lO ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. Baily described a recent trip to Asheville,N. C, April 28 to May 

 3, and exhibited a number of nests secured by him, among others those 

 of the Bhie Gray Gnatcatcher {Polioptila ccBrulea), and Hooded War- 

 bler ( IVilsonia mitrata.) 



Mr. Stone exhibited a specimen of Labrador Duck ( Canipiolaimus 

 labradorius), which he had found in the collection of the late Geo. W- 

 Carpenter of Mt. Airy, Phila., and which had been presented to the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences. Nothing was known of the history of 

 the specimen, which is an adult male, and makes the fourth example in 

 the Academy's collection, and the fortieth in existence {Auk, 1893, p. 



363)- 



Mr. Morris read an old letter from Edward Harris to Dr. John Spencer 

 in which he described part of his journey with Audubon and Bell up 

 the Missouri River (See Auk, 1895, p. 225). 

 June 6, i8qj. — Twenty members present. 



Messrs. Reed and Wilde described a collecting trip taken during the 

 previous week through parts of Cape May Co., N. J. 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads stated that he had taken a trip to Lake Hopatcong, 

 N. J., and noticed many Alleghanian birds breeding in the vicinity, as 

 Least Flycatcher (yEmpidonax >ninimus) Red Start {Seiophaga ruiicilla). 

 Chestnut Sided Warbler {Dendroica pensylvanica), etc. 



Mr. Stone exhibited a Flicker ( Colaptes aurafus) taken at German- 

 town, Pa., April 13, 1886, with red feathers in the malar stripe, also two 

 Prairie Horned Larks {Otocoris a. praticola), i^ktn by Mr. August 

 Koch at Williamsport, Pa. 



September ig. — Special Business Meeting of Active Members. 



October 3, i8gj. — Sixteen members present. 



A number of mounted groups for the collection were on exhibition 

 and were commented on by the members. 



October ly, i8qj. — Fifteen members present. 



Mr. W. W. Justice, Jr., was elected an Associate Member. 



Mr. Stone made a communication on the Rallidcz or Rails, exhibiting 

 examples of the various forms and sketching their distribution (See 

 Proc. Acad. Nat, Sci., 1894, p. 130). 



Mr. DeHaven spoke of the minute hook or claw seen on the wings 

 of young rails still in the down. 



It was decided to change the time of meeting from Tuesday to 

 Thursday evenings. 



November, 2 iSgj. — Nineteen members present. 



Mr. Morris read a paper entitled "A Day in the Salt Marshes," deal- 

 with the bird life near Atlantic City, N. J. 



