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had shot at Ocean City, N. J., on May iSth, 1898. The members 

 showed great interest in this valuable addition to the collection. (See 

 Auk, 1898, p. 268.) 



October, 6 i8g8. — Twenty-four members present. 



Mr. Stone called attention to the Josiah Hoopes Collection of North 

 American land birds now in the possession of the Academy. The ex- 

 treme value of the collection as a whole was commented on, and cer- 

 tain series of specimens were shown on the table to give an idea of the 

 thorough way in which they were represented. 



October 20, i8g8. — Twenty-two members present. 



Mr. William L. Baily read a paper entitled " William Perm as a Col- 

 lector," referring to the statue of the early founder which surmounts 

 the tower of the Public Buildings of Philadelphia. (Seep. 15). Mr. 

 Stone gave the result of recent investigations made by him and Mr. 

 Tatum on the subject of " Crow Flights and Crow Roosts," and ex- 

 hibited a map showing the various roosts in the surrounding country 

 and the lines of flight followed by the crows in going to and from them. 

 The roosts near Coatesville, Radnor, Doylestown, Salem and Merchant- 

 ville were mentioned, with others of less importance. Mr. Stone noted 

 a tendency on the part of the crows to roost in smaller numbers, and 

 stated that the larger roosts seem to be gradually breaking up. 



November J, i8g8. — Twenty-three members present. 



Ivlr. Wm. B. Evans was elected an x^ssociate Member. 



Mr. Edw. A. Mcllhenny, by invitation, gave a most interesting ac- 

 count of his eighteen months' sojourn in Northern Alaska. Finding 

 that the birds of the Northwest were very poorly represented in 

 museums, he decided to make a trip North to collect in that section, 

 and for this purpose arranged with the authorities at Washington for 

 the use of the old whaling station at Point Barrow, Alaska. He 

 took with him two assistants, and about fifty-three tons of baggage. 

 The voyage from San Francisco to Point Barrow occupied forty-two 

 days. On the Pacific, Albatross, both Black footed and Short-Tailed, 

 were abundant, and the Eskimo method of catching the Fulmars was 

 used on them with great success. A Plover, the species of which has 

 not yet been determined, was taken on the Siberian coast. The spring 

 migration at Point Barrow began on April 3d, when the male King 

 Eider Ducks began to arrive. The females did not come until May 

 ist. Enormous flocks of these birds darkened the sky, and permitted 

 the firing of six shots into their mass from a single gun before they were 

 out of range. Almost all the males came before any females were 



