78 Sage, Twenty-fifth Stated Meeting of the A. O. U. [j^^ 



and the Seasonal Change of Color in Birds,' by C. William Beebe. 

 Remarks followed by Dr. Merriam, the author, and Mr. Stone. 



'The Faunal Status of the Finger-Lake Country in New York,' 

 by E. Howard Eaton. Remarks followed by Dr. Merriam, the 

 author, and Mr. Stone. 



'Pennant's Indian Zoology, 1769 Edition,' by Dr. J. A. Allen. 



'Some Ornithological Doings of the Years 1850-1855,' by Witmer 

 Stone. 



'Bird Po])ulation and its Modifying Influences,' by Prof. Joseph 

 Grinnell. In the absence of the author it was read, and remarked 

 upon, by Dr. Merriam. 



The papers of the afternoon, all illustrated by lantern slides, 

 were : 



'Breeding Birds of CaiToll Islet, Washington,' by Prof. Lynds 

 Jones. 



'Report on Field A^'ork for the American Museum of Natural 

 History, in the South Atlantic States and the Bahamas, in April 

 and May, 1907,' by Frank M. Chapman. 



'The Expression of Emotion in Birds as Shown by Photography,' 

 b} Clinton G. Abbott. 



In the evening the members of the Union, and their friends, 

 met at dinner in the Banquet Hall of Boothby's Cafe. The after 

 dinner speeches had reference, mainly, to the organization, growth, 

 and present high standing of the Union, this being its tMenty-fifth 

 annual meeting. 



Second Day. — The meeting was called to order by President 

 Batchelder. The papers of the morning session were : 



'Notes on Several Birds Living in the New York Zoological Park, 

 and on an Apparatus for Making More Vivid the Evolution of any 

 Group of Birds,' hy C. William Beebe. 



'New Bird Records from Great Slave Lake,' by Ernest Thomp- 

 son Seton. 



'The Ornithological Background,' by Dr. Spencer Trotter. 



'The Value of Colors and Color-patterns as a Generic Character 

 in Ornithology,' by Witmer Stone. Remarks followed by Mr. 

 Beebe, the author, and Dr. Allen. 



'Notes on Woodpeckers and their Plumage,' by W. E. Clyde 

 Todd. Remarks followed by Mr. Fuertes. 



