ABSTRACT 



OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



LINN^AN SOCIETY 



OF 



NEW YORK, 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH lo, 1903. 



This is the fifteenth in the series of " Abstracts " pub- 

 lished by the Linngean Society of New York, and, like the 

 preceding issues, is prepared mainly as a brief review of the 

 work of the Society during the year closing with the date 

 indicated above. Papers presented before the Society, 'but 

 published elsewhere, are given by title only, with proper refer- 

 ence to place of publication. 



March 25, 1902. — The President in the chair. Eight 

 members and four visitors present. 



The Secretary read a letter of resignation from Mr. Wm. 

 F. Sebert. 



Dr. Dwight, as chairman of the committee appointed to 

 confer with a committee from the Audubon Society regarding 

 lectures on birds to teachers, reported that the committees 

 had met and arranged for a series of lectures to be given at 

 the American Museum of Natural History on Saturdays 

 during April and May. The American Museum had heart- 

 ily seconded the scheme arranged by the joint committee and 

 had agreed to prepare notices to be sent to the principals of 

 all public schools in New York City. 



