DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 1 3 



Mr. Stewardson Brown described a nest of Long-billed Water Thrush 

 {Sehirus mfltacilla) obtained by him in Somerset Co., Pa., along 

 Laurel Hill Creek. 



October ig, i8gg. — Twenty members present. 



Messrs. Ernest M. Evans and W. H. Trotter were elected Associate 

 Members. 



Mr. Baily reported on the birds killed by striking the City Hall 

 tower during the fall, supplementing his previous paper on the subject, 

 (See p. 15.) The matter was discussed at length. 



Novembe?- 2, i8gg. — Twenty-one members present. 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads spoke on " Some Notable Mexican Birds," treat- 

 ing more especially of the Thrushes and the Road Runner. 



November 13-16, iSgg. — The Seventeenth Congress of the American 

 Ornithologists' Union was held at the Academy (See Auk., 1900, pp. 

 58-63), and the regular meeting of the Club was omitted. 



The Congress was the largest yet held, seventy-two members being 

 in attendance. 



December 7, i8gg. — Nineteen members present. 



A general discussion was held on the "Relationship and Distribution 

 of the Thrashers," the subject being introduced by Mr. H. W. Fowler. 



Dr. Rotzell described a Crow roost located near Valley Forge, Pa., 

 which he had recently visited several times. 



December 21, i8gg. — Sixteen members present. 



Mr. Chas. J. Pennock read a paper on the " Birds of South Georgia 

 and West Florida," recounting his experiences in that section during 

 the winter of 1887-1888. He also described in detail the capture of 

 a specimen of the Little Black Hawk {Buieo brachyums), and the se- 

 curing of the unique egg figured in Captain Bendire's " Life Histories 

 of North American Birds," and which is still in Mr. Pennock's pos- 

 session. 



BIRDS OF THE BLIZZARD OF FEBRUARY, 1899. 



In consequence of the extremely cold weather which prevailed Feb- 

 ruary 9 to II, and the remarkable snowfall of February 12 and 13, it 

 was generally expected that a marked effect would be noticeable in the 

 character of the bird life in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

 With the object of securing data on this point, circulars were issued by 

 the Club to all its members and correspondents. 



The returns show that Horned Larks and Redpolls were the only 



