SECTION D. 



ORNITHOLOGY. 



REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 



Wednesday evening, January lo. Regular meeting. The 

 fourth lecture by Mr. Ralph Hoffman in the course tendered to 

 the Institute by this Section having been assigned for Friday 

 evening, the 12th, the meeting voted to adjourn without further 

 business. Accordingly adjourned to Januarj^ 24. 



Wednesday evening, January 24. Regular meeting ; the 

 President in the chair. Number of members present, 23. The 

 reading of the records of the meetings of December 27, 1899, 

 and January 10, 1900, were read and approved. 



The President offered suggestions relative to the observation 

 and study of birds in the coming season, as follows : 



ist — to record date of observation. 



2d — time of day. 



3d — place of observation. 



4th — nature of locality. 



5th — number of birds. . 



6th — if possible, note number of male and female and imma- 

 ture. 



7th — compare number of males and females. 



8th— note what doing, and if feeding, upon what. 



9th — calls and songs. 



loth — any special or unusual circumstances. 



The bird calendar to date was presented bj^ Mr. Batchelder, 

 who remarked upon the mildness of the season and the unusual 

 number of birds seen in this locality. Following is the list : 

 House sparrow, crow, blue jay, goldfinch, downy woodpecker, 

 ruffed grouse, chickadee, butcher bird, pine grosbeak. Mr. 

 Herbert E. Richardson reported a flock of red-poll linnets seen 

 on January 21. Mr. Fogg reported a small flock of red cross- 

 bills seen Januarj^ 3, and a hairj^ woodpecker January 5. Mrs. 



