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tament Birds," illustrating his remarks with specimens from 

 Palestine in the collection of the Academy. 



November 20, 1902. — Nineteen members present. 



Mr. Asa P. Way was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. Carter spoke on the "Birds of the Shawangunk Moun- 

 tains," covering observations made on two successive summer 

 visits. The Hermit Thrush and Veery were found, the latter 

 abundantly, but only a few Wood Thrushes. The Yellow- 

 breasted Chat was twice heard, and other birds mentioned as 

 breeders were the Black-throated Blue and Chestnut-sided 

 Warblers, Purple Finch and Black-billed Cuckoo. Dr. Trotter 

 commented on the differences between the bird-life of this re- 

 gion and the Beaver Kill, which he had visited. Mr. Carter 

 recorded the capture of a male Duck Hawk at Lenape, Chester 

 county. Pa., October 10, 1902, and the nesting of the Hairy 

 Woodpecker in Fairmount Park. 



William B. Evans gave an outline of the sessions of the 

 20th Congress of the American Ornithologists' Union at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, and additional particulars were furnished by 

 Messrs. Wright and Morris. 



December 4, 1902. — Twenty-one members present. 



Dr. Wm. E. Hughes described a second trip to Chihuahua, 

 Mexico, undertaken in September, 1902, and exhibited a num- 

 ber of specimens secured by him. Comments followed by Mr. 

 Rehn. 



December 18, 1902. — Eighteen members present. 



W. B. Evans read a paper on "The Unusual Flight of 

 White Herons of 1902," illustrating his remarks with specimens 

 and maps. (See pp. 15-21.) 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads gave a brief summary of the occurrence of 

 Henslow's Sparrow in New Jersey, being an abstract of a paper 

 which he presented for publication. (See pp. 6-14. ) 



Mr. Stone summarized the work accomplished under the 

 auspices of the Club in the study of the spring migration of 

 1902 in the Delaware Valley. 



