. 32.Regular Meeting, April 18th, 1864. — Earthquakes in California from 1800 to 1864. — 1850. — 1851. — 1852. — 1853. — 1854. — 1855. — 1856. — On the Direction and Velocity of the Earthquake in California, January 9, 1857—By Dr. John B. Trask. — 1857. — 1858. — 1859. — 1860. — 1861. — 1862. — 1863. — Table 1. — Giving the number of shocks in each month of the year, for thirteen years. — Table 2. — Number of shocks occurring between the dates of the equinoxes and solstices, for thirteen years. — ERRATUM.
  33. 33.Regular Meeting, May 2d, 1864. — On Cretaceous Fossils from Sahuaripa Valley, State of Sonora, Mexico, discovered by August Rémond
  34. 34.Regular Meeting, May 16th, 1864.
  35. 35.Regular Meeting, June 6th, 1864.
  36. 36.Regular Meeting, June 20th, 1864.
  37. 37.Adjourned Meeting, July 11th, 1864. — Descriptions of New Marine Shells from the Coast of California. PART I. — Calliostoma Swainson , 1840. — Solariella Searles Wood, 1843. — Margarita Leach, 1819. — Liotia Gray , 1842. — Amycla H. & A. Adams, 1858.
  38. 38.Regular Meeting, July 18th, 1864.
  39. 39.Regular Meeting, August 1st, 1864.
  40. 40.Regular Meeting, August 15th, 1864.
  41. 41.Regular Meeting, September 5th, 1864. — Notes on Californian Satyrides. — Chionobas Nevadensis. Boisduval, in litteris . — Satyrus Sthenele Boisd. — Satyrus Sylvestris Edwards. — Satyrus Boopis Behr. — S. Ariane Boisd. — Coenonympha Hubner. — Note on a large lump of Gold found on the Middle fork of the American River. — Note on the Fossil remains of the Horse and Elephant, mingled, at Mare Island, San Francisco Bay. — Ammonites or Ceratites from Oregon Bar, Middle Fork of the American River. — On Brushite, a new mineral occurring in Phosphatic Guano.
  42. 42.Regular Meeting, Sept. 19th, 1864.
  43. 43.Regular Meeting, Oct. 3d, 1864. — Note on the discovery of Fossils in the Auriferous Slate formation of the Mariposa Estate, California, and the probable geological age.
  44. 44.Regular Meeting, Oct. 17th, 1864.
  45. 45.Regular Meeting, Nov. 21st, 1864. — Notes on some Fossils from the Gold Bearing Slates of Mariposa, with description of some new species. — Lima , Brug. — Pholadomya , Sow. — Belemnites. — Communication on the San Luis Obispo Quicksilver Fossils. — On the Crystallization of Brushite. — On new Californian Marine Shells. No. II. — Genus Collonia , Gray , 1852.
  46. 46.Annual Meeting, Jan. 9th, 1865. — On Californian Lepidoptera. — ERYCINIDÆ — Description of New Species of Land Shells. — Helix Blakeana , Newc. — Helix declivis , Newc. — Helix Cronkhitei , Newc. — Helix Rowelli , Newc. — Succinea Japonica , Newc. — Remarks on Helix Hillebrandi , Newc. — Achatinella Alexandri , Newc. — Description of New Species of Marine Shells from the Coast of California. — MUREX, Linn. — PLEUROTOMA, Lam. 1799. Turris , Bolt. 1798, not Turris , Hump, 1797. — CLATHURELLA, Carpenter. — DAPHNELLA, Hinds. — MANGELIA, Leach. — TURBONILLA, Risso. — CANCELLARIA, Lam. — CALLIOSTOMA, Swains. — N. Gen. PTYCHOSTYLIS, G. — EMARGINULA, Lam. — GADINIA, Gray. — TYLODINA, Raf. — CIRCE, Schum. — YOLDIA. — Earthquakes in California during 1864.
  47. 47.Regular Meeting, Jan. 16th, 1865.
  48. 48.Regular Meeting, Feb. 6th, 1865. — New Mineral Oil Regions in the Tulare Valley. — Note upon the occurrence of Sphene in the Granite of the Sierra Nevada.
  49. 49.Regular Meeting, February 20th, 1865.
  50. 50.Regular Meeting, March 6th, 1865.
