from Mexico and Central America," using, as a text, speci- 

 mens recently collected by Messrs. F. M. Chapman, G. K. 

 Cherrie, A. Alfaro and A. C. Butler. [See Bull. Am. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist., IX, pp. 31-58.] 



Mr. E. I. Haines read a paper entitled ''Notes on the 

 White-breasted Nuthatch." 



February 13, 1897. — Public lecture in the lecture hall of the 

 American Museum of Natural History, by Mr. Frank M. 

 Chapman, entitled "A little Journey in Yucatan," with stere- 

 opticon illustrations. 



February 23, 1897. — The President in the chair. Ten mem- 

 bers and eight visitors present. 



Mr. Eugene Smith presented a paper entitled ' ' The Fishes of 

 the Fresh and Brackish Waters in the Vicinity of New York 

 City." [Printed at the end of this abstract.] 



Dr. Tarleton H. Bean mentioned the occurrence of the Drum 

 {Pogo?iias chromis) and the Banded Earimus (Larimusfasciatus), 

 in the vicinity of New York City. He also spoke of the cap- 

 ture of the White-fish [Brevoortia tyrannus) in Canandaigua 

 Eake, and the taking of the Yellow Perch {Perca ameiHcaiia) 

 and the Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in salt water. 



March 9, 1897. — Annual Meeting. The President in the 

 chair. Eight members and ten visitors present. 



The Secretary presented his annual report, as follows : 



' ' There have been held during the year 14 meetings of the 

 Society, being two more than were held last year. The meet- 

 ing on the second Tuesday in November was omitted in conse- 

 quence of the meeting that week of the American Ornitholo- 

 gists' Union at Cambridge, Mass. At no meeting has there 

 been a failure to secure a quorum. 



" The average attendance of members during the year has 

 been 9 and of visitors 6. The total number of persons present 

 at all the meetings was 197, of whom 122 were members and 

 75 visitors — a decrease from the total attendance of last year of 

 11. The largest attendance at any one meeting has been of 

 members 15 and of visitors 22. 



' ' There have been elected to the Society five Resident Mem- 

 bers ; two Resident Members have been changed to Corres- 



