74 PROCEEDINGS MANCHESTER INSTITUTE 



Lockhart and Mr. Batchelder were appointed to prepare the cal- 

 endar for the next meeting. 



Mr. Batchelder, having been appointed at the meeting of 

 September 20, 1899, to present a comparison between the local 

 list of birds thus far observed and Chapman's Handbook, gave 

 his report accordingl3\ Following this, he gave an explanation 

 of the names of orders and families in ornithological nomencla- 

 ture. 



Adjourned to Februar}' 21. 



Wednesda}' evening, P'ebruary 21. Regular meeting; num- 

 ber of members present, 19. 



The matter of ornithological magazines and periodicals to be 

 subscribed for w^as discussed and was referred to the Executive 

 Committee. A plan for field daj's and a Summer School in con- 

 nection with the Institute was brought before the meeting and 

 explained b)^ Mr. Clough, the President of the Institute, and 

 by Mr. Burnham, the Corresponding Secretar}-. Saturdaj', 

 March 3 1 was selected as the date for the first field meeting of 

 Section D in connection with the Summer School. For reports 

 of this and subsequent field meetings see special report of Sum- 

 mer School. 



In the absence of Mrs. Lockhart. Mr. Batchelder reported the 

 calendar, adding six species to the twelve hitherto reported, as 

 follows : Januar}'- 28, tree sparrow^ ; February 2, Bohemian w^ ax- 

 wing ; February 6, junco ; February 11, red-breasted and white- 

 breasted nuthatches ; February 20, white- winged crossbill. The 

 last-named species had been reported on October 6, 1899, and 

 occasionally during the remainder of the 3'ear. On Februar)^ 

 20, 1900, they appeared in numerous flocks.. Most of those ob- 

 served were feeding upon the seeds of the Norwa}^ spruce. The 

 pine grosbeaks have continued to. be abundant, the males being 

 to the females in about the proportion of one to six. Two of 

 the Bohemian waxwings were observed in such favorable con- 

 ditions as to leave no room for doubt in the mind of the observer. 

 As no specimens were taken, he naturally hesitates to offer his 

 report as absolute and final. 



