ABSTRACT 



OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



LINN/EAN SOCIETY 



OF 



NEW YORK, 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 14, 1916. 



This is the twenty-eighth in the series of Abstracts pubhshed 

 by the Linnsean Society of New York, and; hke the preceding 

 issues, is prepared mainly as a brief review of the work of the 

 Society during the year closing with the date indicated above. 

 Papers presented before the Society and published elsewhere 

 (often enlarged or otherwise different in form) are mentioned 

 with proper reference to the place of publication. 



March 23, 1915. — The President in the chair. Fourteen 

 members (Dr. Dwight and Messrs. Chubb, Cleaves, Granger, 

 Hix, Hollister, Hubbell, J. M. Johnson, Kieran, Marks, 

 Nichols, Rogers, Taubenhaus and Weber) and twenty-two 

 visitors present. 



The name of Mr. Francis Harper, of the Brooklyn Museum, 

 was proposed by Dr. Dwight for Resident Membership; it 

 was referred to the Membership Committee. 



The President appointed, to serve for the ensuing year, 

 standing committees as follows: 



Publication, Messrs. Rogers, Nichols and J. M. Johnson. 



Papers and Lectures, Messrs. Granger, Murphy and Rogers. 



Nominations, Messrs. J. M. Johnson, Hubbell and Weber. 



Finance, Messrs. Woodruff, Granger and Weber. 



Bird-Banding, Messrs. Cleaves, Nichols and Rogers. 



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