  51. 51.Regular Meeting, March 20th, 1865. — Euphorbia Prostrata as a remedy for the bite of venomous animals.
  52. 52.Regular Meeting, April 3d, 1865.
  53. 53.Regular Meeting, April 17th, 1865.
  54. 54.Regular Meeting, May 1st, 1865. — Occurrence of Fossils in the Auriferous Slates of California.
  55. 55.Regular Meeting, May 15th, 1865.
  56. 56.Regular Meeting, June 5th, 1865.
  57. 57.Regular Meeting, June 19th, 1865. — On the existence of an Atoll near the west coast of America, and proof of its elevation.
  58. 58.Regular Meeting, July 3, 1865.
  59. 59.Regular Meeting, July 17th, 1865.
  60. 60.Regular Meeting, August 7th, 1865. — MEASUREMENTS OF THE HEIGHT AND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TWENTY-FIVE OF THE “BIG TREES,” ( SEQUOIA GIGANTEA ,) IN CALAVERAS COUNTY, BY DR. CHARLES T. JACKSON AND MR. JOSEPH B. MEADER, AUGUST 2 d AND 3 d , 1865.
  61. 61.Regular Meeting, August 21st, 1865. — The Grasses of Arizona.
  62. 62.Regular Meeting, September 4th, 1865. — Note on the abundance of Iron Ore in Northern Arizona. — Descriptions of New Marine Shells from the Coast of California. PART III. — Genus Corbula , Lam. (Auct.) — Genus Plectodon . [16] Cpr. — Genus Macoma , Leach. — Genus Œdalina, Cpr. Œdalia , Cpr., Brit. Ass. Rep., 1864. (pre-occup.) — Genus Semele , Schum. — Genus? Venus , Ln. Subgenus Psephis , Cpr. 1864. — Genus Astarte , J. Sby. — Genus Cardium , Ln. Subg. Fulvia , Gray, 1847, [or Lævicardium? Sw., 1840.] — Genus Lepton , Turton. — Genus Pristiphora , Cpr. [17] n. g. Syn. Pristes , Cpr. Rep. Brit. Ass. 1864, (pre-occupied.) — Genus Leda , Schumacher. — Genus Acanthochites , Risso? (Leach, 1826). — Genus Acanthopleura , Guilding. — Genus Ischnochiton , Gray. — Subgenus Lepidopleurus , Risso. — Subgenus Trachydermon , [18] Cpr. — Genus Leptochiton , Gray. — Genus Nacella , Schumacher. — Genus Acmæa , Eschholtz. — Genus Scurria (?), Gray. — Genus Puncturella , Lowe. — Genus Gibbula , Leach. — Genus Calliostoma , Swainson. — Genus Ethalia , Adams. — Genus Galerus , Humphreys. — Genus Cæcum , Fleming. — Genus Turritella , Lamarck. — Genus? Mesalia , Gray. — Genus Isapis , H. & A. Adams. — Genus Rissoina , D’Orbigny. — Genus Rissoa , Freminville. — Genus Fenella , H. & A. Adams. — Genus Amphithalamus , [20] Cpr. — Genus Diala , H. & A. Adams. — Genus Styliferina , A. Adams. — Genus? Jeffreysia , Alder. — Genus Cythna , A. Adams. — Genus Chrysallida , Cpr. — Genus Chemnitzia , D’Orbigny. — Genus Eulima , Risso. — Genus Scalaria , Lam. — Genus Opalia , H. & A. Adams. — Genus Nassa , Lam. — Genus Amycla , H. & A. Adams, 1858. (auctum.) — Genus Anachis , H. & A. Adams. — Genus Trophon , Montfort.
  63. 63.Regular Meeting, September 18th, 1865.
  64. 64.Regular Meeting, October 2d, 1865.
