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October 1 with those of the same period in other years, and describ- 

 ing a trip of several days to Jarvis Sound where the spring migra- 

 tion of shore-birds was studied. 



Mr. McMuUen stated that he had visited eight colonies of 

 Common Terns, two of Least Terns, and four of Black Skimmers 

 on the southern New Jersey coast during the past summer. 



October 19, 1922. Sixteen members and two visitors present. 

 Mr. Pennock read a paper on "Birds of the Buckhill District, 

 Pennsylvania. " 



November 2, 1922. Twenty-two members and one visitor were 

 present. Messrs. John A. Gillespie and William Jay were elected 

 Associate Members. 



The Chicago Meeting of the A. O. U. was described by Messrs. 

 Rhoads, Potter and Stone, and birds observed on the field trip to 

 the Indiana Sand Dunes commented upon, among which the 

 most interesting was the Harris's Sparrow. 



Messrs. Potter, Robinson and Underdown described a field 

 trip taken in the same connection along the shores of Lake Michi- 

 gan where the Blue Goose, Franklin's Gull, Red-backed Sandpiper 

 and Bronzed Grackle were found. 



November 16, 1922. Thirty-two members and four visitors 

 present. 



Mr. Street spoke on the birds observed on the Academy Expedi- 

 tion to Nicaragua in the spring of 1922. About 625 specimens 

 representing 200 species were obtained by Mr. Wharton Huber 

 and himself. 



December 7, 1922. Sixteen members present. Dr. Stone read 

 a paper on " Present Day Tendencies and Opportunities in Orni- 

 thology," calling attention to the importance of studying and 

 recording the habits, behaviour, and characteristics of the living 

 bird, not merely the record of its presence or the getting of a mere 

 skin or set of eggs. 



December 21, 1922. Nineteen members and one visitor present. 

 Mr. Pennock spoke on a south Florida trip "Through the Ten 

 Thousand Islands to Cape Sable." Black and Yellow-crowned 



