Salamander (Spelerpes longicauda), taken by him on 

 April 23, at Plainfield, N. J. 



May 10, 1898. — The President in the chair. Fifteen 

 members and nineteen visitors present. 



Mr. F. M. Chapman presented a paper on " The Pelicans 

 of Pelican Island, Indian River, Florida." The Brown 

 Pelican (Pelecanus fuscus) breeds in large numbers on this 

 island, the nests being situated in the low mangrove 

 bushes or, more frequently, on the ground. The young 

 are extremely noisy, but strong evidence attests the com- 

 plete silence of the adult birds. Mr. Chapman exhibited a 

 series of specimens, extending from the pipped egg to the 

 adult bird, and his remarks were also illustrated by a num- 

 ber of lantern slides from photographs taken by himself. 



Mr. C. B. Riker exhibited a lantern slide showing a large 

 number of cocoons (Attacns cynthia) on an Ailantus tree 

 on Jersey City Heights, N. J. 



May 24, 1898. — The President in the chair. Fifteen 

 members and two visitors present. 



Mr. W. D. W. Miller was elected a Resident Member of 

 the Society. 



Mr. F. E. Johnson read a paper entitled "Some Notes 

 regarding the Carolina Wren {Thryothorus ludovicianus) ." 



Dr. W. C. Braislin exhibited an immature specimen of 

 the Iceland Gull {Lartis leucopterus), taken off Rockaway 

 Beach, N. Y., on March 9, 1898. [The Auk, Vol. XVI., 

 April, 1899, p. 190.] 



Mr. F. M. Chapman presented " Remarks on the Re- 

 lationships and Distribution of the Seaside Finches." He 

 spoke at length of the inter-relations of the five members 

 of this group, — Ammodramus nigrescens, A. maritimus, 

 A. m. peninsidcz, A. m. macgillivraii, and A. m. sennetti; 

 pointed out the connection existing between their colors 

 and the climatic conditions under which they live; and 

 discussed the nomenclatural standing of the birds now 

 called peninsula and macgillivraii. [See The Auk, Vol. 

 XVI., Jan., 1899, pp. 1-12.] 



