taken on April 23, 1899, and was reached by means of a 

 long rope. 



January 9, 1900. — The President in the chair. Eleven 

 members and twelve visitors present. 



The paper of the evening was by Drs. W. C. Rives and 

 W. C. Braislin on " A Trip to the Eastern Shore of Vir- 

 ginia." Two localities on the shore of Virginia were 

 visited late in September, 1899, one being Chincoteague 

 Island and the other Virginia Beach. Dr. Rives described 

 the trip to Chincoteague Island, some of the birds observ- 

 ed there being the following : Laughing Gull {Lams atri- 

 cilla), Least Tern {Sterna antillarum), Semi-palmated 

 Sandpiper {Ereunetes pusillns), Greater Yellow-legs {Tota- 

 nus melanoleucus), Killdeer (JEgialitis vocijerd), Sparrow 

 Hawk {Falco s parvenus), Bobolink {DolicJionyx oryziv- 

 orus), Meadowlark {Sturnella magna), Long-billed Marsh 

 Wren {Cistothorus palustris), and Olive-backed Thrush 

 {Turdus ustnlatus swainsonii). A White-rumped Sand- 

 piper {Tringa fuscicol 'lis) was secured, the first autumn rec- 

 ord for Virginia. [Auk, Vol. XVIL, April, 1900, pp. 

 172, 173.] Dr. Braislin described the trip to Virginia 

 Beach, where the following birds were observed: Pied- 

 billed Grebe {Podilymbus podiceps), Northern Phalarope 

 {Phalaropus lobatus), Knot {Tringa canutus), Sanderling 

 \Calidris arenaria), Turnstone {Arenaria inter pres), Bald 

 Eagle (Halice'etus leucocepJialus), Boat-tailed Grackle (Quis- 

 calus major), Pine Warbler {Dendroica vigor sii), Brown- 

 headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla), Tufted Titmouse, {Parus 

 bicolor), and Carolina Chickadee {Parus carolinensis). There 

 was a notable scarcity of all species of Sparrows, and no 

 Robins {Memla migrator id) were seen. 



January u, 1900. — Public lecture in the lecture hall of 

 the American Museum of Natural History, by Mr. F. M. 

 Chapman, entitled " A Naturalist in Cuba," with stereopti- 

 con illustrations. 



January 23, 1900. — The President in the chair. Eight 

 members and nine visitors present. 



