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Mr. Brewster. A communication was received from Dr. Ch. 

 Wardell Stiles, delegate from the United States to the Interna- 

 tional Zoological Congress, requesting the Union to appoint a 

 representative to an Advisory Committee to which will be sub- 

 mitted all questions of nomenclature likely to be ruled on by the 

 International Zoological Congress to be held in England in 1898. 

 Dr. J. A. Allen was so appointed. 



The reading of scientific papers began with one by Prof. F. E. 

 L. Beal on the ' Food of the Meadowlark. 1 



The next paper was ' Methods in Economic Ornithology, with 

 special reference to the Catbird,' by Sylvester D. Judd. Remarks 

 followed by Prof. Beal, Messrs. F. A. Lucas, and J. Van Denburgh, 

 Dr. Merriam, and the author. 



The third title was k Notes on the Birds of Idaho,' by Prof. M. 

 J. Elrod. In the absence of the author it was read in part by 

 Dr. Merriam, who remarked upon the paper. Further remarks 

 followed by Mr. Rolla P. Currie. 



•Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) in Captivity,' by Ora W. 

 Knight, was the fourth paper of the morning. It was read by 

 Mr. F. A. Lucas in the absence of the author. Remarks followed 

 by Lis. Merriam and Allen. Messrs. Loomis, Judd, and Lucas. 



The first paper of the afternoon was by Mr. Leverett M. 

 Loomis entitled ' Midwinter Migration Southward in the North 

 Temperate Zone to Breeding Grounds.' It was discussed by 

 Major C. E. Bendire, Mr. C. H. Townserid, Drs. Palmer, Mearns, 

 and Merriam, and the author. 



The concluding paper of the day was k Why are there so few 

 P51uebirds?' by Mrs. Louise M. Stephenson. As the author was 

 not present it was read by Mr. Wm. Dutcher. Extended remarks 

 followed by Dr. T. S. Palmer. 



Third Daw — The meeting was called to order by the President, 

 Mr. Brewster. Before proceeding to the reading of papers, the 

 Committee on resolutions presented the following Report: — 



" Resolved ': That the thanks of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union be and hereby are tendered to the Board of Regents of 

 the Smithsonian Institution for the use of the Lecture Hall of the 

 U. S. National Museum as a place of meeting for the Thirteenth 

 Congress of the Union, and for other courtesies extended. 



