^*'^i9i4"'^^] Sa«^' Thirty-second Stated Meeting of the A.O. U. 393 



Second Bay. The meeting was called to order by President 

 Fisher. The papers of the morning session were: 



'The Curious tail molt of Rhinoplax, with exhibition of speci- 

 mens,' by Alexander Wetmore. 



'Results of the Federal Bird Migration Regulations,' by Dr. T. S. 

 Palmer. Remarks followed by Drs. Merriam, Bishop, and Chap- 

 man, Mr. Bond, and the author. 



'Are Insectivorous Birds Decreasing?' Subject introduced by 

 Dr. Frank M. Chapman. Remarks followed by Drs. Merriam, 

 Chapman and Stone, Prof. W. W. Cooke, Mr. Waldron DeWitt 

 Miller, and the Chair. 



At the afternoon session the following papers, all illustrated by 

 lantern slides, were presented: 



' A Trip to Pelican Island, Florida,' by Ernest Thompson Seton. 

 Remarks followed by Drs. Chapman, Bartsch, and T. S. Palmer. 

 'Notes on Feeding Birds,' by Frank Bond. 

 'Winter Birds at Ithaca, N. Y.,' by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. 

 ' Migration in the Mackenzie Valley,' by Prof. Wells W. Cooke. 

 'With the Terns on Bird Key, Tortugas,' by Dr. Paul Bartsch. 

 The following papers were read by title: 



'Anatomical Notes on Trochalopteron and Sicalis,' by Prof. 

 Hubert Lyman Clark. 



'The Intimidation Display of the White-breasted Nuthatch,' 

 by Dr. Arthur A. Allen. 



'Ten Minutes with the Birds of the District of Columbia,' by 

 Dr. Paul Bartsch. 



'Random Notes on Bird Preservation,' by Edward Howe 

 Forbush. 



Resolutions were adopted thanking the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution for the use of the auditorium in the new 

 building of the United States National Museum for a place of 

 meeting, and for other courtesies extended; to the Local Committee 

 and other Washington members of the Union for the cordial 

 welcome and generous hospitality showTi visiting members; and 

 to Dr. Frank Baker, Director of the National Zoological Park, for 

 his polite invitation to the members of the Union to visit the Zoologi- 

 cal Park. 



The Stated Meeting just closed was the first one ever held in 



