DELAWARE VALLEY ORINTHOLOGICAL CLUB. II 



A paper on " Rare Birds near Bethlehem, Pa.," contributed by Dr. J. 

 W. Detwiler, was read. 



November j6, i8gj. — Ten members present. 



Mr. Morris spoke briefly of bird Hfe near Richmond, Indiana, as ob- 

 served by him on a recent trip. 



December 7, iSgj. — Thirteen members present. 



Mr. Stone spoke of the " Lost Species of Wilson and Audubon." 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads spoke of birds seen near Tuckerton, N. J., stating 

 that the Raven and Black Duck were reported to breed in the neigh- 

 borhood by Messrs. Jillson of that town. He recorded an Oystercatcher 

 {Hcematopus pal/iahis) shot by Mr. Jillson, May, 1894. 



December 21, i8gj. — Fourteen members present. 



A general discussion was held on " Ducks." 



Mr. Whitaker reported the capture of a Whistling Swan {Olor. 

 columbiatms) on the Delaware River opposite Bridesburg. 



January 4, 18^4. — Annual Meeting. Eighteen members present. 



The election of officers resulted in the choice of the following : 



President — George Spencer Morris. 



Secretary — Charles J. Rhoads. 



Treasurer — William L. Baily. 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads exhibited a copy of Ord's Zoology, the property of 

 Dr. Solis-Cohen, and the only known copy of this rare work extant. 

 He spoke of a reprint* which he proposed to issue of this volume, and 

 called attention to several species of North American birds which here 

 first received binomial names. 



January 18, i8g4. — Twenty-three members present. 



Mr. Shryock read a paper on " Summer Birds of the Pocono Moun- 

 tain, Pa.," in which he described a trip taken during the latter part of 

 June and early July, 1893, to Mt. Pocono. Quite a number of north- 

 ern birds were nesting there, such as Hermit Thrush {Turdus aon. 

 pallasii), Canadian Warbler {Wilsonia canadensis^, Purple Finch 

 (^Carpodacus pujpureus), but this element in the fauna had been 

 greatly reduced by the almost total destruction of the hemlock forest. 



Mr. S. Brown followed with some remarks on the birds of another 

 section of the Pocono Plateau at Tobyhanna. In a small tract of hem- 

 lock he found the Crossbill {Loxia curvirostra mifior), Winter Wren 

 {Troglodytes hiemalis), and Junco {J. hyemalis), and heard the unmis- 

 takable note of a White-throated Sparrow {Zonotrichia albicollis) in 

 the same vicinity. His observations were made July 3 and 4, 1893. 

 {Auk, 1894, p. 182.) 



*A Reprint of the North American Zoology by George Ord, etc. Edited by 

 Samuel N. Rhoads, Haddonfleld, N. J., 1894. 8vo, pp. 290-361 -|- 90 pp. Appendix. 



