64 IROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. Baily gave a resum^ of his observations on the shore 

 birds of the Cape May county coast, based upon numerous trips 

 made during the past twenty years. 



April 7, 1904- Nineteen members present. 



Dr. Hughes described the nesting of various Water-birds and 

 Grouse in South Dakota. The increase in the numbers of the 

 latter bird he attributed to the disappearance of the Coyotes and 

 the development of the grain industry. 



Mr. Stone commented upon a collection of birds from Cali- 

 fornia recently purchased by the Academy. 



Mr. Emlen described a trip down the Egg Harbor river, N. 

 J., in March and spoke of the birds observed. 



April 21, 1904- Twenty-seven members present. 



Mr. Samuel C. Palmer was elected to Active membership, 

 and Messrs. James L. Whitaker and Frank A. Eaton to Associ- 

 ate membership. 



The death of Edwin Sheppard, for many years an associate 

 member, was announced. 



Mr. J. A. G. Rehn entertained the club with an account of a 

 trip to the vicinity of Thomasville, Georgia, during March and 

 earlj' April, illustrating his remarks with specimens which he 

 had secured. 



The Mocking-bird was the only novel species to a northern 

 visitor among those found commonly about the open ground, 

 but in the pine woods were to be found Brown-headed Nut- 

 hatches (Sitta pusilla), Bachman's and Pine-woods Sparrows 

 (_Peucsea sestivalis and ce. bachmani), together with Pine Warblers 

 (Dendroica vigorsii), Myrtle Warblers (D. coronata) and Hermit 

 Thrushes (Hylorichla guttata 23allasvi). The Yellow-throated 

 Warbler {D. dominica) was seen March 15. Along the 

 " branches " and in swamps there were noted the Parula Warb- 

 ler (Compsothlypiis americana), Prothonotary Warbler (Protono- 

 taria citrea) and Hooded Warbler ( Wilsonia mitrata) . 



A single specimen of Bachman's Warbler {Helminthophila 

 bachmani) was obtained just over the Florida line. (See Auk, 

 1905, p. 85). 



A letter from Jlr. Wni. D. Carpenter was read describing a 



