DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 59 



Dr. William E. Hughes gave an interesting talk on ' * Italian 

 Bird Notes." The talk was illustrated by a remarkable series 

 of lantern slides from photographs taken in the Azores, Algiers, 

 Pompeii, Paestum, Amalfi, Capri, and the hill-towns of 

 Etruria. 



October 21, 1915. Twenty-nine members present. Dr. Wit- 

 mer Stone gave a most interesting account of his trip "To 

 California and Return with the D. V. O. C. Glasses and a Vest 

 Pocket Kodak. ' ' Going west, the Santa Fe route was taken, 

 and the return trip was by the Canadian Pacific as far as 

 Chicago. Many interesting places were visited, including the 

 Yosemite Valley, Grand Canon, Vancouver and the Canadian 

 Rockies. Characteristic birds of the points visited were de- 

 scribed. The account was illustrated with lantern slides of 

 great beauty and interest. 



November 4, 1915. One visitor and twenty-two members. In 

 the business session the following were elected to Associate 

 membership : Edward Woolman, Haverford, Pa. ; Henry J. 

 Fry, 224 W. Manheim St. , Germantown ; Harry E. Parker, 

 Southampton, Pa.; Wm. W. McCall, Jr., 4056 Chestnut St., 

 Philadelphia; Everett P. Irwin, Swarthmore, Pa. 



Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads addressed the Club upon the subject, 

 * ' Snapshots and Field Notes from Guatemala. ' ' Mr. Rhoads 

 read from his journal and that of Mr. Poole, who accompanied 

 him. The bird-life of the country was described. 



November 18th, 1915. Twenty-six members present. 



The name of Mr. Richard Burdsall, Swarthmore, Pa. was 

 proposed for Associate membership. 



Mr. J. Fletcher Street described a spring field-trip under the 

 subject: "Waylaying Boreal Birds in the Poconos." The 

 speaker described a trip to the Pocono Lake in company with 

 Messrs. Baily, Stuart, Hughes and Carter covering a period 

 extending from June 11th to June 14th inclusive and on June 

 26th of the present year. 



Thirty-four species of nesting birds were found including the 

 Yellow-bellied and Alder Flycatchers, Canadian, Black-throated 



