96 Sage, Twenty-ninth Stated Meeting of the A. O. U. [j^ 



'The Relation of Genera to Faunal Areas,' by Dr. Spencer 

 Trotter. 



'New Light on the Name of the Traill Flycatcher/ by Harry C. 

 Oberholser. 



' Field Notes on " recognition marks" in certain species of Birds,' 

 by John Treadwell Nichols. Remarks followed by Dr. C. W. 

 Townsend, Messrs. Osgood, Fuertes, McAtee, and the author. 



'Birds in the Markets of Southern Europe,' by Dr. Louis B. 

 Bishop. Remarks followed by Messrs. Osgood, McAtee, Wm. 

 Palmer, and Gronberger, Drs. Trotter and Townsend, Rev. Wm. 

 R. Lord, and the author. 



The first paper of the afternoon was : 



'A Scheme to increase Insectivorous Birds,' by Rev. Wm. R. 

 ,Lord. 



The remaining papers, all illustrated by lantern slides, were : 



'Recent Field Studies of some Ecuador Hummingbirds,' by 

 S. N. Rhoads. 



' An Automatic English Sparrow Trap,' by Chas. W. Miller. 



'Exhibition of Lantern Slides and Moving Pictures of Birds,' 

 by Clinton G. Abbott. 



In the evening an informal reception was given the members 

 of the Union by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Baily at their home in 

 Ardmore, Pa. 



Second Day. — The meeting was called to order by the President. 



The papers of the morning session were: 



'Some Notes on the Egg-laying Habits of the Cowbird {Molo- 

 thrus ater),' by Chas. W. Miller. Remarks followed by Messrs. 

 Bowdish, Bent and Bailey, Rev. H. K. Job, and the author. 



'Some Nesting Habits of the Least Sandpiper,' by Robert 

 Thomas Moore. Illustrated by lantern slides. 



'Report of the "American Bird Banding Association," by W. 

 W. Grant. 



'Autochromes of Land Birds and Sea Birds,' by Dr. Frank 

 Overton and Francis Harper. Illustrated by lantern slides. 



'Results of a Brief Visit to the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea,' 

 by Arthur C. Bent. Illustrated by lantern slides. 



The following papers were presented at the afternoon session : 



' Bird Notes from Pisgah Forest, N. C.,' by Harry C. Oberholser. 



