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Owing to the difficulty in securing papers it was voted by 

 the Society to suspend the meetings during May. 



Mr. William Dutcher presented, " The Economic Status 

 of the Meadowlark." [Published as Educational Leaflet 

 Number 3, of the National Committee of Audubon Societies.] 



May 12 and 26, 1903. — Meetings suspended by vote of 

 the Society on April 28. 



October 27, 1903. — The President in the chair: Ten 

 members and forty-one visitors present. 



Mr. Frank M. Chapman presented the paper of the even- 

 ing, entitled '' Western Bird Studies," illustrated by lantern 

 slides. He described briefly the character of the country in 

 California and the islands on the coast visited by him during 

 the past summer, and told of the bird life of the various 

 regions. Many excellent photographs of birds were shown, 

 taken by ]\Ir. Chapman in the field. 



The advisability of havmg but one meeting a month dur- 

 ing the ensuing year was discussed at some length, and it 

 was finally voted that the first meeting in November be 

 suspended. 



Mr. Chapman recorded the appearance of an immature 

 Pine Grosbeak {Pinicola enucleatoi- canadensis) at Engiewood, 

 N. J., on Oct. 25, an unusually early date even for this irreg- 

 ular bird. 



November 10, 1903. — Meetmg suspended by vote of the 

 Society at its last meetmg. 



November 24, 1903. — The President in the chair. Six 

 members and twelve visitors present. 



The Secretary read a letter of resignation from Dr. E. A. 

 Goodridge, also a letter from Mrs. S. P. Avery, offering to 

 present to the Society a rare engraved portrait of Linnaeus, 

 an autograph letter and a medal struck in his honor. The 

 Secretary was instructed to reply to Mrs. Avery's letter, 

 accepting her offer. 



The name of Miss H. Hamma was proposed by Dr. D wight 

 for resident membership in the Society. 



