diate vicinity of the river valley, and is found only very 

 rarely on Long Island. [See "Auk." Vol. x., 1893, p. 87.] 



Mr. Chapman stated that a pair of Duck Hawks (Falco 

 peregrines) nest every year near Yonkers, N. Y. He men- 

 tioned, also, the fact that a Mockingbird {Mimus polyglot- 

 tos), evidently an escaped cage-bird, had taken up its 

 abode in the vicinity of the Museum building, and is never 

 found over 100 feet from its roosting place. 



December 7, 1892. — The Vice-President in the chair. 

 Eight members and five visitors present. 



The following paper was presented, which the Secretary 

 read by title : 



11 Milicete Indian Natural History," by Tappan Adney. 

 [See end of this Abstract.] 



This paper was read in substance before the Society, 

 December 6, 1889, but its publication has been delayed at 

 the author's request. 



Mr. Frank M. Chapman presented a paper on " Our Pres- 

 ent Knowledge of the Distribution of North American 

 Birds." This paper was based on a bibliography he had 

 compiled of all faunal lists and papers mentioning at least six 

 species, and was arranged by States. By means of a map 

 the number and distribution of the lists by States and 

 countries was indicated. New York takes the lead with 

 79 titles ; Massachusetts is second, with yS ; and Cali- 

 fornia third, with JJ. 



Dr. C. S. Allen presented some notes on Florida, being 

 a verbal account of several trips made to Oak Lodge, just 

 east of Micco, in Brevard County. 



He gave a description of the breeding habits of the Pel- 

 ican [Pelecanus fuscus) and showed a number of photo- 

 graphs of the nests, eggs, and birds. The island on which 

 they were found breeding was about 1 50 feet long by 50 feet 

 broad, and was covered with a dense growth of mangroves, 

 very little land appearing anywhere. The nests here were 

 in bushes, ten to fifteen feet from the ground, and were made 

 of sticks, straw, dry reeds, etc., and held from one to four 

 eggs. The young, on emerging from the shell, are of a size 



