| General Zoology, | E.F. Lorquin, 522 Pine Street. |
| Conchology, | W. G. W. Harford, 622 Clay Street. |
| Radiata, | J. B. Trask, M.D., 206 Kearny Street. |
| Entomology, | R. H. Stretch, Room 50, Montgomery Block. |
| Geology, | W. A. Goodyear, 615 Stockton Street. |
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY
OF
NATURAL SCIENCES.
Annual Meeting, January 5th, 1863.
President in the Chair.
Twelve members present.
Ferdinand, Freiherr von Richthofen, was elected Corresponding Member.
The committee on the meteoric iron, presented to the city by General Carleton, reported that permission had been obtained by Professor Whitney to saw a piece from it for analysis, and for distribution to some of the most important collections in this country and in Europe. A piece will be forwarded to Professor Brush, of Yale College, for analysis, and a description of the mass published in the Proceedings of the Academy, as soon as the returns of the analysis have been received.