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THE CONDOR V?.XX winter, from the north, when snow is so deep as to prevent exploration." Two hundred and ninety-five species are recorded, of which about 250 are defini. tely accredited to California. Mr. Belding prepared a similar report on the water birds which was never published. The manuscript was presented by him t(? the Cooper 0rnithologica[ Club, and was later deposited in the Bancroft Library of the University of Cali- fornia. When the American Ornithologists' Union was organized in 1883, Mr. Bel- ding was elected to Active Membership, and in 1911 was made a Retired Fel- low. He was a Life Member of the California Academy of Sciences, and aided very materially in building l?p its ornithological collections, especially during the period when his friend Walter E. Bryant was curator, and when he was him- self actively engaged in field work. These collections were wholly destroyed by the fire which followed the earthquake of 1906. I need not remind our Club that Mr. Belding was one of our own most esteemed honorary members, having been elected in 1896.. The following species have been dedicated to Lyman Belding: Cottus bel- dingi Eigenmann, Desert Rifflefish; C?emidophorus hyperythrus beldingi (Stej- neger), Belding Orange-throat ;. Ocea?odroma be!dingi Emerson, Belding Petrel; Railus beldingi Ridgway, Belding Rail; Passerculus beldingi Ridgway, Bel- ding Marsh Sparrow; Geothlypis beldingi Ridgway, Belding Yellow-throat; ? Aphelocoma californica obscura Anthony, Belding Jay; Citellus beldingi (Mer- riam), Belding Spermophile, Sierra Picket-pin. Mr. Belding was a painstaking and accurate observer, a conscientious re- corder, and had in fact the- real spirit of research. He hated inaccuracy and ex- aggeration. What he did he did well, and his limitations were those imposed by his isolation and lack of early training in scientific pursuits. He was a gentle- man of high character and fine ideals. In the following list, contributed by Dr. Joseph Grinnell, it is believed that all of Mr. Belding's published ornit. hological writings are included. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LYMAN BELDING '[878. Nesting-Habits of Parus montanus. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iii, April, 1878, pp. 102- 103. 1879. A partial list of the Birds of Central California. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., i, March, 1879, pp. 388-449. 1883. Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made at various points along the western Coas? .' of Lower California, north of Cape St. Eugenio. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., v, March 21, 1883, pp. 527-532. [Edited by R. Ridgway.] Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made near the Southern Extremity of the Pen- insula of Lower California. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., v, March, 1883, pp. 532- 550. [Edited by R. Ridgway.] List of birds found at Guaymas, Sonora, in December, 1882, and April, 1883. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vi, December, 1883, pp. 343-344. Second Cataloue of a Collection of Birds made near the Southern Extremity of Lower California. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vi, December, 1883, pp. 344-352. [Edited by R. Ridgway.] 1887. A Few Words to the Young Ornithologists of California. West Amer. Scientist, December, 1887, pp. 227-230.