There are two records of the Field Sparrow {Spizella 

 piisilla), one from Setauket, L. I., January 31, 1885, and 

 one from Englewood, N. J., December 25, 1885. 



A singular record is that of a Catbird (Galeoscoptes 

 carolincnsis), at Fort Hamilton, L. L, December 30, 1882. 



A few solitary Brown Thrashers (Harporhynchus rufus) 

 remain here during the winter, having been seen at Engle- 

 wood. N. J., on two occasions, and in Central Park, New 

 York City. 



Mr. B. H. Dutcher remarked upon the unusually large 

 number of species found in this region, not only in winter 

 but in summer as well, about one-third of the total number 

 of North American birds having occurred at one time or 

 another within these limits. He said that the Gulf Stream 

 had a moderating effect upon the climate of this region, 

 and spoke of a sheltered swamp on the bar opposite Say- 

 ville, south side of Long Island, which rarely freezes solid, 

 and where many birds spend the winter in security. 



April 6, 1892. — The President in the chair. Five mem- 

 bers present. 



Dr. J. A. Allen occupied the evening with remarks upon 

 the Flycatchers of South America, illustrating his talk with 

 a good series of specimens, representing a large number 

 of genera. 



In speaking of the seasonal changes in the plumage of 

 South American birds, he said that although the climate is 

 very moist and the country well wooded, the changes in 

 plumage resulting from abrasion and fading are very 

 marked. [See Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. iv., Dec, 

 1892, pp. 331-350.] 



Dr. Allen read extracts from letters which he had re- 

 ceived from Mr. Jenness Richardson, who was then at 

 Micco, Florida. He reported seeing, about the vessel while 

 leaving New York Harbor, a Gull (Larus a.smithsonianus), 

 having several wing feathers missing ; the same Gull fol- 

 lowed the vessel all the way to Charleston, S. C. 



