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Pratt, Chicago, 111.; James N. Proctor, Ventura, Calif. ; Chester A. Reed, 

 Worcester, Mass.; Emily E. Reed, Boston, Mass. ; Mrs. Wm. Howell 

 Reed, Boston, Mass. ; Geo. H. Reynolds, Springfield, Mass. ; William 

 Richard, Waterford, N. Y. ; Chas. H. Rogers, Wayne, Pa. ; G. H. Ross, 

 Rutland, Yt. ; Howland Russell, Milwaukee, Wis.; Frank Schwarz, St. 

 Louis, Mo.; Richard P. Stapleton, Holyoke, Mass.; Wm. M. Stillman, 

 Plainfield, N. J.; Chas. R. Stockard, New York City ; Chas. S. Strout, 

 Biddeford, Me. ; Mrs. F. L. Sturgis, New York City; Myron H. Swenk, 

 Lincoln, Nehr. ; Mrs. Thos. W. Thacher, Brookline, Mass. ; Dr. M. T. 

 Thompson, Worcester, Mass.; John M. Van Iluyck, Lee, Mass.; Arthur 

 W. Van Pelt, Chicago, 111. ; Stephen Visher, Chicago, 111. ; Leo Wallings- 

 ford, Alexandria, Ind. ; William A. Wheeler, East Templeton, Mass.; Miss 

 Mary E. Winslett, Stevensville, Montana; Wm. R. Wister, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. ; Norman A. Wood, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; S. T. Wood, Toronto, Ont. ; 

 Frank M. Woodruff, Chicago, 111.; Dr. L. F. Woodward, Worcester, 

 Mass. ; Dr. Samuel B. Woodward, Worcester, Mass. ; and Carl O. Zerralin, 

 Milton, Mass. 



Drs. Allen, Dwight, Merriam and Richmond, and Messrs. 

 Brewster, Ridgway and Stone, were reelected ' Committee on 

 Classification and Nomenclature of North American Birds.' 



Public Session. First Day. — The meeting was called to 

 order by Vice-President Batchelder. The papers read during the 

 morning session were as follows : 



' The Direction of Flight in the Fall Migration at New Haven,' 

 by Dr. Louis B. Bishop. 



' Regurgitative Feeding of Nestlings,' by Mrs. Irene G. 

 Wheelock. Remarks followed by Messrs. Hoffmann and Oldys, 

 Prof. Hodge, Dr. Palmer, and the author. 



' Some Interesting 1904 Bird Songs,' by Henry Oldys. 



' Helminthophila leucobronchialis and Helminthophila lawrencei' 

 by Dr. Louis B. Bishop. 



' The Psychological conditions of Bird Study,' by Rev. Wm. 

 R. Lord. 



The papers of the afternoon session, illustrated by lantern 

 slides, were : 



' Florida Notes,' by Frank M. Chapman. 



' The Land Birds of Oregon and California,' by William L. 

 Finley. 



