ABSTRACT 



OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



LINN^EAN SOCIETY 



OF 



NEW YORK, 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 8, 1910. 



This is the twenty-second in the series of Abstracts pub- 

 lished 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 

 indicated above. Papers presented before the Society and 

 published elsewhere are mentioned with proper reference to 

 the place of publication. 



March 23, 1909. — The Secretary in the chair. Forty-one 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. R. C. Andrews reported that a pair of Sparrow Hawks 

 (Falco sparverius) had been investigating a certain hole in the 

 Museum building near Dr. Allen's window. It was hoped that 

 the birds would decide to nest thus close to the ornithological 

 department! 



Mr. P. W. Geer read a letter from Col. J. A. Kuser, of Bernards- 

 ville, N. J., telling something of the captive birds in his large 

 aviaries. 



Mr. B. S. Bowdish spoke of the presence this winter at 

 Demarest, N. J., of the Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta cana- 

 densis) and Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) — both 

 unusual winter residents there. 



The paper of the evening was by Mr. L. W. Brownell, and was 

 entitled "Some Experiences with Birds before the Camera." 



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