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former told of their trip along the West Coast from xlpril 9 to 

 April 23. Some of the most interesting birds observed were 

 the Louisiana Heron {Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis) , Little Blue 

 Heron {Florida ccerulea), Roseate Spoonbill {Ajaia ajaja), 

 American Egret {Herodias egretta), Reddish Egret {Dichromanas- 

 sa rufescens), Brown Pelican {Pelecanus ocddentalis) , Florida 

 Cormorant {Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus), Water-Turkey 

 {Anlmiga anhiiiga), Florida Jay (Aphelocoma cyanea), and Key 

 West Vireo {Vireo griseus maynardi). No Snowy Herons 

 {Egretta candidissima) were seen. 



The paper was discussed by Messrs. Dutcher and Chapman. 



IVIr. Chapman then gave an account of his experiences in 

 reaching the famous Cuthbert Rookerj^ in the latter part of 

 March. On the wa}^ from ]\Iiami to Flamingo he met mth an 

 interesting nesting case, where one young Great White Heron 

 {Ardea ocddentalis) and two young Ward's Herons {Ardea 

 herodias wardi) were found in the same nest. He also heard a 

 report that three Flamingos {Phcenicopterus ruber) had recently 

 been observed in that region by the natives. 



From Flamingo he continued his journey to Snake Bight and 

 thence to the Cuthbert Rookery. He found there approxi- 

 mately 2,000 Louisiana Herons, several hundred White Ibises 

 {Guara alha), 50 Little Blue Herons, 14 or 15 Sno^'y Egrets, 

 32 Roseate Spoonbills, 300 or 400 American Egrets, one Pelican, 

 a few Cormorants and Water-Turkeys, and numerous Fish 

 Crows {Corvus ossifragus) and Florida Crows {Corvus hrachy- 

 rhynchos pascuus) . The Crows rifle a great many nests without 

 interference on the part of the Herons. He found the Egrets 

 exceedingly shy of a gun, abandoning the vicinity at the first 

 shot and not returning for hours. In this habit seems to lie 

 their only hope of escape from extermination. 



October 13, 1908. — The President in the chair. Twenty-five 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. C. G. Abbott remarked upon the presence of Black Terns 

 {Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis) in the harbor, the first 

 having been observed by him on August 12. As usual, the 

 majority were immature birds. 



Mr. James Chapin said he observed the first Black Tern on 



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