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tioned were the Prothonotary Warbler, Shrike and Blue Gros- 

 beak. 



May 2, 1918. Two visitors and twenty-three members pres- 

 ent. Mr. James A. G. Rehn addressed the meeting upon the 

 subject, " Notes upon the Birds of Southern Arizona." The 

 speaker described a trip taken the early summer of 1916 through 

 the country adjacent to Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona. The talk 

 was illustrated by lantern slides and the communication was 

 commented upon by the members. 



May 16, 1918. Twenty members present. Mr. J. Franklin 

 Styer made a review of " The Status of the Mockingbird about 

 Philadelphia," giving a complete record of the observance of 

 the species in the locality over an extended period of years. 

 Wilson and Bartram first remarked about the species in 1810. 

 A "Discussion on the Migrant Warblers" followed, by Mr. 

 George S. Morris. 



October S, 1918. One visitor and fourteen members present. 

 It was resolved to hold but one meeting per month during the 

 remaining period of the war. Mr. Samuel Scoville, Jr., spoke 

 upon the subject "In Audubon Land," describing the country 

 adjacent to Oakes, in the Perkiomen Valley. A record of 

 Audubon's associations with this district was reviewed and sev- 

 eral interesting episodes of his sojourn there were noted. Mr. 

 Conrad Rowland gave an " Illustration of Bird Subjects " from 

 original drawings. 



November 7, 1918. One visitor and twenty members present. 

 Dr. Witmer Stone addressed the meeting upon the subject 

 "Bird Life of the Panama Canal Zone." The speaker dwelt 

 especially upon a collection from this district made by the late 

 L. L. Jewel, and which is now in the Academy collection. The 

 deaths of our fellow associates, Charles Piatt 3rd, and Archibald 

 Benners were announced, the latter having been killed in action 

 in France. 



