were based upon the extinct animal Patriofelis, a skeleton 

 of which was discovered in the Eocene deposit of southern 

 Wyoming, in 1893. He referred to certain characters in 

 the Seals which indicate that they have no relationship with 

 any existing animal, and also mentioned several character- 

 istics which are common to the Seals and to Patriofelis. 



April 24, 1894. — The President in the chair. Six mem- 

 bers and eleven visitors present. 



Fifteen dollars were contributed by the Society to the 

 fund then being raised by Mr. William Dutcher, for the 

 protection of the Terns on Great Gull Island, Suffolk Coun- 

 ty, New York, during the breeding season of 1894, and 

 suitable resolutions were passed. 



William C. Braislin, M. D., read a paper entitled " Birds 

 Observed in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, during 

 the winter of 1893-4." Seventeen species were included 

 in the list. 



Mr. L. S. Foster read a list of birds observed by him 

 during a recent trip to southern New Hampshire. There 

 were notes on fifteen species. 



May 8, 1894. — The President in the chair. Five mem- 

 bers and four visitors present. 



The President, in accordance with a vote taken at the 

 previous meeting, appointed a Committee on the Local 

 Fauna, as follows, viz.: L. B. Bishop. M. D.. William C. 

 Braislin, M. D , F. M. Chapman, Jonathan Dwight, Jr., 

 M. D., L. S. Foster, W. W. Granger, A. H. Howell, H. C. 

 Oberholser, William C. Rives, M. D., and L. B. Woodruff. 



Mr. J. M. Pray presented a paper entitled " Individual 

 Variation in Birds, with Reference to its Bearing on their 

 Psychological Development." The author considered that, 

 psychologically speaking, birds and man have many attri- 

 butes in common. He quoted to some extent from the 

 unpublished writings of Mrs. Anna H. Read, describing 

 the habits of various familiar species of birds as observed 

 at Elizabeth, New Jersey. 



Dr. Allen read a letter from Mr. H. W. Henshaw, giving 



