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The Committee of the World's Columbian Commission, having 

 in charge the compilation of historical and educational articles, which 

 when published are to form the history of the Exposition, has invited Dr. 

 R. W. Shufeldt to contribute the article on 'Birds.' He will treat the 

 subject from a historical, as well as from an educational, point of view. 



The Western Pennsylvania Ornithological Society held its 

 Third Meeting at the Academy of Science and Art, Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 December 27, 1S93. After the reading of the minutes of the previous 

 meeting, several amendments to the constitution were made, and the 

 following new members elected, viz. : Corresponding Member, Edward 

 A. Preble, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. ; Active Members, 

 Hon. John M. Kennedy, Rev. Charles E. St. John, Dr. W. J. Holland, 

 and Dr. A. Petitt, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Dr. W.J. Riggs, Alleghany, Pa. The 

 election of officers for the year 1894 resulted as follows: President, Dr. 

 T. L. Hazzard; Vice-President, W. E. Clyde Todd ; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 H. H. Wickham. After listening to the reading of seven scientific papers, 

 the Society adjourned to meet at the call of the Executive Committee. 



The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club held its annual 

 meeting at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, on January 4, 

 1894, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Presi- 

 dent, George Spencer Morris; Secretary, Charles J. Rhoads ; Treasurer, 

 William L. Baily. The Club is now entering upon its fifth year and is in 

 a flourishing condition. The membership has increased to thirty-eight, 

 and the meetings, which are held twice a month, are largely attended. 

 Among the more interesting communications during the past year may be 

 mentioned 'Breeding Habits of the Night Heron,' Dr. W. E. Hughes; 

 'Summer Birds of the Beaverkill,' Dr. Spencer Trotter; 'A Day on the 

 Atlantic City Marshes,' G. S. Morris; 'Study of Moulting in Birds,' 

 Witmer Stone; 'A Collecting Trip to Southern New Jersey,' J. H. Reed; 

 'Extracts from Letters of Edw. Harris,' G. S. Morris; 'Ducking Trips on 

 the Atlantic Coast,' I. N. DeHaven; and 'The Ornithology of Ord's 

 Zoology,' S. N. Rhoads. 



The Club has in preparation a list of the birds of southeastern Penn- 

 sylvania and southern New Jersey, which is intended to present a 

 summary of our present knowledge of the abundance, distribution, etc., 

 of the birds of those parts of the States mentioned which lie south of the 

 mountains. There will be in addition a complete bibliography, a faunal 

 map, and preliminary chapters on the physical features of the countrv, 

 and on the subjects of Geographical Distribution and Migration. 



We take the following respecting the eggs of the Great Auk or Gare- 

 fowl from a recent issue of the 'London Times,' apropos of the recent 

 sale in London of a noted egg of this celebrated bird. 



"The sale yesterday afternoon [Feb. 22, 1894] of an egg of the Great 

 Auk at Mr. Steven's auction-rooms in Covent Garden is an event of 



