VOL. II July 1908-February 1909 Part III 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION 



OF 



ARTS AND SCIENCES 



[Formerly The Natural Science Association of Staten Island] 



EDITED BY 



PHILIP DOWELL, ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM T. DAVIS 



PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



CONTENTS 



The Chestnut Disease on Staten Island Arthur Hollick 125 



Note on the Chestnut Fungus William T. Davis 128 



A Visitation of Geometrid Moths . William T. Davis 130 



Local Notes on Young Owls and Hawks James Chapin 132 



Comments on the Contents of a Grebe's Crop Howard H. Cleaves 140 



Observations on Staten Island Moles William T. Davis 141 



Notes on the Purple Sandpiper and Hooded Merganser . . James Chapin 143 



Geological Notes in Connection with a Recent Lawsuit against the City 



Arthur Hollick 144 



Staten Island Grouse Locusts ... William T. Davis 148 



Charred Wood in a Concretion William T. Davis 149 



Two Additions to the List of Birds Known to Breed on Staten Island 



s: William T. Davis and James Chapin 150 



The Influence of Climate in Producing Aberrations in Lepidoptera 



George Franck 151 



Notes on a Captive Saw-Whet Owl Howard H. Cleaves 155 



Notes on Staten Island Plants William T. Davis 161 



Records of Meetings ... 163 



Proceedings of the Section of Biology 169 



[Issued August 18, 1910] 



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