October 27, 1896.— Mr. h. S. Foster in the chair. Six mem- 

 bers and three visitors present. 



Mr. E. I. Haines read a paper entitled " Birds of the vicinity 

 of Stamford, Delaware County, New York ; a list of the sum- 

 mer residents with evidences of the Carolinian, Canadian and 

 Hudsonian Faunas." Mr. Haines enumerated one hundred 

 and fifteen species of birds observed by him within ten miles 

 of Stamford, New York, in the month of July, 1896. 



November 24, 1896. — The President in the chair. Seven 

 members and four visitors present. 



Mr. L. S. Foster presented to the American Museum of 

 Natural History, through the Linnaean Society, the Alfred 

 Marshall collection, consisting of 320 birdskins and 261 sets 

 of birds' eggs. 



Jonathan Dwight, Jr., M. D., presented a paper entitled 

 ' ' Some Moulting Birds. ' ' This paper was illustrated by a 

 large series of the skins of moulting birds, and Dr. Dwight 

 described the process of moulting, as he had observed it, in 

 many species. 



Mr. L. S. Foster read "A Summary of Bird Notes from 

 Greene County, New York." The list included sixty-seven 

 species. 



December 8, 1896. — The Vice-President in the chair. Twelve 

 members and six visitors present. 



An appropriation was made for the usual winter course of 

 public lectures. 



Mr. E. I. Haines presented ' ' Remarks on the Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet." 



Mr. F. M. Chapman made extended remarks upon "An 

 Ornithological Reconnaisance in Mexico," describing the fea- 

 tures of the region visited and man}' of its birds. This trip 

 was taken by him in the .spring of 1896. 



December 22, 1896. — Mr. L. S. Foster in the chair. Seven 

 members and six visitors present. 



Mr. R. L. Ditmars read a paper entitled " Notes on the 

 Habits of Some Trinidad Snakes." This paper was illustrated 

 by living specimens of some of the species under consideration. 



Mr. E. I. Haines presented a paper entitled ' ' Bird Notes at 

 Christmas-tide. ' ' 



