DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 3 



The Committee on Publication of List of Birds of Eastern Pennsyl- 

 vania and New Jersey presented a circular calling for information, which 

 was ordered to be published. 



Messrs. Stone and S. N. Rhoads reported a trip to Chester Co., Pa., 

 but found very few birds. 



Messrs. Baily and Shryock described a trip to Seaville, N. J., Feb. 

 20-23, on which they observed 33 species of birds, 19 being different 

 from the Cape May list of Jan. 25-29. The occurrence of the Seaside 

 Finch {Ammodranms maritimus) at this season was the most interesting 

 record. 



An account of a Crow Roost near Coatesville, Pa., was read from Mr. 

 Hugh E. Stone. 



Mr. De Haven exhibited a specimen of Sharp- tailed Finch, shot at 

 Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 6. It proved to be a typical example of 

 Ammodramus caudacutus, proving that this bird wintered on the New 

 Jersey coast. 



March 75, i8g2. — Thirteen members present. 



Mr. J. F. Brown described a recent trip to Atlantic City, N. J. 

 Twenty-six species were observed, the most interesting record being 

 a Parasitic Jaeger {Stercorarius pa7-asiticus^ found dead on the beach. 

 He also secured an Ipswich Sparrow iyAnimodramus princeps) . 



Mr. Stone read a paper on " Bird-collecting in Yucatan," being ex- 

 tracts from his note-book of February and March, 1890, while on the 

 Mexican Expedition of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 



April J, i8g2. — Ten members present. 



Mr. Geo. H. Sheridan was elected an associate member. 



Mr. Stewardson Brown read a paper on " Summer Birds of Pt. 

 Pleasant, N. J." He stated that this is about the northern Hmit of dis- 

 tribution of the Clapper Rail {Rallus crepitans^ in the state, and it is by 

 no means common. Henslow's Sparrow {Ammodrafnus henslowii) 

 occurs in small numbers, and a Wilson's Petrel ( Oceanites oceajiicus) 

 was found on the beach during the summer of 1891. 



Mr. Wright read a summary of the history of the Ipswich Sparrow 

 {Am. princeps), and also referred to the captures of the bird on the 

 New Jersey coast. So far as known only seven have been taken in the 

 state up to date. 



April ig, i8g2. — Thirteen members present. 



Mr. Robt. T. Young was elected an Associate Member. 



Mr. Voelker exhibited a specimen of Yellow-crowned Night Heron 

 {Nycticorax violaceus) taken at Woodbine, Cape May Co., N.J. , March 

 23, T892, by Mr. Ware. • He also reported the capture of a Purple 



