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merit in behalf of Trinity Church (pp. 37, 38) ; also the proceedings of 

 the special meeting of the Academy held at the American Museum of 

 Natural History on the evening of the same day. These include a brief 

 address by President Morris K. Jesup of the Museum ; the reading of 

 some extracts from unpublished letters of Audubon by President H. 

 Carington Bolton of the Academy; a short address by Prof. Egleston, 

 and a memorial address on 'The Life and Services of John James Audu- 

 bon' by Mr. Daniel G. Elliot (pp. 43-57), — a well-delivered and very 

 just tribute to the memory of the great painter-naturalist. Following 

 the address is a list of the contributors to the monument fund, several 

 hundred in number. The proceedings will be separately issued for dis- 

 tribution to the contributors to the fund. 



'The Nidiologist,' an illustrated monthly magazine devoted to ornith- 

 ology, is published and edited by Mr. Henry Reed Taylor, at 

 Alameda, Cal. It is one of the youngest of the numerous aspirants to 

 fame in the field of ornithology, the fourth number bearing the date of 

 December, 1893. The matter and the photo-engravings with which it is 

 liberally illustrated are of good quality, and, trusting it will maintain its 

 present high standard as a popular magazine of ornithology, we give it 

 a .hearty welcome and wish it the success it thus far so well deserves. 

 Among its contributors we notice the names of a number of well-known 

 ornithologists. 



The Cooper Ornithological Club was organized at San Jose\ Cal., 

 June 22, 1893, which "all honest ornithologists in California are invited 

 to join." A report of the regular monthly meeting held Nov. 4 last, by 

 the Secretary, Mr. C. Barlow, of Santa Clara, Cal., occupies nearly two 

 pages of the December number of 'The Nidiologist,' from which it appears 

 that several papers of much interest were presented, and quite a list of 

 papers is announced for the meeting of December 2. Such an organiza- 

 tion cannot fail of affording great benefit to its members and of promoting 

 the study of Californian ornithology. 



The Congress on Ornithology, held in Chicago, under the auspices 

 of the World's Congress Auxiliary, Oct. 1S-21, 1893 (see Auk, X, pp. 386, 

 3S7), proved a very gratifying success, considering the short time allowed 

 for its organization and development, the interest shown and the size of the 

 audiences in attendance more than exceeding the expectation of the pro- 

 moters of the enterprise. The program contained a list of some thirty 

 papers, the general character of which is shown by the following titles of 

 some of the papers presented. Opening address by the Chairman, Dr. 

 Elliott Coues; The Migration of Birds, J. A. Allen; The Ornithology of 

 Columbus's First Voyage, Frank M. Chapman ; On the Destruction of 

 Birds, Dr. D. Webster Prentiss; The Red-shouldered Hawk in Captivity, 

 Harry C. Oberholser; The Effect of the Introduction of the Monsfoose on 



