12 ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



porary scaffold. When the destruction of the scaffolding became neces- 

 sary the workmen removed the nest to a near-by tree where it was sup- 

 ported on long nails driven into the trunk. The birds returned to it 

 and laid a full clutch of eggs. 



Mr. Baily also reported five Crossbills (Z. c. mi?io7-) observed at 

 Haverford, April 23, 1899. 



May i8th, i8gg. — Twenty-six members present. 



Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads addressed the Club on " Glimpses of Bird Life 

 in Northern Mexico," recounting his ornithological experiences in the 

 vicinity of Uruapan and Monterey. His remarks were illustrated by a 

 number of specimens obtained on the trip. 



Mr. Baily commented on a recent trip to the Virginia coast, where 

 he had found a nest of the Oyster Catcher {Haetnatopus palliatus) and 

 had heard the Chuckwill's Widow i^Antrostomus carolinensis.') 



October ^ih, i8gg. — Nineteen members present. 



The death of Mr. Gilbert H. Moore, an Associate Member, which oc- 

 curred in May shortly after the adjournment of the Club, was announced 

 and the following resolution adopted : 



Resolved : That the members of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club have 

 heard with deep regret of the death of their fellow member, Gilbert II. Moore, and 

 desire to place on record their appreciation of his active interest in Ornithology, and 

 their recognition of the great loss which they, both as an organization and as in- 

 dividuals, have sustained in his death. 



Mr. Stone described a trip to Sullivan and Wyoming Cos., Peuna. 

 taken by himself and Mr. Fowler in June, and reported a number of 

 additions to the list of species noted by him on a previous trip in June, 

 1898. He also reported the capture of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper 

 ( Tryngites subruficollis) near Tom's River, by Mr. W. M. Swain, Sep. 

 8, 1899. Mr. Swain had previously obtained another specimen on 

 Barnegat Bay, N. J., Sep. 1898. (Between the 7th and 21st.) 



Several members commented upon the abundance of Little Blue 

 Herons {Ardea caerulea) in this vicinity during the latter part of the 

 summer. 



Dr. Hughes reported a number at various points along the New Jer- 

 sey coast, and exhibited one obtained at Stone Harbor and now in the 

 Club collection. Mr. Rehn reported one shot on the Upper Darby 

 Creek the latter part of August, and a flock had been frequently seen 

 on the Delaware near Beverly. Mr. S. N. Rhoads observed a flock of 

 50 or 60 birds feeding on the marshes near Mt. Ephraim, N. J., and 

 was enabled to approach near enough to obtain a good view of them. 



All birds reported were in the white plumage. 



