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Barrows, Messrs. John N. Clark, George B. Sennett, Otto Wid- 

 mann, the Chair, and the author. 



The second paper, ' The Ornithology of Sable Island, Nova 

 Scotia,' was by Dr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr. Remarks followed by 

 Dr. Allen, Messrs. Sennett, Smith, Dutcher, and the author. 



The third title was ' A Contribution to the Life History of 

 Porzana cmereiceps Lawr., with Critical Notes on some of its 

 Allies,' by Charles W. Richmond. In the absence of the author 

 it was read in part by Dr. Allen. 



The only paper of the afternoon session was by Mr. P'rank M. 

 Chapman entitled ' A Sketch of the Bird-life of the Lesser 

 Antilles.' The members and . visitors repaired to the Lecture 

 Room of the Museum where lantern slides illustrating this paper 

 were shown. Afterwards Mr. Wm. Dutcher exhibited lantern 

 slides of common birds found in the vicinity of New York. 

 Lantern slides of a few British birds, shown by Prof. A. S. 

 Bickmore, concluded the afternoon. 



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

 dent, Dr. Coues. Before proceeding to the reading of papers, 

 resolutions were adopted extending the thanks of the Union to the 

 Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History for a place 

 of meeting and for other courtesies tendered to the Union ; to the 

 Council of the Scientific Alliance of New York for its cordial 

 invitation to attend the meetings of the Societies forming the 

 Alliance ; and to the Linnaean Society of New York for generous 

 hospitalities extended to the Union during its Twelfth Congress. 



The first paper of the morning was by Mr. Otto Widmann on 

 ' Smith's Longspur.' The second paper was by Geo. H. Mackay 

 on ' The Terns of Muskeget Island.' In the absence of the author 

 it was read by Mr. Wm. Dutcher. Remarks followed by Drs. 

 Dwight and Allen, and Messrs. Sennett, Dutcher and Lucas. 



The third title was ' Something New,' by Judge John N. Clark. 



' The Nesting of Krider's Hawk in Minnesota,' by P. B. Pea- 

 body, was given in substance by Dr. Allen in the absence of the 

 author. '•CertJiia in Missouri,' by Otto \\'idmann, was read by 

 title. 



The afternoon was devoted to a paper by Mr. D. G. Elliot on 

 ' Domestic Pigeons and Fowls, their Origin and Races, with 