  65. 65.Regular Meeting, October 16th, 1865. — Remarks on California Trees. — 1. Pinus Sabiniana , Dougl. (Digger Pine.) — 2. Pinus Lambertiana , Dougl. (Sugar Pine.) — 3. Pinus ponderosa , Dougl. (Yellow Pine.) — 4. Pinus insignis . Dougl. (Monterey Pine.) — 5. Pinus tuberculata , Don. — 6. Pinus muricata , Don. — 7. Pinus contorta , Dougl.? — 8. Libocedrus decurrens , Torr. (California White Cedar.) — 9. Cupressus macrocarpa , Hartw. (Monterey Cypress.) — 10. Torreya Californica , Torr. (California Nutmeg.) — 11. Taxus brevifolia , Nutt. (California Yew-Tree.) — 12. Quercus agrifolia , Nées. (Live Oak.) — 13. Quercus Garryana , Hook. (White Oak.) — 14. Quercus Douglasii , Hook. (Pale Oak.) — 15. Quercus lobata , Nées. (Burr-Oak.) — 16. Quercus Sonomensis , Benth. (Black Oak.) — 17. Quercus chrysolepis , Liebm. (Drooping Live Oak.) — 18. Quercus densiflora , Hook. (Chestnut Oak.) — 19. Castanea chrysophylla , Dougl. (Chestnut.) — 20. Sequoia sempervirens , Endl. (Redwood.)
  66. 66.Regular Meeting, November 6th, 1865.
  67. 67.Regular Meeting, December 4th, 1865.
  68. 68.Regular Meeting, December 18th, 1865. — Notice of a peculiar Astringent Gum or Coloring Substance in the Cones of the Sequoia gigantea. — Ammonites in the Auriferous Slates of California.
  69. 69.Adjourned Annual Meeting, January 8th, 1866. — Memorial Sketch of Thomas Bridges, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., and Member of the Cala. Acad. Sci.
  70. 70.Regular Meeting, January 15th, 1866.
  71. 71.Regular Meeting, February 5th, 1866. — Notes on Antilocapra Americana, Ord.
  72. 72.Regular Meeting, February 19th, 1866. — Earthquakes in California during 1865.
  73. 73.Regular Meeting, March 5th, 1866. — Note on Octopus punctatus, Gabb. — Notice of Geological Explorations in Northern Mexico. — 1. Preliminary Remarks. — 2. General Geology.
  74. 74.Regular Meeting, March 19th, 1866.
  75. 75.Regular Meeting, April 2d, 1866. — Description of a new California Helix, with notes on others already described. — Helix (Arianta) sequoicola , Cooper.
  76. 76.Regular Meeting, April 16th, 1866.
  77. 77.Regular Meeting, May 7th, 1866.
  78. 78.Regular Meeting, May 21st, 1866. — On a New Subfamily of Fluviatile Mollusca. — CLASS PULMONATA. — Genus Pompholyx , Lea.
  79. 79.Regular Meeting, June 4th, 1866.
  80. 80.Regular Meeting, June 18th, 1866.
  81. 81.Regular Meeting, July 2d, 1866.
  82. 82.Regular Meeting , July 16th, 1866. — List of Shells collected at Baulines Bay, California, June, 1866. — Notice of a Human Skull, recently taken from a Shaft near Angel’s, Calaveras County.
  83. 83.Regular Meeting, August 6th, 1866. — Enumeration of the Californian species of Lycæna. — 1. Lycæna Pardalis , Behr. — 2. L. Antiacis , Boisd. — 3. L. Xerxes , Boisd. — 4. L. Piasus , Boisd. — 5. L. Pheres , Boisd. — 6. L. Heteronea , Boisd. — 7. L. Lorquini , Behr. — 8. L. Icarioides , Boisd. — 9. L. Dædalus , Behr. — 10. L. Sæpiolus , Boisd. — 11. L. Aehaja , Behr. — 12. L. Cilia , Behr. — 13. L. Argyrotoxus , Behr. — 14. L. Calchas. — 15. L. Battoides. — 16. L. Enoptes , Boisd. — 17. L. Antægon , Boisd. — 18. — 19. L. Amyntula , Boisd. — 20. L. exilis , Boisd. — List of Shells collected at Santa Barbara and San Diego by Mr. J. Hepburn, in February-March, 1866. — REMARKS. — Notice of the Occurrence of a Tungstate of Lime and Copper in Lower California.
  84. 84.Regular Meeting, August 20th, 1866. — Miscellaneous Notices. — I. NEW LOCALITY OF FOSSILS IN THE GOLD-BEARING ROCKS OF CALIFORNIA. — II. TOOTH OF THE EXTINCT ELEPHANT, PLACER COUNTY. — III. SHARK TEETH AND OTHER MARINE REMAINS, TULARE COUNTY. — IV. QUARRY OF GOLD-BEARING ROCK.
