other birds used for millinery purposes. The new law is 

 generally respected, and has a very salutary effect. 



Mr. Scott had found Burrowing Owls (Speotyto cunicularia 

 floridana) breeding in the prairies (so called) of the Lake 

 Okeechobee region, but not in communities. The ground 

 is quite dry where they are found, and Mr. Scott thought 

 the birds in every case made their own burrows. The 

 eggs are usually five in number, sometimes four, and rarely 

 six or seven. 



He found the Caracara Eagle (Polyboms cheriway) 

 breeding near Fort Thompson ; a nest that he examined 

 on April 13, 1892, contained two young about three weeks 

 old. The usual position of the nest is about 45 feet from 

 the ground, in a pine or palmetto tree. 



Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo osceola) are found 

 commonly in droves of five to twenty, and Mr. Scott's ob- 

 servations lead him to conclude that the Turkey will never, 

 on account of the wildness and irreclaimable character of 

 the country, be exterminated in southern Florida. He 

 made some observations on the weight of the Turkeys of 

 that region, which were as follows : males, 12 lbs. to 22 lbs., 

 averaging about 16 lbs ; females, 4! lbs. to g\ lbs. [See 

 "Auk., 7 ' Vol. ix, 1892, pp. 209-218.] 



October 5, 1892. — The Vice-President in the chair. Seven 

 members and twelve visitors present. 



Mr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr., presented some remarks upon 

 the birds of Kansas, being an account of a visit paid to the 

 State in the summer of 1891, — from July 4 to 21. At 

 the close of his remarks he exhibited a number of speci- 

 mens. 



Mr. B. H. Dutcher gave an account of his recent trip 

 through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New 

 Mexico. He found the eastern limit of the range of the 

 Prairie Dog to be near Wichita, Kansas, and at the same 

 place found both Sturnella magna and 5. m. neglecla breed- 

 ing, and of course numerous intermediates. 



Mr. F. M. Chapman gave some account of his experiences 



