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Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina lepida), at Seattle, Washington,' 

 by S. F. Rathbun. 



'Notes on Nighthawks,' by Harry C. Oberholser. 



Resolutions were adopted thanking the President and Trustees 

 of the American Museum of Natural History for a place of meeting, 

 and for other courtesies tendered to the Union; to the Linnsean 

 Society of New York for generous hospitalities extended to the 

 Union during the Thirty-first Stated Meeting; to the Executive 

 Committee of the New York Zoological Society for their polite 

 invitation to visit the Zoological Park and the Aquarium of the 

 Society; and to Robert W. Priest, of the Gaumont Co., Limited, 

 of London, for his courtesy in allowing, a special exhibition at the 

 Thursday afternoon session, of the motion pictures of antarctic life 

 taken by Herbert G. Ponting, F. R. G. S., the official photographer 

 of the late British Antarctic Expedition under Capt. Scott. 



On Friday, November 14th, upon invitation of the New York 

 Zoological Society, many members of the Union visited the Aqua- 

 rium and the New York Zoological Park. They were received by 

 Director Townsend and Curator Beebe and entertained at luncheon 

 at the Park. 



The registered attendance of members was unusually large, and 

 the number of new members elected has been exceeded but once 

 since the foundation of the Union. 



The next meeting of the Union will be held in Washington, D. C, 

 the date to be determined later. ^ 



John H. Sage, 



Secretary. 



» See ' Notes and News ' of this number for date. 



