DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 1 5 



December 6, i8g4. — Eighteen members present. 



Mr. Stone read a resume of our present knowledge of the water birds 

 of the New Jersey coast, based on the notes he had compiled for the 

 club's work on the "Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey." 

 He deplored the lack of definite knowiedge of many species, but was 

 convinced that the coast was very poor in water birds compared with 

 the region from Long Island northward. 



Dr. Hughes spoke of the occurrence of barren birds noted by him in 

 the Arctic regions, especially among the Murres {Una lotnvia). 



December 20, i8g4. — Eighteen members present. 



Mr. Baily read an account of a trip to Raselas, Elk Co., Pa., June 18 

 to July 2, 1894. He found most of the birds reported to breed at 

 Harvey's Lake by Mr. Stone, and a number of additional species, as 

 Vireo solitarius, Empidonax minimus, Seiurus noveboracensis, Otocori 

 alpestris praticola, Carpodacus purpureus, Zamelodia ludoviciana and 

 Nyctala acadia (see Auk, 1896, p. 289). 



Mr. Fowler exhibited an Olive-sided Flycatcher {Contopus borealis), 

 shot at Holraesburg, Pa., Sept. 5, 1894, and Mr. Whitaker reported a 

 Barred Owl {Syrnium tiebulosum) taken at Crescentville, Phila., Dec. 7, 

 1894. 



The first copies of the ''Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania and New 

 Jersey," by Witmer Stone, published by the Club, were on the table for 

 distribution. 



Jamiary J, iSg^. — Annual Meeting. Seventeen members present. 



Mr. A. M. Githens was elected an Associate Member. 



The election of officers resulted as follows : 



President — Wm. E. Hughes, M. D. 



Secretary — Chas. J. Rhoads. 



Treasurer — Wm. L. Bailv. 



Messrs. Stone, Baily and Hughes were appointed a Committee to 

 draft a new Constitution. 



Dr. Hughes read the paper of the evening on the " Food Birds of the 

 Eskimos," drawing upon his experience in Greenland in 1891. 



Two Fish Crows {Corvus ossifi-agus) were recorded shot at Holmes- 

 burg by Mr. Fowler, last week ; proving their winter occurrence in this 

 neighborhood. 



Jar.iiary ly, iSgs. — Thirteen members present. 



Mr. De Haven made a communication on the " Wild Fowl of the 

 Susquehanna Flats," describing this famous ducking ground, and com- 

 paring the former and present abundance of the game birds. 



Mr. Wilde recorded the capture of a Hooded Warbler ( Wilsonia 



