Mr. Wm. Dutcher presented the paper of the evening, en- 

 titled, ''Bird Protection Work of the National Association 

 of Audubon Societies during the Season of 1904." It con- 

 sisted of abstracts from the annual report prepared for presen- 

 tation at the A. O. U. Congress. (Published in Bird-Lore, 

 vol. vii, 1905, pp. 58-120). Mr. Dutcher reported that the 

 Pelicans had just returned to nest on Pelican Island, which 

 they had deserted the previous year. Their desertion, it was 

 thought, was due to the size of a warning notice which had 

 been placed on the island. The paper closed with an exhibi- 

 tion of lantern slides illustrating birds in protected colonies, 

 a.nd birds becoming extinct or requiring especial protection. 



December 13, 1904- — The President in the chair. Thirty- 

 five members and visitors present. 



Miss Edith Fowler, Miss Roxy R. Greer, Mr. John T. 

 Roberts, Jr., Mr. Max Heller and Mr. Eugene Smith were 

 elected resident members of the Society. 



Mr. B. S. Bowdish presented the paper of the evening, en- 

 titled, ''Photography in Nature Study." It was illustrated by 

 a large number of lantern slides from photographs by the au- 

 thor, taken partly in Puerto Rico, but chiefly close to New 

 York City. Of especial interest was a photograph of a nest 

 of the Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) taken 

 at Demarest, N. J., in a singularly low situation, the stem of 

 a skunk cabbage. 



December 21, 1904. — Mi"- Wm. Dutcher in the chair. 

 Porty members and visitors present. 



The name of Mr. J. A. Weber was proposed by the Secre- 

 tary for resident membership. 



Mr. C. G. Abbott presented a paper entitled, "A Week 

 with the Ospreys on Gardiner's Island." The visit described 

 extended from July 4 to 11, 1903. Admirable protection is 

 extended by the owner of the island to the large colony of 

 Ospreys {Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) which annually nest 

 there, with the result that some of the birds place their nests 



