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April 9, 1901. — The President in the chair. Seven 

 members and seventeen visitors present. 



Dr. C. Hart Merriam was elected an Honorary Member and 

 Mr. Millet F. Thompson was elected a Resident Member of 

 the Society. 



The paper of the evening entitled " A Summer's Study in 

 Nova Scotian Biology," was read by Mr. C. W. Beebe. His 

 observations, made in the Bay of Fundy region, covered a 

 period of two or three seasons and related to marine as Avell 

 as bird and mammal life. He exhibited a large number of 

 fine lantern slides illustrating his work. 



Mr. William Dutcher called attention to the cruel 

 slaughter of pigeons at the recent trap shooting matches in 

 the vicinity of New York and offered the following resolu- 

 tion. 



" Resolved ; that the Linnsean Society of New York pro- 

 tests in the most vigorous and emphatic manner against the 

 cruel and degrading so-called sport of trap shooting at 

 pigeons and appeals most earnestly to His Excellency, Gov. 

 Odell to take the most active measures to have some drastic 

 legislation enacted before the close of the present session of 

 the Legislature to repeal the present law permitting such 

 shooting." 



The resolution was adopted by unanimous vote and the 

 Chair was requested to forward it immediately, by telegraph, 

 to Gov. Odell: 



April 23, 1901. — The Vice-President in the chair. Six 

 members and four visitors present. 



The Chair announced that strenuous efforts made to pass 

 the bill to prevent the shooting of live pigeons at traps in 

 New York state, had failed, but the matter was to be taken 

 up again at the next session of the legislature. 



The President later assumed the chair and Dr. L. B. 

 Bishop presented two papers, " The Summer Birds of Warren, 

 Connecticut," and a The Winter Birds of Pea Island, North 



