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birds as the Prothonotary Warbler {Protonotar'ia citrea), Cerulean 

 Warbler (Dendroica caerulea), Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) , 

 Red-billed Woodpecker (^Ccnturus carolinus), Louisiana Water 

 Thrush (Seiurus motadlla), Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis for- 

 mosa) and Gnatcatcher (Polioptila coeridea). While along with 

 them occurred the Redstart {Setoj-ihaga ruticilla) a species hardly 

 to be expected in such an association. Later trips farther south 

 brought to light the Brown-headed Nuthatch {Sitta pusilla) and 

 Yellow-throated Warbler {Dendroica dominica). 



Mr. Stone described the discovery of a colony of several pairs 

 of Henslow's Buntings {Ammodramiis henslowii) in a bog north 

 of Lindenwold, N. J., on August 1, 1903. This is the nearest 

 point to Philadelphia at which the bird has yet been found. 



Mr. C. J. Hunt reported the Red-headed Woodpecker 

 (^Melanerpes erythrocephalus) nesting near 59th Street and Lan- 

 caster Ave., Phila. 



Mr. McCadden exhibited a Northern Phalarope {Phalarojms 

 lohatus) shot at Stone Harbor, N. J., September 4, 1903. On 

 the same day he observed two Mockingbirds (Mmiiis polygloitos'). 



Mr. Kester reported the capture of Swallow-tailed Kite 

 (Elanoidesforficatus) Augusts, 1894, near Jerseytown, Pa., speci- 

 men now in the possession of Mr. AVilliam Kester, of Jerseytown. 



October 15, 1903. — Twenty-seven members present. 



Dr. Wm. E. Hughes described a trip taken in company with 

 William L. Baily to the prairie sloughs of North Dakota during 

 June of the present year and exhibited sets of eggs of many of 

 the different species of Ducks found nesting in this region. Mr. 

 Baily followed with an exhibition of lantern slides from photo- 

 graphs taken on the trip. 



November 5, 1903. — Twenty members present. 



Dr. Spencer Trotter described the experiences of another sum- 

 mer spent in Nova Scotia, and exhibited a number of specimens 

 which he had secured. (See Auk, Jan., 1904). 



Mr. Pennock spoke of a trip to Millsboro, Delaware, during 

 October, and reported the Pileated Woodpecker {Ceophlocus pil- 

 eatus abieiicohi) as rather plentiful in that vicinity. He spoke 



