104 SAGE, Thirtieth Stated Mating of the A. 0. U. [^J* 



'The Present Status of the Heath Hen,' by Dr. George W. Field 

 Illustrated by lantern slides, and a living specimen. Remarks 



followed by Messrs. Bigelow, Forbush, the (hair, and the author. 



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

 by title: 



'Notes on the present Breeding Range of White Egrets in the 

 United States.' by Prof. T. Gilbert Pearson. 



' Passenger Pigeon: Report of the Year's Work,* by Prof. C. F. 

 Hodge. 



'Problem of Domesticating the Ruby-throated Hummingbird,' 

 by Miss Katharine F. Dolbear. 



'The Value of Bird Study in a Limited Area,' by Mrs. Alice Hall 

 Walter. 



'Two Flycatchers of the Genus Empidonax new to the Fauna of 

 South Carolina.' by Arthur T. Wayne. 



'Eighteen Speeies of Birds New to the Pribilof Islands, includ- 

 ing Four New to North America,' by Dr. Barton W. Evermann. 



' A Study of the House Finch,' by Dr. W. H. Bergtold. 



'The Status of the Extinct Meleagridce,' by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 



Resolutions were adopted thanking the Museum authorities of 

 Harvard University for the use of the Lecture-rooms; to the Nuttall 

 Ornithological Club for the very cordial welcome and most generous 

 hospitality extended to the visiting members and friends of the 

 Union; to "Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, ami Mr. and Mrs. 

 William Brewster, for the kind attentions shown the members and 

 friends of the Union, ami to Col. and Mrs. John F. Thayer for the 

 polite invitation to the members of the Union to visit their home 

 and Museum at Lancaster, Mass. 



Thursday afternoon, November 14th, Mr. William Brewster 

 gave the ladies of the Union an opportunity to sec his collection of 

 birds at his Museum on Riedesel Avenue. 



On Friday, November 15th, after adjournment of the Union, 

 some seventy members and friends of the Union visited Lancaster, 

 Mass. The party was most cordially received by Col. and Mrs. 

 John E. Thayer, and several pleasant hours were spent in an in- 

 spection of their fine museum and valuable ornithological library. 



The registered attendance of members at the Stated Meeting 

 just closed was larger than ever before, and the number of new 



