ABSTRACT 



OF THE 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL GLUB 



OF 



PHILADELPHIA. 



January 6th, i8g8. — Annual Meeting. Thirty-two members present. 

 Mr. Henry W. Fowler was elected an Active Member. 



The result of the election of officers for the year of 1898 was as 

 follows : 



President — I. Norris De Haven. 



Vice-President — Chas. J. Rhoads. 



Secretary — William A. Shrvock. 



Treasurer — William L. Baily. 



Mr. Stone read a paper on the Genus Animodramus. Mr. Baily 

 showed two specimens of the Stilt Sandpiper, Micropalma himantopus 

 taken on August nth, 1897, at Wildwood, N. J. An exhibition of shdes 

 of live birds, nests, and eggs was given in the lecture hall by Messrs 

 Baily and W. L. Whitaker. 



January 20th, i8g8. — Seventeen members present. 



Mr. Henry W. Fowler read a paper on the Genus Buteo, giving a gen- 

 eral outline of the genus and special mention of the three most coaimon 

 species, the Broad-winged, the Red-tailed, and the Red-shouldered 

 Hawks ; with notes on their food habits and dispositions during the 

 mating season, and in captivity. He stated that in his experience, the 

 Red-shouldered Hawk is the most numerous species in this vicinity. 

 Mr. Baily made some remarks on the Hawks exhibited on the table, but 

 considered the Red-shouldered Hawk rather rare at Wynnewood, though 



