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and it was based upon additional observations and experiences 

 during the previous summer. It was illustrated with lantern 

 slides, which represented something of the bird life of the region, 

 and the rural beauty of Prince Edward Island as well. 



April 14, 1908. — Mr. Walter Granger in the chair. Sixty-five 

 members and visitors present. 



The Secretary announced that a public lecture by Mr. Richard 

 Kearton, the English ornithologist, to be given in the Museum 

 under the auspices of the Linnsean Society, had been arranged 

 for April 30. A motion therefore prevailed, changing the date 

 of the next meeting of the Society from April 28 to April 30. 



Mr. C. G. Abbott made the customary, though commonplace^ 

 record of the first Red-shouldered Hawk's {Buteo lineatus) nest 

 — this year on April 12, near Plainfield, N. J. 



Mr. J. P. Callender recorded a Red-tailed Hawk's {Buteo hore- 

 alts) nest, with two eggs, near Goshen, N. Y., on March 29, and a 

 Barred Owl's {Strix varia) nest, with two eggs, near Pine Brook,, 

 N. J., on April 5. The latter was the same nest as that reported 

 to the Society on April 9, 1907. 



Mr. Herbert Lang presented the paper of the evening, his 

 title being ''Wild Nature in British East Africa." He showed 

 an excellent series of slides, depicting many phases of big game 

 hunting in these parts — the animals themselves, the scenery, 

 the natives, and the camp life, — while his descriptions gave a 

 vivid picture of his varied experiences. 



Ayril 30, 1908. — A pubhc lecture by Mr. Richard Kearton, 

 the English ornithologist and bird-photographer, was given in 

 the large auditorium of the Mtiseum, under the auspices of the 

 Linnsean Society, and took the place of the regular meeting 

 scheduled for April 28. The lecture, which was well attended, 

 was entitled ''Wild Birds at Home," and was illustrated with 

 lantern slides and moving pictures. These were the first moving 

 pictures of birds ever exhibited in this country. 



May 12, 1908. — The President in the chair. Fifteen members, 

 and visitors present. 



Mr. James L. Clark was elected a resident member of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Ludlow Griscom reported a Prothonotary Warbler 



