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ence's Warbler in the vicinity of Nottingham Sta., Chester Co., 

 Pa. on June 26th. 



October 19^ 1911. Twenty-three members and five visitors 

 present. Mr. O. E. Baynard exhibited a series of slides, de- 

 picting *' Life in Central Florida Heron Rookeries." These in- 

 cluded many excellent views of the White and the Glossy Ibises, 

 American Egrets and Snakebirds at home. Under the subject 

 " A Preliminary Summary of a Trip to Ecuador", Mr. Rhoads 

 gave a general survey of a trip to the western part of Ecuador. 

 Specimens of birds were secured with difficulty and the absence 

 of large mammals was marked. Mr. Moore reported a Cape 

 May Warbler seen at Haddonfield on October 11th and another 

 found dead by Miss Virginia Whitecar at the same station on 

 October 14th. 



November 2, 1911. Nineteen members present. Messrs. Rob- 

 ert T. Moore and Samuel C. Palmers were elected active mem- 

 bers and Albert L. Baily, Jr., George Hallett and George 

 Beatty, Jr., associates. William B. Crispin and 0. E. Baynard 

 were elected to corresponding membership. 



Dr. Trotter spoke on "Some Summer Birds of St. Margaret's 

 Bay, Nova Scotia ' ' . Dr. Trotter stated that the Hermit Thrush 

 was the common Thrush of the burnt areas, while in the heavy 

 timber it was replaced entirely by the Olived-backed Thrush. 

 The Palm Warbler was the most common of the warbler group. 

 Mr. Baily recorded the collection of a Connecticut Warbler at 

 Mt. Pocono in September last. 



November 16, 1911. The semi-monthly meeting was omitted 

 on account of the convention of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union in session at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The 

 meetings of the Union were held daily from November 14th 

 to 16th inclusive. These were open to the public, conse- 

 quently a number of the club members availed themselves of 

 this opportunity to hear interesting and instructive papers on 

 the subject of general ornithology. On Wednesday evening, 

 November 15th, under the auspices of the D. V. 0. C, an in- 

 formal reception and smoker was tendered to the visiting orni- 

 thologists in the ornithological rooms of the Academy. 



