850 SCIENCE. 
Two corresponding and eighty-five asso- 
ciate members were elected. 
Miss Juliette A. Owen, of St. Joseph, 
Mo., an associate member, donated $100 
to the Union ‘to be devoted to any orni- 
thological purpose that might seem fitting 
to the Council.’ Miss Owen wrote that the 
amount sent was about the cost of the 
journey she expected to take in order to 
attend the Congress, but was prevented 
from going. The sum received will be the 
nucleus of a fund which it is hoped may be 
secured, the income to be spent for the ad- 
vancement of the science of ornithology. 
An honored visitor to the daily sessions 
was Dr. Samuel W. Woodhouse, of Phila- 
delphia, after whom Prof. Baird named the 
Woodhouse’s Jay (Aphelocoma woodhousett) 
more than forty years ago. Dr. Woodhouse 
isin most excellent health and still inter- 
ested in scientific work. 
Mr. Louis Agassiz Fuertes exhibited and 
explained a series of field sketches made by 
him in Alaska the past season. They 
showed the true life colors of the soft parts, 
mostly in the breeding season. 
By courtesy of Miss Lucy H. Baird, Mr. 
Witmer Stone was able to compile and read 
the letters of John J. Audubon to the late 
Spencer F. Baird, then of Carlisle, Pa. 
These covered the period from the reply to 
the inquiry of the lad Baird concerning the 
identity of a flycatcher until after the re- 
turn of Audubon from the Missouri river 
in 1843. The letters are of great historic 
interest and show the warm feeling of the 
older naturalist toward his young friend 
and companion. 
Wednesday afternoon was devoted to pa- 
pers illustrated with lantern slides. The 
following papers were read : 
‘ An Account of the Nesting of Franklin’s 
Gull (Larus franklinii) in Southern Minne- 
sota’: Dr. Thos. 8. Roberts ; ‘ Bird Studies 
with a Camera’: Frank M. Chapman ; 
‘Home Life of Some Birds’: Wm. Dutcher. 
{N.S. Von. X. No. 258: 
‘The Effects of Wear upon Feathers,’ Dr. 
Jonathan Dwight, Jr.; ‘Slides—Series of 
Kingfisher, Gulls, ete.’: Wm. L. Baily. 
In a pleasing conversational way Dr. A. 
K. Fisher told of the more interesting birds 
found by the recent Harriman Alaskan 
Expedition. The notes of the birds referred 
to were imitated by Mr. Fuertes, also a 
member of the Harriman party. 
The report of the Committee on Protec- 
tion of North American Birds, read by its 
Chairman, Mr. Witmer Stone, showed that 
an increased interest is taken at the present 
time in the preservation of wild bird life. 
Investigation proved that many of the birds 
now used in millinery were imported from 
countries where there are no bird laws. 
The committee had used its influence to 
prevent excessive collecting of eggs and 
skins for commercial purposes. 
On Friday, November 17th, after adjourn- 
ment of the Union, at the invitation of Mr. 
W. H. Wetherill, owner of the property, 
Mr. George Spencer Morris conducted a 
party to Mill Grove, on the Perkiomen, the 
former home of Audubon. Mrs. Morris F. 
Tyler, of New Haven, Conn., wife of the 
treasurer of Yale University, a granddaugh- 
ter of Audubon, was one of the party. 
The attendance of members at the Con- 
gress just closed was much larger than at 
any previous one. ‘They came from distant 
parts of the United States, and from Canada. 
Following is a list of the papers read at 
the sessions in addition to those already 
mentioned : : 
Notes on the Flammulated Screech Owls : 
Harry C. Oberholser ; Three Years’ Migra- 
tion Data on City Hall Tower, Philadel- 
phia: William L. Baily ; A Quantitative 
Study of Variation in the Smaller American 
Shrikes: Reuben M. Strong; Behring Sea 
Arctic Snowflake (Passerina hyperborea) on 
its Breeding Grounds: C. Hart Merriman ; 
On the Plumage of Certain Boreal Birds’: 
Frank M. Chapman ; On the Perfected Plu- 
