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The combined program of the afternoon and evening follows: 



The Birds of the Philippine Islands (illustrated with selections 

 from a series of over 800 skins collected during 1914-1916), Mr. J. 

 T. Zimmer, Port Moresby, Papua. 



The Birds of Scottsbluff County, Nebraska, Mr. C. E. Mickel, 

 Lincoln. 



The Pinyon Jay in Nebraska, Rev. J. M. Bates, Red Cloud. 



New Records of Bird Songs, Mrs. L. R. Button, Fremont. 



President's Address, The Migration of Birds, Dr. R. H. Wolcott, 

 Lincoln. 



Demonstration of Bird Portrait Slides, Dr. S. R. Towne, Omaha. 



The fifteenth annual field day of the Union was held in the en- 

 virons of Lincoln on Saturday, May 5. There were three field 

 parties, all starting at 7:00 a. m., one taking the train for Jamaica 

 and working along Salt Creek to Hanlon, under the leadership of 

 Prof. L. Bruner and Mr. J. T. Zimmer, one circling Capital Beach 

 under the leadership of Prof. M. H. Swenk, and the third, led by 

 Mr. C. E. Mickel, studying the birds in Wyuka Cemetery. The first 

 two parties worked until the middle of the afternoon and the third 

 party until noon. The total list of the day included ninety-six 

 birds, as follows: 



Bluebird, Robin, Olive-backed Thrush, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood 

 Thrush, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Long- 

 tailed Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 Long-billed Marsh Wren, Western House Wren, Brown Thrasher, 

 Catbird, Grinnell Water-Thrush, Myrtle Warbler, Yellow Warbler, 

 Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, 

 Black and White Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Migrant Shrike, Cedar 

 Waxwing, Rough-winged Swallow, Bank Swallow, Tree Swallow, 

 Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cardinal, 

 Towhee, Arctic Towhee, Swamp Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, Song 

 Sparrow, Slate-colored Junco, Western Field Sparrow, Clay-col- 

 ored Sparrow^ Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White- 

 crowned Sparrow, Gambel Sparrow, Harris Sparrow, Lark Spar- 

 row, Leconte Sparrow, Western Grasshopper Sparrow, Savanna 

 Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Goldfinch, Bronzed Grackle, Rusty Black- 

 bird, Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark, 

 Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Cowbird, Crow, 

 Blue Jay, Prairie Horned Lark, Phoebe Kingbird, Red-shafted 

 Flicker, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, 

 Belted Kingfisher, Sparrow Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Swainson 

 Hawk, Marsh Hawk, Mourning Dove, Piping Plover, Semipalmated 

 Plover, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Willet, Solitary Sand- 

 piper, Yellow-legs, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Red-backed Sandpiper, 



