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death of Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe of the British Museum and 

 briefly reviewed his work. 



Mr. Baily reported European Starlings at Penn's Manor, Pa. 

 Mr. Street read a list of twenty-five species observed at Cape 

 May, N. J. January 16. 



February S^ 1910. — Fourteen members present. Mr. Stone ad- 

 dressed the Club on " A Review of the Theories of Bird Migra- 

 tion"; general discussion followed. Mr. DeHaven exhibited an 

 abnormal skull of the Bobwhite from Lake Apopka, Florida. 

 Mr. Rehn reported a European Starling shot at Ocean View, 

 Cape May Co. , N. J. 



February 17, 1910. — Twelve members present. Mr. Carter 

 spoke on "White Mountain Birds in July," giving an enter- 

 taining account of a trip through this part of New Hampshire, 

 during the past summer. Mr. Morris reported that the old 

 roosting-place of the crows near Doylestown was deserted, while 

 on February 13 he had observed a large flock of Starlings asso- 

 ciated with Crows at Olney. Mr. Fowler reported another flock 

 of fifty Starlings at Holmesburg early in January. 



Mr. Carter exhibited an adult Cooper's Hawk killed near 

 West Chester, Pa., Feb. 13, 1910, and called attention to the 

 barred breast and orange iris. 



March S, 1910. — Eighteen members present. Alfred C. Red- 

 field, Wm. E. Roberts and L. S. Pearson, were elected active 

 members, and E. L. Poole, S. Earle Riddle, C. W. Palmer, J. 

 D. Sudders and Francis Windle, associates. The resignation of 

 Rev. J. H. Hackenberg was accepted. 



Letters were read from Wm. S. Essick, describing the occur- 

 rence of Snow Buntings near Orbisonia, Pa. , from Mr. R. C. 

 Harlow, reporting the collecting of a set of Raven's eggs near 

 State College, Pa., and from Dr. Spencer Trotter, who is still 

 traveling in Europe. Mr. Redfield made a communication on 

 "The Herons of Cape Cod, Mass.," illustrating his remarks with 

 beautiful lantern slides of the Night Heron, Green Heron and 

 Bittern. Mr. Rhoads spoke of the winter roosting of Red- 

 wing Blackbirds at Cambridge, Md., and Mr. Morris reported 

 Cowbirds wintering near Atlantic City, N. J. 



