6 ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Messrs. Cornelius Weygandt, I. N. De Haven and Thomas Dewees 

 were elected Associate Members. 



A comparison of notes showed that sixty species of birds had been 

 observed in the vicinity of Philadelphia during January. The most 

 noteworthy were an Acadian Owl (Nyctala acadica), on the 15th, and 

 a Red-necked Loon ( UrtJiaior lumme), on the 1 7th. 



Mr. Morris recorded the capture of a Bnmnich's Murre ( Uria Io?n- 

 via), at Cape Charles, Va., on December 31, 1890. The specimen is 

 now in his collection. 



A letter from Mr. Philip Laurent recorded the capture of a female 

 Summer Tanager (Piranga j-i/bra), at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, October 

 23, 1890, and a Virginia Rail (Rallus Virginia fius), at Gloucester, 

 N. J., September \, 1890. Neither of these species had been noted 

 by the Club during the past year. 



Mr. Stone exhibited a series of Red-winged Blackbirds, (Agelaius 

 phoeniceus) to show the changes in plumage at different seasons of the 

 year. 



A discussion was held regarding the reasons for the male birds of 

 of many species preceding the females in the spring migration. 



Permission having been obtained from the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences for the Club to meet in the Council Room of the Academy 

 Building, Logan Square, Phila., it was unanimously decided to 

 hold all future meetings there, and a vote of thanks was tendered to the 

 Academy. Most of the meetings of the Club have been held at 21 N. 

 7th St., though the earlier ones were held at 1624 Arch St., and at 31 

 South 15th St., Phila. 



March j, i8gi. — Eleven members present. 



Mr. Edwin Sheppard was elected an Associate Member. 



Mr. Stone read a brief paper on the Connecticut Warbler, 

 {Geoihlypis agiiis) including a list of the recorded occurrences of the 

 species. 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads exhibited a specimen of this bird shot by him at 

 Haddonfield, N. J., May 20, 1882, which seems to be worthy of notice, 

 as there appear to be but two other records of the occurrence of this 

 bird east of the AUeghanies in spring. With the exception of the 

 al)0ve, none of the members had collected any adult males of this 

 species, but there are two fine specimens in the collection of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences, taken by Dr. Wm. L. Abbott, at Chestnut 

 Hill, Phila., September 23 and 25, 1880. These had the throat and 

 chest clear gray, like spring birds. 



Mr. Reed called attention to the occurrence of Field Sparrows 



