98 Sage, Thirty-first Stated Meeting of the A. 0. U. [Jan. 



111., by Wilfred H. Osgood. Illustrated by lantern slides. Re- 

 marks followed by Dr. Palmer, Mr. Bent and the Chair. 



'Persuading the Robins to Nest near Our Homes,' by Mrs. E. O. 

 Marshall. 



'Alexander Wilson, 1766-1813, and some Wilsoniana,' by Dr. 

 Witmer Stone. Remarks followed by Messrs. Deane and Forbush. 



'The Present Status of Wild Swans in Montana,' by E. S. Cam- 

 eron. In the absence of the author it was read in part by A. C. 

 Bent. 



'A Forgotten Plumage Character of the American Scoter,' by 

 Dr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr. Remarks followed by Messrs. Fuertes 

 and Palmer, Miss Moore, and Dr. Stone. 



'Bird Banding Activities; Season 1913,' by Howard H. Cleaves. 

 Illustrated by lantern slides. Remarks followed by Messrs. Job 

 and Fuertes, Dr. Palmer, and the author. 



The following papers, all illustrated by lantern slides, were 

 presented at the afternoon session : 



'Wild Fowl Studies in Northern Manitoba,' by Herbert K. Job. 



'The Musical Method versvs the Syllabic Method of Recording 

 Bird Songs,' by Robert Thomas Moore. Remarks followed by 

 Messrs. Saunders, Coale, Murphy, Cleaves, and the Chair. 



'Crossing the Andes of Peru,' by Wilfred H. Osgood. 



In the evening the members of the Union, and their friends, met 

 at dinner at the Hotel Endicott. 



Third Day. The meeting was called to order by President 

 Chapman. The papers of the session were: 



'Some Ornithological Aspects of the Federal Migratory Bird 

 Law,' by Dr. T. S. Palmer. Discussion followed by Wm. S. Haskell, 

 Counsel of the American Game Protective Association, regarding 

 the constitutionality of the bill. 



'Bird Studies on James Bay,' by W. E. Clyde Todd. 



' The Present Condition of the Aviary, of the New York Zoologi- 

 cal Society,' by C. William Beebe. 



'Birds of the South Atlantic,' by Robert Cushman Murphy. 

 Illustrated by lantern slides. 



The following papers, in the absence of their authors, were read 

 by title: 



'Notes on the Nesting Habits of the Northern Violet-green 