  85. 85.Regular Meeting, September 3d, 1866.
  86. 86.Regular Meeting, September 17th, 1866. — On a New Species of Pedipes, inhabiting the Coast of California. — PEDIPES UNISULCATA, Cp. Fig. 29 .
  87. 87.Regular Meeting, October 1st, 1866.
  88. 88.Regular Meeting, October 15th, 1866. — Mineralogical Notices.—No. II.
  89. 89.Regular Meeting, November 5th, 1866.
  90. 90.Regular Meeting, November 19th , 1866. — On the Subdivisions of the Cretaceous Formation in California. — TABLE OF SUBDIVISIONS OF CRETACEOUS FORMATION. — Fossil Fish in the Great Basin, Nevada. — Notice of the occurrence of the Silurian Series in Nevada.
  91. 91.Regular Meeting, December 3d , 1866.
  92. 92.Regular Meeting, December 17th, 1866.
  93. 93.Annual Meeting, January 7th, 1867.
  94. 94.Regular Meeting, January 21st, 1867. — On the Nourishment of the Fœtus in the Embiotocoid Fishes.
  95. 95.Regular Meeting, February 4th, 1867. — On the Fresh Water Infusorial Deposits of the Pacific Coast, and their Connection with the Volcanic Rocks.
  96. 96.Regular Meeting, February 18th, 1867. — Notice of Fossil Elephants’ Teeth from the Northwest Coast.
  97. 97.Regular Meeting, March 4th, 1867. — Remarkable Instance of Vitality in a Snail.
  98. 98.Regular Meeting, March 18th, 1867. — The West Coast Helicoid Land Shells. — Order PULMONIFERA. — Origin of the Submerged Forests in the Columbia River, Oregon.
  99. 99.Regular Meeting, April 1st, 1867. — Shells collected at Santa Barbara by W. Newcomb, M.D., in January, 1867. — List of Shells collected at Purissima and Lobitas, California, October, 1866. — Note upon the Brown Coal Formation of Washington Territory and Oregon. — Analysis of Mt. Diablo (California) Coal.
  100. 100.Regular Meeting, April 15th, 1867. — Notice of a peculiar mode of the occurrence of Gold and Silver in the Foot-Hills of the Sierra Nevada, and especially at Whisky Hill, in Placer County, and Quail Hill, in Calaveras County, California.
  101. 101.Regular Meeting, May 6th, 1867. — Description of a New Species of Pisidium. — Pisidium angelicum , Rowell. — Exhibition of Parhelia. — Notice of New Localities of Diamonds in California.
  102. 102.Regular Meeting, May 20th, 1867.
  103. 103.Regular Meeting, June 3d, 1867.
  104. 104.Regular Meeting, June 17th, 1867.
  105. 105.Regular Meeting, July 1st, 1867.
  106. 106.Regular Meeting, July 15th, 1867.
  107. 107.Regular Meeting, August 5th, 1867.
  108. 108.Regular Meeting, August 19th, 1867.
  109. 109.Regular Meeting, September 2d, 1867.
  110. 110.Regular Meeting, September 16th, 1867. — On the Height of Mt. Hood.
  111. 111.Regular Meeting, October 7th, 1867.
  112. 112.Regular Meeting, October 21st, 1867. — Notes on Hetch-Hetchy Valley.
  113. 113.Regular Meeting, November 4th, 1867. — On the Organs of Copulation in the Male of the Embiotocoid Fishes.
  114. 114.Regular Meeting, November 18th, 1867.
  115. 115.Special Meeting, November 27th, 1867.
  116. 116.Regular Meeting, December 2d, 1867. — Note on three new Localities of Tellurium Minerals in California, and on some Mineralogical Features of the Mother Vein. — List of Shells collected at Bodega Bay, California, June, 1867. — Shells collected by the U. S. Coast Survey Expedition to Alaska, in the year 1867.
  117. 117.Regular Meeting, December 16th, 1867. — Salt Spring Valley and the adjacent region in Calaveras County. — TOPOGRAPHY. — GEOLOGY. — On the Occurrence of Glauberite at Borax Lake, California. — On the Scientific Name of the “Big Trees.”
  118. 118.INDEX OF AUTHORS.—1863-1868.
  119. 119.GENERAL INDEX.

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