TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Part I. October 1907 — January 1908 



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The Seventeen-year Cicada on Staten Island in 1907, by 



William T. Davis 1 



Nests of the Barred Owl, Red-shouldered Hawk, and Barn 



Owl on Staten Island in 1907, by James Chapin. . . 3 

 Drift Bowlders from the Shore at Tottenville, by Arthur 



Hollick 9 



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



Discovery of Lignitic and Bituminous Coal at Kreischer- 



ville, by Arthur Hollick 13 



A Staten Island Weather Record of Sixty Years Ago, by 



William T. Davis 14 



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



The Marble House, by Edward C. Delavan 23 



Chemical Analysis of Cretaceous Amber from Kreischerville, 



by Arthur Hollick 34 



Peculiar Action of Lightning on a Maple Tree, by Howard 



H. Cleaves 35 



Literature Relating to Staten Island S7 



Hough's Handbook of Trees 37 



Smith's New Jersey Entomological Report for 1906. . 38 



Wheat's List of Long Island Shells 38 



The Museum and Library of the Staten Island Associa- 

 tion of Arts and Sciences 39 



Capture of Lawrence's Warbler on Staten Island .... 39 



Records of Meetings 40 



Regular" Meeting, October 19, 1907 40 



Regular Meeting, November 16, 1907 43 



Regular Meeting, December 21, 1907 44 



Regular Meeting, January 18, 1908 45 



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