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an intelligent interest in the same, that the work of said Bureau of Biological 

 Survey is of the utmost importance, especially to Agricultural interests, 

 and should not thus be brought to a close in the midst of its usefulness, and 



Whereas : It lies in the power of the Senate to replace such appropria- 

 tion in the Agricultural Bill, 



Therefore be it 



Resolved : That the members of the Linnsean Society of New York in 

 meeting assembled do most emphatically protest against the proposed 

 abandonment of the work of the Bureau of Biological Survey, and in the 

 interests of Science, Agriculture, and Bird Protection do most urgently 

 and respectfully request the Honorable Senators from the State of New 

 York to use their influence in having the appropriation for said Bureau 

 reinserted in the Bill, in order that the Bureau may continue the work 

 which it has so admirably begun, and be it further. 



Resolved: That the Secretary of the Society be directed to send a 

 certified copy of the resolution to each of the two Honorable Senators 

 representing the State of New York. 



Mr. Geo. E. Hix reported an interesting ornithological day 

 (February 12) on the Palisades, between Edgewater and 

 Englewood in which he observed seventeen species of birds, 

 including about 150 American Mergansers {Merganser ameri- 

 canus), about 36 Black Ducks {Anas ohscura), 6 Mallards {Anas 

 boschas), 3 Bald Eagles {Halioeetus leucocephalus) , a Red- 

 shouldered Hawk {Buteo lineatus), a Red-tailed Hawk {Buteo 

 horealis), a Duck Hawk {Falco 'peregrinus anatum) and a Caro- 

 lina Wren {Thryothorus ludovicianus) . 



Mr. C. G. Abbott remarked on a European Chaffinch 

 {Fringilla ccelebs) — a naturally migratory bird — which is 

 spending the winter in the northern end of Central Park. 



Mr. Dutcher reported that some of the young Pelicans on 

 Pelican Island, Florida, are already on the wing. 



Mr. J. T. Nichols reported seeing two Vesper Sparrows 

 {Pooecetes gramineus) at Bellmore, L. I., on February 12. 



The paper of the evening was by Mr. C. H. Townsend, 

 Director of the New York Aquarium, and was entitled ''The 

 Fiji Islanders and other People of the South Seas." Mr. 

 Townsend was formerly naturalist of the U. S. S. ''Albatross," 

 and told of his experiences during deep sea explorations in the 



