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hirundo) last summer still too young to fly well on one of the 

 islands of the Fire Island group. The bird had undoubtedly 

 been raised on that beach and is the first record for many years 

 of this bird's nesting on the south shore of Long Island. 



Mr. Dutcher also reported a remarkable migratory flight of 

 Red-breasted Nuthatches {Sitta canadensis) observed at Great 

 Island, ofi^ the south shore of Long Island, which lasted for 

 three days — September 23, 24 and 25. 



INIr. B. S. Bowdish said he had found Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatches very numerous at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, on 

 September 25. 



Mr. William L. Finley, of Portland, Oregon, then presented 

 "An Ornithologist's Cruise on the Lakes of Southern Oregon." 

 An admirable series of lantern slides, which illustrated the 

 paper, conveyed a vivid picture of the myriads of water birds 

 which nest in the tule lakes of the Klamath River region. 



December 11, 1906. — The President in the chair. Seventeen 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. Isaac Bildersee and. Mr. Frank Walters were elected to 

 resident membership in the Society. 



Dr. Jonathan D wight was elected to represent the Linnsean 

 Society on the Council of the New York Academy of Sciences. 



Mr. Dutcher reported that on December 1 there were on 

 Pelican Island, Indian River, Florida, one thousand nests con- 

 taining eggs. 



He also reported seeing six Pine Siskins {Spinus pinus) on 

 September 5 on the south shore of Long Island, eight miles 

 east of Fire Island. 



He further informed the Society that on September 25 Scaup 

 Ducks began to arrive at Great South Bay in big flocks, but 

 previous to that date only one bird had been observed. 



Dr. Dwight reported the receipt of a European Widgeon 

 (Anas penelope) taken on December 3 in Peconic Bay, Long 

 Island. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. J. de Lagerberg of 



