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throat has built in his grounds for two or three years. The 

 wood Pewec, usually found in the woods, and the Purple 

 Finch, follow the evergreens that are now planted in our 

 grounds. The Crow Black-bird, usually very shy, has come 

 into our gardens and built its nests on some tall pine trees 

 within a rod of a dwelling-house. Mr. F. thinks the Crow 

 Black-bird may become domesticated as the Rook is in Eng- 

 land. 



John M. Ives corroborated the remarks of Mr. F. upon 

 the domestication of our birds, and mentioned that there 

 was quite a colony of Crow Black-birds upon the grounds of 

 Mr. Lee, in North Salem. He observed that the most inter- 

 esting subject of study in Ornithology is the migration of 

 birds, which led to some interesting remarks from Messrs. 

 Fowler, Ives and the Chairman, in the cour&e of which allu- 

 sion was made to the hybernating of the swallow in the 

 mud. 



F. W. Putnam alluded to the Frozen Wells at Brandon, 

 Vt., and mentioned that this subject had been brought up 

 at a recent meeting of the Boston Society of Natural His- 

 tory, and that a committee had been appointed to investigate in 

 relation thereto, and to report. Some discussion followed 

 on this subject in which Messrs. Putnam and Mudge par- 

 ticipated. 



After passing a vote of thanks to Mr. B. C. Putnam and 

 other citizens of Wenham, for their kind attentions, and to 

 the town authorities for the use of the Hall, and the tran- 

 saction of some business matters, the Institute adjourned. 



Wednesday, June 15, 1859. 



Field Meeting at Middleton. — This pleasant and hos- 

 pitable, though very secluded and thoroughly country-like 



