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of the "Protected Colonies of Birds on the Islands along the Maine 

 Coast." Mr. Norton was followed by Ora W. Knight, of Bangor, 

 who spoke on "Birds of the Penobscot Valley." 



All the lectures were illustrated by stereopticon views of birds, 

 nests, and eggs from negatives made by the speakers. Professor 

 Drew, of the University of Maine, not only loaned his excellent 

 electric lantern, but also insured the success of the views by person- 

 ally conducting the exhibition. 



The meeting was a grand success and netted the society a 

 goodly sum. 



At 9.30 the next morning the members met at the residence of 

 Manly Hardy, in Brewer, and inspected his extensive collection. 

 Mr. Hardy's collection of North American birds is one of the most 

 extensive collections in the United States. He has, in round num- 

 bers, three thousand, three hundred mounted birds, and all but one 

 hundred of them were mounted by himself. He lacks specimens of 

 the lyabrador Duck and the Great Auk, both of which have been 

 extinct for many years, but with these and one or two other excep- 

 tions he has all the species and sub-species, both male and female, 

 found in North America. 



Among the rarities are an adult and a full-grown young of the 

 California Vulture, a species now almost extinct, while Guadalupe 

 Caracara, Guadalupe Petrel, and other varieties nearing extinction, 

 were also represented. A majority of the known specimens of the 

 rare Scaled Petrel have also passed through Mr. Hardy's hands in 

 distribution to other collectors. Among the Maine novelties is the 

 specimen of Willow Ptarmigan taken at Kenduskeag, and a Hybrid 

 Hawk, which the authorities have not agreed in placing closer than 

 to say that it is the offspring of two of the following. Cooper's, 

 Sharp-shinned, Broad-winged. Mr. Hardy's collection is especially 

 strong in albinistic and other varying types, and contains so much of 

 interest that it is impossible to say what is most interesting. The 

 visit to Mr. Hardy was especially delightful to your secretary, for he 

 had the pleasure of renewing the acquaintance of Mr. Hardy's son, 

 the artist, whom he met eight years previous while on a trip to 



