ABSTRACT 



OF THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE 



LINN/EAN SOCIETY 



OF 



NEW YORK, 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 9, 1909. 



This is the twenty-first in the series of Abstracts published 

 by the Linnsean Society of New York, and, Hke the preceding 

 issues, is prepared mainly as a brief review of the work of the 

 Society during the year closing with the date above indicated. 

 Papers presented before the Society and published elsewhere 

 are mentioned with proper reference to the place of publication. 



March 24, 1908. — The President in the chair. Forty-one 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. B. S. Bowdish reported for the auditing committee that 

 the accounts of the Treasurer had been examined and found 

 correct. 



Dr. Dwdght recorded a Great Horned Owl's {Bubo virginianus) 

 nest, containing two eggs, which Mr. W. DeW. Miller had 

 discovered on March 1, in a hole in a tree near South River, N. J. 

 Mr. Miller also saw near New Brunswick, N. J., on the same 

 date, a flock of Grackles {Quiscalus), which he estimated to 

 contain between 5,000 and 15,000 individuals. 



Mr. F. E. Johnson reported seeing a Hermit Thrush {Hylo- 

 cichla guttata pallasi) on February 22 at Yonkers, N. Y. 



The paper of the evening was by Mr. Frank Edgar Johnson, 

 and was entitled ''Further Notes on Prince Edward Island Bird 

 Life." This was the second paper on the subject of Prince 

 Edward Island that Mr. Johnson has given before the Society, 



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