4 ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Deceinber i§, i8go. — Six members present. 



Mr. Baily displayed a number of interesting specimens collected by 

 him during the year, including a Bewick's Wren ( Thryoihorus bewickii) 

 shot at Wynnewood, Montgomery Co., Pa., April 12, 1890, a Black- 

 throated Bunting {Spiza avicricaua) shot by a gimner on Maurice 

 River, N. J., Sept. 18, 1891, and a partial albino Snow Bird (Junco 

 hycmalis). 



He also displayed the unique hybrid between Junco hyemalis and 

 Zonotrichia albicollis shot by him at Haverford, Delaware Co., Pa., 

 Dec. 12, 1882. [See Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1883, p. 78.] 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads spoke of the capture of a Short-billed Marsh Wren 

 {Cistoihorus stellaris) at Haddonfield, N. J., October 13, 1890. [The 

 Auk., 1891, p. 244.] 



Mr. Baily remarked on the rarity of the Red- breasted Nuthatch 

 {Sitta catiadensis) only one having been noticed by the Club during 

 the year i. e., on May 12. 



January 5, i8gi. — Annual meeting. Seven members present. 



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



President — Witmer Stone. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Samuel N. Rhoads. 



Mr. Baily declined re-election to the presidency, as he expected that 

 business duties would prevent him from devoting the time to the Club 

 that the office would require. A vote of thanks was tendered him for 

 his energy in organizing the Club, and in presiding over it during the 

 first year of its existence. 



A discussion was held on the character of work to be carried on in 

 connection with the study of Bird Migration during the coming year, and 

 it was decided that for constructing charts to show the time of occur- 

 rence of bird waves, daily records of the abundance of a few well known 

 birds were amply sufficient. The members, however, were recom- 

 mended to keep a full record of the occurrence of other species, which 

 would be available in case other lines of investigation should at any time 

 be taken up. 



Mr. Voelker displayed a specimen of Raven { Corvus corax sinuatus) 

 still in the flesh, which had been shot on Darby Creek, Delaware Co., 

 Pa., on December 30, 1890. 



January ig, i8gi. — Kight members i)resent. 



Mr. William V. Wilbank was elected an Associate Member. 



Blue-print charts were distributed to the members, giving a coniplete 

 list of the birds [204 species] that have come under the observation of 



