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Mr. Dutcher told of a visit to Moriches, L. I., on Nov. 17. 

 He reported that ducks were more numerous in Great South 

 Bay than ever before in his experience, owing, he thought, 

 to the abohtion of Spring shooting. He said he saw "great 

 beds" of Bluebills, 2,000 Redheads, two flocks of Canvasbacks, 

 and 2,000 American Coots. 



Mr. J. A. Weber exhibited a skin of Townsend's Solitaire 

 (Myadestes townsendii) taken by him at King's Park, L. I., 

 on November 25. Being found so far from its natural habitat, 

 it was suggested that the bird might have been an escaped 

 cage-bird. But Mr. Weber said that the bird gave no evidence 

 in actions or in plumage of recent captivity. Furthermore 

 Mr. Dutcher stated that Townsend's Solitaire is a bird seldom 

 caged. (Recorded by Dwight, Auk, xxiii, 1906, p. 105.) Mr. 

 Weber also reported a flock of 50-75 Snowflakes (Passerina 

 nivalis) observed at King's Park on the same afternoon. 



Mr. William L. Finley presented '^Oregon Bird Studies." 

 About ninety colored lantern slides were shown illustrating 

 incidents in the development of many bird-families from the 

 egg to the full-grown bird. A number of the pictures repre- 

 sented the birds in striking or unusual poses, a thing for which 

 Mr. Finley's photographs have become famous. 



December 12, 1905. — The President in the chair. Seventeen 

 members and visitors present. 



A letter was read from the Secretary of the American Orni- 

 thologist's Union, thanking the Linnsean Society for its hospi- 

 tality during the 23rd Congress. 



Dr. Dwight reported the receipt of a Snowy Owl {Nyctea 

 nyctea) from Amagansett, L. I., this being the third bird of this 

 species to be received by him from Long Island this winter. 

 From remarks by members it was gathered that Owls of all 

 sorts are unusually common this winter. 



Mr. Geo. E. Hix reported that on December 2 he saw thirteen 

 Green-winged Teal (Nettion carolinensis) descend to a pool in 

 Palisade Park, N. J., where they evidently spent the night. 



