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' ' The fauna here was caroHnian, being marked by an abun- 

 dance of such birds as the Cardinal, {Cardinal^ cardlnaUs,) 

 Tutted Titmouse, (Baeolophus bicolor,) etc. I was attracted to 

 the Nuthatch by hearing a note which was entirely new to me. 

 Following the sound I found the bird on the dead limb of a 

 chestnut tree, not twenty feet above me, and was able to 

 identify it in a moment. I spent half an hour watching it, and 

 during this time heard the note frequently. It seemed to me 

 to be best described as a shrill chirp, but possessed some of the 

 Nuthatch characteristics. Twice the bird left the tree in pur- 

 suit of passing insects, each time it was head down and 

 swooped ofi, describing an arc and returning to a nearby tree. 

 It did not appear at all shy, but its movements were quick and 

 nervous, and quite different from the deliberate action of the 

 White-breasted Nuthatch. On a second trip to the vicinity, 

 August 8-14, 1904, I saw none of this species, and I should 

 regard it as a straggler. ' ' 



Mr. Rehn reported Wild Turkeys as rather common in 

 Diamond Valley, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. 



October 19, 1905. Seventeen members present. 



Mr. Albert Linton was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. Harlow read a paper on the birds of southern Pike 

 county, Pennsylvania, observed August 15 and October 2. His 

 observations covered the valley of the Wallenpaupack Creek. 

 One of the most interesting records was that of a Solitary Sand- 

 piper with young barely able to fly, indicating the breeding of 

 the species in the vicinity. 



Mr. Stone referred to differences in the names occurring on 

 some of the first ten plates of Audubon's Elephant Folio, show- 

 ing that there were two editions of the first two parts of the work. 



Mr. Hunt reported a Coot (Fidica americana) on Pensauken 

 Creek, N. J., on October 14. 



November 2, 1906. Twenty members present. 

 Mr. Thomas C. Desmond was elected an Associate member. 

 Mr. Pennock described the bird-life of the Indian river dis- 

 trict of Delaware. 



