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Mr. J. A. Weber told of a collecting trip to Montauk Point, 

 L. I., from August 15 to 17, when he obtained four Baird's 

 Sandpipers (PisoUa hairdi) and three Sooty Shearwaters {Puf- 

 finus griseus). Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers {Stercorarius 

 pomarinus and S. parasiticus), and also Cory's Shearwaters 

 (Puffinus horealis) , were found to be common. 



October 22, 1907.— The President in the chair. Eighty-two 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. W. L. Sherwood was elected a resident member of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Geo. E. Hix told of seeing forty-one species of. birds 

 during a walk near Leonia, N. J., on October 20. 



Miss A. A. Crolius reported a pair of Dickcissels {Spiza ameri- 

 cana) seen near Lake Mohonk, N. Y., throughout the month of 

 July, 1907. 



The paper of the evening was by Mr. Frank M. Chapman, and 

 was entitled ''Bird Studies in the Bahamas during April, 1907." 

 The speaker described his- recent experiences in cruising among 

 these islands, and showed a series of lantern slides illustrating 

 the scenery and bird life of the region, notably views taken in 

 the great nesting colonies of Sooty Terns {Sterna fuscata), 

 Noddy Terns (Anoils stolidus), Boobies (Sida leucogastra) , and 

 Frigate-birds {Fregata aquila). 



November 12, 1907. — The President in the chair. Sixteen 

 members and visitors present, including Mr. Geo. E. Lodge of 

 London, England. 



Miss Lenda T. Hanks was elected a resident member of the 

 Society. 



The Secretary exhibited an artistic postcard and a badge, 

 €ach showing a colored portrait of Linnaeus, which were made 

 in Sweden and were presented to the Society by Mr. de Lager- 

 berg. 



Mr. A. H. Helme reported that two Otters (Lutra canadensis) 

 had been taken on Long Island during 1907, one at Eastport 

 by Mr. Calverton, the station agent, and one at Coram by 

 Mr. Thomas Smith. 



As the Congress of the American Ornithologists' Union was 

 to occur December 10-12, thereby conflicting 'v\dth the first 



