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March 5, 1914^. One visitor and twenty-two members pres- 

 ent. Mr. Edward L.' Caum, Swarthmore, Pa., was elected to 

 associate membership. Dr. Max M. Peet addressed the meet- 

 ing upon " Some Recent Theories of Bird Migration". An 

 outline of all the important theories upon the subject was given. 



March 19, 1914. One visitor and twenty-one members pres- 

 ent. Mr. Arthur C. Emlen spoke upon the subject "Among 

 the Birds of Manatee County, Florida". A detailed list of the 

 birds common to the locality was given. 



Aipril 2, 19H. One visitor and eighteen members present. 

 Dr. Samuel C. Palmer gave an interesting talk upon " The Rela- 

 tion of Color to Bird Plumage". The speaker described the 

 localization of color as due to several causes, such as the pres- 

 ence of pigment in the feather, mechanical refraction and pris- 

 matic forms. 



A'pril 16, 1914- One visitor and twenty-nine members pres- 

 ent. Mr. Samuel Mason, Jr., read a paper entitled " Notes on 

 the Nesting of the Vesper Sparrow", giving a detailed account 

 of the incubation and feeding of the young. Dr. Stone, gave a 

 review of the proceedings of the meeting of the American Orni- 

 thologists' Union held at Washington. 



May 7, 1914- Two visitors and twenty-three members pres- 

 ent. Mr. Robert T. Moore addressed the Club upon the sub- 

 ject, " Notes on the Songs of the Hermit Thrush ". Individuals 

 of this species were said to possess as many as nine distinct 

 song-phrases. The sequence of these various forms was ex- 

 plained. 



May 21, 1914- Seventeen members present. Mr. Philip E. 

 Howard, Swarthmore Pa. was nominated for associate member- 

 ship. Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads spoke upon the subject "My 

 Clarina". His remarks were descriptive of a captive specimen 

 of the Spanish-American Thrush commonly known as "Cla- 

 rina". The speaker expressed his belief that the song of this 



