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December 3, i8g6. Sixteen members present. 



Mr. Stone read a paper on " Birds of Prince Edward's Island " by 

 Mr. Young, who was unable to be present. 



Mr. Baily spoke of a Golden Eagle {Aqiiila chrysaetos) taken some 

 two years ago at Devon, Pa., and now in captivity. 



Mr. Brown reported finding two Coots {Fulica amcricana) dead near 

 Wayne Junction, Philadelphia, apparently killed by striking telegraph 

 wires. 



December ly, i8g6. — lughteen members present. 



Mr. Thomas L. Hammersley was elected an Associate Member. 



The resignation nf Mr. John J. Bisseger was accepted with regret. 



Mr. Justice read a paper on "Some Impressions of European Birds," 

 and Mr. Tatum followed with one entitled "Ornithological Experiences 

 along the Miramichi, New Brunswick," in which he described a year's 

 residence at a lumberman's camp. 



A Goshawk {Accipiter alricapil/i/s), secured at Paterson, N. J., and 

 presented by Chas. A. Shriner, was on exhibition. Seven other indi- 

 viduals of the same species were reported shot at the same locality. 



Mr. Stone called attention to the recently organized Pennsylvania 

 Audubon Society for the i)rotection of birds. 



January y, iSgy. — Annual meeting. Twenty-two members present. 



Messrs. Stewardson Brown and William L. Whitaker were elected 

 Active Members, and Mr. J. Wistar Evans, Associate. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows : 



President — I. Nokris De Havf.n. 



Vice-President — Chas. J. Rroads. 



Secretary — Wm. A. Shryock. 



Treasu7-er — Wm. L. Baily. 



A paper by Mr. A. B. Vanderwielen, entitled "Three Days with 

 Bicknell's Thrush " {Tiirdus alicice bicknelli), was read by Mr. Stone, 

 which dealt with the occurrence of this bird in the White Mountains, 

 N. H. 



Mr. Stone then made a communication on the Meadow Larks {Siur- 

 nella magna subspp.), illustrating his remarks with large series of skins 

 of the various races. He pointed out the difference between the resi- 

 dent Larks of Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley, and proposed to 

 separate the latter as a new form, Sturnella magna hoopesi (see Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1897, p. 146). 



Dr. Fellows distributed copies of an etching of "Gulls," executed by 

 himself. 



Mr. Whitaker exhibited a Briinnich's Murre (Uria lomvia) shot by 



