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as follows: Group A, typified by the Barn Swallow {Hirundo 

 erythrog astro), those species that stop short their singing about 

 early June, at the time their young leave the nest, and have 

 no second song-season; Group B, typified by the Black and 

 White Warbler {Mniotilta varia), whose singing lasts till mid- 

 August, though petering out gradually before that time; 

 Group C, typified by the Wood Pewee {Contopus virens), those 

 species that cease singing early but have an early second season; 

 Group D, typified by the Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)^ 

 with a late second season, even after performing part of their 

 migration. Considerable discussion followed. 



February 22, 1916. — The President in the chair. Twelve 

 members (Dr. Dwight and Messrs. Chapin, Cleaves, Halter, 

 Hix, LaDow, Lang, Marks, Murphy, Nichols, Rogers and 

 Streeter) and forty-nine visitors present. 



The Society passed unanimously the following resolutions: 



Resolved, that in the death of Daniel Giraud Elliot, an Honorary Member 

 of this Society, science has lost an enthusiastic and distinguished promoter, 

 whose labors have had an important influence upon the advancement of 

 our knowledge of zoology; whose many valuable contributions to that 

 subject have been an incentive and an aid to countless fellow-workers; 

 and whose geniality and uprightness, no less than his scientific accomplish- 

 ments, brought him the highest esteem of his associates. 



Resolved, that these resolutions be incorporated in the minutes of the 

 Society, and that a copy be transmitted to Doctor Elliot's family. 



Mr. Hix reported seeing two Bald Eagles (Haliaetus I. 

 leucocephalus) along the Palisades in the Englewood Region 

 February 5, and four more on the 12th, one of them being 

 tormented by Crows. He also saw two Duck Hawks {Falco 

 peregrinus anatum); the male at first was carrying a pigeon, 

 but the female seized it from him in the air, and the male 

 chased her out of sight. 



Mr. Rogers recorded a male Belted Kingfisher {Ceryle 

 alcyon) from Troy Brook, about three miles south of Boonton, 

 N. J., February 20. 



Dr. William K. Gregory presented the paper* of the evening, 

 on ''The Evolution of Land-Living Animals from Fishes." 



* See "The Present Status of the Problem of the Origin of the Tetra- 

 poda," Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., XXVI, 317-383. 



