Mr. L. S. Quackenbush was elected a Resident Member 

 of the Society. 



Upon motion of Mr. L. S. Foster, the chair appointed 

 Dr. J. A. Allen and Mr. F. M. Chapman a committee to 

 draft resolutions upon the death of Dr. Elliott Coues, an 

 Honorary Member of the Society. 



Dr. W. C. Braislin reported having recently seen in 

 Prospect Park, Brooklyn, a flock of thirty-four Crossbills 

 (Loxia curvirostra minor). 



Dr. J. Dwight, Jr., presented a paper on " The Sequence 

 of Moults and Plumages in the Ptarmigans." [Part of a 

 paper on " The Moult of the North American Tetraonidce" 

 (Quails, Partridges and Grouse.) Auk, Vol. XVII., Janu- 

 ary and April, 1900. pp. 34-51 ; 143-166, pll. v. and vi.J 



February 13, 1900 — The President in the chair. Nine 

 members and six visitors present. 



Dr. L. B. Bishop gave an extended talk on " A Summer 

 in Alaska." His visit was made during the summer of 

 1899, in company with two collectors from the Department 

 of Agriculture. The party traveled from the Pacific Coast 

 across the mountains to the head waters of the Yukon 

 River, and thence down the Yukon to St. Michael's. Dr. 

 Bishop's remarks, describing the localities visited and the 

 species of birds observed, were illustrated by a series of 

 photographs and several birdskins collected by him. 



Dr. J. Dwight, Jr., made some further remarks on the 

 plumage of the Willow Ptarmigan, illustrated by Dr. 

 Bishop's specimens. 



Dr. Bishop reported the capture of a Catbird (Galeoscop- 

 tes carolinensis) at Guilford, Conn., on January 24, 1900. 



February 27, 1900. — The President in the chair. Seven 

 members and twelve visitors present. 



The following resolutions upon the recent death of Dr. 

 Elliott Coues were adopted : 



"Resolved, That in the death of Elliott Coues, an Hon- 

 orary Member of this Society, science has lost one of its 

 most indefatigable promoters and ornithology an eminent 



