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of different kinds, treated in a similar way, to illustrate the effects of 

 various finishes and stains. 



Mr. Alanson Skinner exhibited and described the several kinds of 

 Iroquois Indian rattles ; also a drum and flute. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Regular Meeting, December 21 , 1907 



The meeting was held at the Staten Island Academy, New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair. 



About thirty-eight members and guests were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of November 16, 1907, were read and 

 approved. 



The following were elected to active memberslrp : Daniel T. Cornell, 

 Ernst Cossmann, Mrs. George W. Curtis, Mrs. Horace A. Davis, Louis 

 Dejonge, Jr., George W. Dix, Miss Ellen M. Harris, Mrs. George F. 

 Hicks, Edward T. Kennedy, Mrs. T. Livingstone Kennedy, John J. 

 Kenny, Cornelius G. Kolff, Jr., John D. Leggett, John J. O'Doran, Miss 

 Anne Rhodes, William H. Richardson, Charles W. Schutzendorf, Mrs. 

 Louis A. Stirn, Miss Eleanor R. Tilden, John S. Warde. 



The Curator announced that bids for the construction of 14 table cases 

 and 9 upright cases for the museum had been opened in the office of the 

 President of the Borough on December 3, and that the lowest bidder was 

 Siegel, Cooper & Co., their figures being $935.20 for the table cases and 

 $863.28 for the upright cases, or a total of $1.79848. He stated that the 

 contract for construction had not yet been awarded. 



Scientific Program 



Dr. Arthur Hollick exhibited specimens and read a paper on the " Dis- 

 covery of Lignitic and Bituminous Coal at Kreischerville." (Printed in 

 full in this issue, p. 13.) 



Mr. William T. Davis exhibited a diary, written by the late George 

 Wotherspoon, during the years 1846-1852, and read a paper on " A Staten 

 Island Weather Record of Sixty Years Ago." (Printed in full in this 

 issue, p. 14.) 



Mr. James Chapin exhibited skins of Brewster's, Lawrence's, golden- 

 winged, and blue-winged warblers, calling attention to the differences in 

 plumage coloration and its biological significance, and read a paper on 

 "Lawrence's and Brewster's Warblers." (Printed in full in this issue, 

 p. 21.) 



Mr. Davis remarked also on the fruit-eating habits of the English 

 starling, Sturnus vulgaris L., and exhibited preserved specimens of pears 

 from his garden and photographs of the fruit showing the destructive work 

 of the birds. 



Mr. Alanson Skinner exhibited a collection of Delaware Indian relics 

 and implements and explained their origin and uses. The collection 

 included a bow, arrows with twisted feathers, wooden bowl, mush scoop 



