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February 31, 1918. Twenty-two members present. Dr. 

 Spencer Trotter made the communication of the evening, speak- 

 ing upon the subject, '"College Ornithology." The speaker, 

 by charts and lantern slides, explained his methods of intro- 

 ducing the subject of ornithology to college students. Mr. 

 Rhoads mentioned a collection of birds at Medford, N. J. , ob- 

 tained near that locality and containing some rare specimens. 



March 7, 1918. Twenty-four members in attendance. Mr. 

 Arthur Miles Sherrill, Delmar-Morris Apartments, Germantown, 

 was elected to Associate Membership. Dr. Stone addressed the 

 meeting on "Additional Observations on Cape May Birds," 

 giving an historical account of the early settlement of the Cape 

 May Peninsula, and mentioned such species as the Mocking 

 Bird, Short-billed Marsh Wren, Henslow's Sparrow and Black 

 Rail as now credited with nesting in this vicinity. 



March 21, 1918. One visitor and eighteen members present. 

 Dr. Samuel C. Palmer gave a very' interesting communication 

 entitled "Birds in Literature," pointing out that the use of 

 vernacular names by the majority of our poets often led to a 

 mistaken identity of the species intended. Several quotations 

 referring to the birds in question were read. 



April 4, 1918. Two visitors and twenty-two members pres- 

 ent. Mr. Julian K. Potter gave a communication on "Owls 

 and Owling," describing the life habits during the winter months 

 of the Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl and Saw-whet Owl. Mr. J. 

 F. Street followed, speaking upon the subject, "Hawks and 

 Owls," and described the nesting haunts and habits of the 

 Great-horned Owl, Barn Owl, Eagle and several species of Hawks. 



A'pril 18, 1918. Four visitors and twenty-five members 

 present. The meeting was addressed by Dr. Witmer Stone 

 upon the subject "Further Notes on South Carolina Birds." 

 His remarks pertained to observations made in the vicinity of 

 Otranto, Columbia and Manning during the early days of May, 

 1917. Among the notable birds observed and especially men- 



