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Mr. L. M. Loomis said that the Guadalupe Caracara 

 (Polyborus lutosus) had been, it is believed, entirely ex- 

 terminated by the goat-herds of Guadalupe Island, Lower 

 California. 



November 26, 1895 — The Vice-President in the chair. 

 Twelve members and twelve visitors present. 



Mr. F. M. Chapman presented " Remarks on Birds Col- 

 lected in Greenland by the Peary Expedition," illustrated 

 by specimens. 



December 10, 1895. — The Vice-President in the chair. 

 Fifteen members and thirteen visitors present. 



L. B. Bishop, M. D., presented a paper entitled "A Day 

 in North Dakota," giving a graphic account of his own ex- 

 perience while collecting in the vicinity of the Turtle Moun- 

 tains. This is a rich field, ornithologically speaking, and 

 little has been published concerning it. 



Mr. H. W. Congdon read a paper on " Some Birds Ob- 

 served between Scotland and Iceland during August, 1895," 

 in which he depicted many features of the pelagic life of the 

 species treated. 



Mr. Henry Hales, in a series of remarks on " Tameness 

 and Domestication," described the habits of many of our 

 domestic animals and compared them with those of the wild 

 species. This paper elicited an animated discussion on the 

 subject. 



December 24. 1895. — The Vice-President in the chair. 

 Seven members and twelve visitors present 



The Lecture Committee presented a report through Mr. 

 F. M. Chapman, stating that arrangements had been com- 

 pleted for a course of three lectures to be given in the lec- 

 ture hall of the American Museum, as follows : 



1. January 14, 1896. " The Indians of Vancouver Island," 

 by Franz Boas, Ph. D. 



2 January 28, 1896. "The Origin and Distribution of 

 North American Mammals," by W. B. Scott, Ph D. 



3. March 3, 1896. "Two Months in Greenland," by 

 William Libbey, Sc. D. 



