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'Two Neglected Ornithologists — John K. Townsend and Wil- 

 liam Gambel,' by Mr. Witmer Stone. Remarks followed by Dr. 

 Merriam and the Chair. 



The papers of the afternoon session, all illustrated by lantern 

 slides, were : 



' Exhibition of Lantern Slides of Young Raptorial Birds, photo- 

 graphed by Thomas H. Jackson, near West Chester, Pa.^ 

 Explained by Mr. Stone. 



' Views of Farallone Bird Life,' by Frank M. Chapman. 



' The Bird Rookeries of Cape Sable and the Florida Keys,' by 

 the Rev. Herbert K. Job. 



'A Winter Trip in Mexico,' by E. W. Nelson. 



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

 Batchelder. The papers read during the morning session were : 



'The Esthetic Sense in Birds,' by Henry Oldys. 



' Nesting Habits of the Whip-poor-will,' by Miss Mary Mann 

 Miller. Remarks followed by Messrs. Beebe and Job and Mrs. 

 Styer. 



' Some Nova Scotia Birds,' by Dr. Spencer Trotter. Remarks 

 followed by Prof. Cooke, Drs. Dwight and Merriam, and Messrs. 

 Todd, Rhoads, and Fleming. 



' Some Variations among North American Thrushes,' by Dr. 

 Jonathan Dwight, Jr. 



'Warbler Migration in the Spring of 1903,' by Prof. W. W. 

 Cooke, Remarks followed by Messrs. Baily, Rhoads, Brewster, 

 Job, Trotter, Powell, Dutcher, and the Chair. 



' A Reply to Recent Strictures on American Biologists,' by Dr. 

 Leonhard Stejneger. 



The following papers — all illustrated by lantern slides — were 

 given at the afternoon session, viz. : ' Variations in the Speed of 

 Migration,' by Prof. W. W. Cooke. 



' An Ornithological Excursion to the Pacific,' by Frank M. 

 Chapman. 



' Bird Life on Laysan Island,' by Walter K. Fisher (presented, 

 in the absence of the author, by Dr. A. K. Fisher). 



'Ten Days in North Dakota,' by Wm. L. Baily. 



Third Day. — The meeting was called to order by Vice-Presi- 

 dent Nelson. Before proceeding to the reading of papers resolu- 



