72 Palmer, Thirty-fifth Stated Meeting of the A. O. U. [j" n 



'Some Phases of Summer Bird Life on the Arctic Coast,' by 

 Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson. Illustrated by lantern slides. 



' Tail Feathers and their Upper Coverts, ' by Dr. Hubert Lyman 

 Clark. 



At the afternoon session several short papers were presented: 



'Two Wounded Birds,' by Mrs. E. O. Marshall. 



' Responsive Notes of some African Bush Shrikes' with imitations 

 of the birds' calls, by Dr. Glover M. Allen. 



' The Future of the Federal Bird Reservations ', by Dr. George 

 W. Field. Rlustrated by lantern slides. 



'Exhibition of a Reel of Motion Pictures of a Loon taken by 

 George D. Pratt,' by Robert Cushman Murphy". 



J. Hooper Bowles' paper on 'The Limicolse of the State of 

 Washington' was read by title in the absence of the author, as 

 was also John T. Nichols' 'Notes on Shore-bird Migration'. 

 Howard H. Cleaves' 'Additional Studies of some Eastern Birds 

 in Motion Pictures, ' was unavoidably omitted because of delay in 

 delivering the film before the session closed. 



Resolutions were adopted thanking the Museum authorities 

 of Harvard University for the use of the lecture hall for the meet- 

 ings of the Union and for other courtesies extended, the Nuttall 

 Ornithological Club for the cordial welcome and generous hospital- 

 ity shown visiting members and friends, and the Boston Society 

 of Natural History for the hospitality extended to the Union and 

 its friends. 



Other Events. The members and visitors were guests of the 

 Nuttall Ornithological Club at luncheon each day at the Colonial 

 Club. On Tuesday evening an illustrated lecture was given by 

 Wm. L. Underwood, at the Boston Society of Natural History 

 and was followed by an informal reception. On Wednesday 

 evening the members met at dinner at Mifflin Hall in Brattle 

 Square, Cambridge, and were afterward entertained by Dr. Charles 

 W. Townsend who presented original descriptions, illustrated by 

 lantern slides, of a number of the members. On Friday, November 

 17, after adjournment of the Union, about forty of the members 

 conducted by Dr. Townsend and Mr. Francis H. Allen visited 

 the sand dunes at Ipswich, Mass., where Ipswich Sparrows, Snow 

 Buntings, and other characteristic birds were observed. 



