Vol.m October 1907-January 1908 Parti 



PROCEEDINGS 



l 



OF THE 



STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION 



OF 



ARTS AND SCIENCES 



[Formerly The' Natural Science Association of Staten Island] 



EDITED BY 



PHILIP DO WELL, ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM T. DAVIS 



PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



CONTENTS 



The Seventeen-Year Cicada on Staten Island in 1907. William T. Davis ... 1 

 Nests of the Barred Owl, Red-Shouldered Hawk, and Barn Owl on Staten 



Island. James Chapin . . 3 



Drift Bowlders from the Shore at Tottenville. Arthur Hollick 9 



Nests of the Carpenter Ant. William T. Davis ....... ... 10 



Discovery of Lignitic and Bituminous Coal at Kreischerville. Arthur Hollick 13 



A Staten Island Weather Record of Sixty Years Ago. William T. Davis ... 14 



Lawrence's and Brewster's Warblers. James Chapin ............ 21 



The Marble House. Edward C. Delavan, Jr , 23 



Chemical Analysis of Cretaceous Amber from Kreischerville. Arthur Hollick 34 



Peculiar Action of Lightning on a Maple Tree. Howard H. Cleaves .... 35 



Literature Relating to Staten Island : 37 



Hough's Handbook of Trees. Smith's New Jersey Entomological Report for 

 1906. Wheat's List of Long Island Shells. The Museum and Library of the 

 Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences. Capture of Lawrence's 

 Warbler on Staten Island. 



Records of Meetings . 40 



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