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Mr. Brownell exhibited a splendid series of lantern slides, cover- 

 ing many species, and demonstrating how very successful he 

 has been in obtaining photographs of adult wild birds. He told 

 of his experiences and methods, showing how he has overcome 

 the timidity of numbers of birds with surprising ease. At the 

 close of his remarks Mr. Brownell showed a number of admirable 

 photographic studies of wild birds and animals made by his 

 friend, Mr. W. E. Carlin. 



Discussion followed Mr. Brownell's paper. 



April 13, 1909.— Mr. Lewis B. Woodruff in the chair. Thirty- 

 five members and visitors present. 



Mr. Kenneth G. Agnew was elected a resident member of the 

 Society. 



Mr. J. A. Weber reported seeing three Evening Grosbeaks 

 {Hesperiphona vespertina) , an adult male, an adult female, and 

 an immature bird, at Tomahawk, northern Wisconsin, in Feb- 

 ruary, 1909. A female Red-winged Blackbird {Agelaius phoeni- 

 ceus) wintered there. He also said that the Northern Pileated 

 Woodpecker {Phlceotomus pileatus ahieticola) is still fairly com- 

 mon in the region, and gave further notes on various birds and 

 mammals which he had observed there during a stay of several 

 weeks. 



The paper of the evening was ''Bird's-nesting in Central and 

 Western Florida," by Messrs. P. B. Philipp and T. F. Wilcox. 

 This was an amplification of the talk given before the Society 

 on May 26, 1908, with the addition of numerous colored lantern 

 slides, showing the localities visited and the birds observed. 

 Among the birds photographed were the Brown Pelican (Pele- 

 canus occidentalis) , Florida Cormorant {Phalacrocorax auritus 

 floridanus) , and Florida Screech Owl {Otus asio floridanus) . 



The paper was discussed by Mr. Arthur H. Helme. 



April 27, 1909.— The President in the chair. Thirty-six 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. J. de Lagerberg reported finding three dead Woodcock 

 {Philohela minor) near his home in Passaic, N. J., on March 4 

 and 5, all the birds being apparently in good condition. In 

 the forthcoming Alaska- Yukon Exhibition, he said, there was 

 to be a Linnaeus ^xhibit. 



