Vol. XXII 

 1905 



Sage, Twenty-second Congress of the A. O. U. ^CJ 



Second Day. — The meeting was called to order by the Presi- 

 dent. The papers read during the morning session were: 



' The Birds of the Southern West Indies,' by A. H. Clark. 

 Remarks followed by Dr. Palmer. 



' Experiments in rearing Ruffed Grouse in Confinement,' by 

 Prof. C. F. Hodge. Illustrated by lantern slides, and in the 

 absence of the author presented by Miss Helen A. Ball. 



' Wear in its relation to Subspecies,' by Dr. Jonathan D wight, 

 Jr. Remarks followed by Messrs. Nelson, Clark and Dutcher, 

 and the author. 



' A Review of the Gulls which have light-colored Primaries,' by 

 Dr. Jonathan D wight, Jr. 



' The Nesting Habits of the Flamingo,' by Frank M. Chapman. 

 Illustrated by lantern slides. 



The following papers — both illustrated by lantern slides — 

 were given at the afternoon session, viz.: 



' The Sea-birds of the Oregon Coast,' by William L. Finley. 



' Illustrated Readings from Thoreau's Journals,' by the Rev. 

 H. W. Gleason. 



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

 dent. 



The papers of tlie morning were: 



' The Present Status of the Prairie Chicken east of the Mis- 

 sissippi,' by. Dr. T. S. Palmer. 



' An Untenable Theory of Bird Migration,' by Prof. W. W. 

 Cooke. Read by Mr. Oberholser in the absence of the author. 



' Observations on the Birds of the Sand-hill Region of 

 Nebraska,' by Dr. R. H. VVolcott. Illustrated by lantern slides 

 and presented by Dr. Palmer in the author's absence. 



Resolutions were adopted thanking the authorities of Harvard 

 University for the use of the Nash Lecture-room as a place of 

 meeting for the Union ; to the Nuttall Ornithological Club for the 

 very cordial welcome and generous hospitality extended to the 

 visiting members and friends of the Union, and to the Harvard 

 Natural History Society for its hospitable invitation. 



The following papers were read by title : 



' Cyanocitta cristata, and other Eastern Birds, at Wray, Yuma 

 County, Colorado,' by Horace G. Smith. 



