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limits of the Greater City. Mr. Cleaves has attained notable 

 success with many of his subjects, the Barred Owl {Strix varia), 

 Barn Owl {Aluco pratincola), Red-shouldered Hawk {Buteo 

 lineatus), Woodcock {Philohela minor), Kingfisher {Ceryle al- 

 cyon), and certain Sandpipers deserving special mention. 



October 25, 1910. — A joint meeting of the Linnaean Society of 

 New York and the National Association of Audubon Societies 

 was held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



The meeting was called to order shortly after 8 P. M., by 

 Vice-President Palmer of the Audubon Societies. The audience 

 numbered about 60 persons. 



The address of the evening was given by Professor John B. 

 Watson of the Johns Hopkins University, and was entitled 

 ''The Facilities for the Study of Animal Behavior Offered on the 

 Dry Tortugas Bird Reservation." The speaker has for two 

 seasons acted as a warden of the National Association of Audu- 

 bon Societies on the Dry Tortugas, and has made a special 

 study during these periods of the sense of orientation as shown 

 in the Noddy {Anoiis stolidus) and Sooty Terns {Sterna fuscata) . 

 This little-known and very interesting subject has been studied 

 more exhaustively by Dr. Watson than by any other scientist 

 in America, and his researches have been published in part by 

 the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He spoke particularly 

 of his experiments with these birds, and illustrated his paper 

 with a number of lantern slides. 



November 9, 1910. — The President in the chair. Forty-seven 

 members and visitors present. 



Mr. J. A. Weber recorded a Palm Warbler {D.endroica pal- 

 marum palmarum) taken at Pahsades Park, N. J., on October 1. 



Mr. Geo. E. Hix reported seeing a Migrant Shrike {Lanius 

 ludovicianus migrans) in Central Park on September 15. This 

 is believed to be the first record for the Park. 



Mr. J. T. Nichols presented the paper of the evening, entitled 

 " In the Columbia Basin." Mr. Nichols has made two extended 

 trips to this region, and has enjoyed excellent opportunities for 

 studying its interesting fauna at first hand, especially while 

 making investigations under the direction of the United States 

 Bureau of Fisheries. He spoke in turn of eight different 



