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America, would have to be put in the same genus unless a new 

 one were made for it. Mr. Murphy also described nesting 

 and other habits of the South Georgia Teal as noted by him 

 on his expedition of 1912. After discussion Mr. Murphy had 

 to leave to keep another engagement. 



Mr. Nichols recorded for Mr. Murphy a Dovekie (Alle alle), 

 recently received at the Brooklyn Museum, which had been 

 picked up, not long dead, on the beach at Montauk Point, 

 L. I., April 3, a late record. 



Mr. Davis recalled the Duck Hawk (Falco peregrinus 

 anatum) that had dwelt for so long in the winter a year ago 

 about the Municipal Building, Manhattan, and said that on 

 March 21 he had found near the summit of that building's 

 tower remains of recently-killed pigeons, indicating that the 

 same bird or one of the same species had again been frequenting 

 the place. 



Mr. Nichols told of a Duck Hawk he had seen April 5 at 

 Garden City, L. I. It had just killed a bird of about the 

 appearance of a Meadowlark (Sturnella), which it grasped 

 firmly and tucked up under its tail, and then, rising steadily, 

 it flew away northeastward as though migrating and taking 

 its prey along to eat when hungry. 



Reports showed a migration of Holboell's Grebe {Colymhus 

 holhoelli) early in the month, the following having been noted: 



April 1, Passaic River east of Boonton, N. J., 1 — R. C. 



Murphy. 

 2, Overpeck Creek, N. J., 2— J. M. Johnson and C. H. 



Rogers. 

 7, Overpeck Creek, N. J., 1 (collected) — J. A. Weber, 

 6-11, south half of old reservoir, Central Park, 1 



— G. E. Hix, etc. 



Mr. Hix reported Yellow Palm Warbler (Dendroica palma- 

 ru7n hypochrysea) and Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus mota- 

 cilla) in Central Park on April 2 ; he had seen the latter take a 

 little fish from the water and eat it, but did not know whether 

 the fish had been alive or dead when seized.* 



Mr. Weber reported for the Census Blank Committee that 

 *See "Louisiana Waterthrush Eating Fish/' Copeia, April, 1916, 31. 



