DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 57 



The following standing committees were appointed to serve 

 during 1915. 



On Publication — Messrs. Morris, Moore and Cope. 

 On Field Work — Messrs. Baily, Stuart and Street. 

 Mr. David Harrower addressed the Club upon the subject 

 "Coast Mountain Notes." His remarks referred to the birds 

 of the Coast Range Mountains of North-western California. 



February 18, 1915. One visitor and fourteen members present. 



Mr. Julian K. Potter made a communication entitled : — 

 "Camden's Shore Bird Meadow." The communication was 

 noteworthy by the fact of a great many shore birds having been 

 recorded from a limited area close to the city of Camden. The 

 rare White-rumped Sandpiper was first observed on May 19th, 

 1913. The Pectoral Sandpiper was listed only as a fall migrant. 



Mr. Samuel Mason, Jr., spoke upon "A Plea for better Note 

 Keeping," expressing several valuable suggestions along this 

 line. 



March 14., 1915. One visitor and sixteen members present. 

 Dr. Witmer Stone addressed the Club upon the subject, "Re- 

 port on the Spring Migration of 1914." The necessity of 

 recording the time of the bulk arrival of birds as well as the 

 earliest arrivals was dwelt upon. 



March 18, 1915. Twenty -two members present. Mr. George 

 Spencer Morris addressed the meeting upon * ' The Valley of the 

 Tacony." This being the vicinity of the speaker's home, the 

 results of his observations of birds during the last thirty years 

 were reviewed. Rough-winged and White-bellied Swallows 

 were cited as formerly breeding in the district, but not at the 

 present time. The Kentucky and Worm-eating Warblers were 

 mentioned as comparatively recent additions to the region. 



April 1, 1915. One visitor and seventeen members present. 

 Dr. Spencer Trotter gave an interesting talk entitled " Outlying 

 Types of Certain Families of North American Passerines. ' ' The 

 speaker's remarks pertained to the existing classification of 

 passerines. The relations of certain groups and species were 

 dwelt upon. 



