The third party reported an unexpected dearth of shore birds 

 and the equally surprising presence of a number of species, nota- 

 bly the two I-Qnglets, which are usually restricted to the forest 

 but were here quite at home among the bare sand dunes. Spe- 

 cial mention was made of a male Marsh Hawk and of a flock of 

 several hundred water birds, apparently Black Skimmers, wheel- 

 ing in majestic curves over the water ofi shore. 



When the three parties had assembled on the boat for the trip 

 home the material was sorted over and informally demonstrated. 

 The days following were busy with caring for the spoils, and on 

 Thursday, December 7, the regular meeting of Section A was 

 devoted to an informal lecture by Professor Rea as an introduc- 

 tion to the study of the invertebrate animals, followed by Mr. 

 Weston's report on the birds seen on Thanksgiving Day. 



The Society voted to expend sixty dollars from the treasury 

 for facilities for caring for its collections. Miss Sarah E. Weeks 

 tendered her resignation as Secretary, which was accepted with a 

 vote of appreciation of the efficiency with which she had conducted 

 the office. Miss Harriet McGee was elected Secretary. 



Section B went to James Island on the Saturday following 

 Thanksgiving Day and devoted itself chiefly to bird study. The 

 regular meeting on December 14, was the occasion of a report of 

 the trip by Master Joseph J. Waring, and a talk by Miss Bragg 

 on shells. 



It was voted that a trip to Sullivan's Island for invertebrates 

 be taken on the second Saturday in January. 



In the cases devoted to the exhibition of the invertebrate ma- 

 terial added to the Museum by the Natural History Society red 

 labels designate specimens collected by Section A and blue labels 

 those collected by Section B. At present red seems to predom- 

 inate but another day in the field may easily change the color. 



P. M. Rea. 



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