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{Nydea nyctea), a specimen having been shot on November 19, 

 near Orange, N. J. On December 11, at Demarest, N. J., he 

 had picked up a dead Saw-whet Owl (Cryptoglaux acadica). 

 He also reported the recent capture of a Barred Owl {Strix 

 varia) on 127th Street, New York City, by a crowd of men and 

 boys with sticks and stones. The Owl was then in his possession 

 and apparently on the road to recovery. 



The first paper of the evening was presented by Mr. Bowdish, 

 and was entitled ''Hawk Studies with a Camera: the Red- 

 shouldered and Duck Hawks." He had finally succeeded during 

 the past season in photographing both species at their nests, 

 including adults as well as young birds. The Red-shoulder's 

 (Buteo lineatus) nest was located in a tall oak in a swamp near 

 Demarest, N. J., and Mr. Bowdish had secured his photo- 

 graphs by fixing a camera in a neighboring tree and oper- 

 ating it from a blind on the ground. In order to reach 

 the Duck Hawk's (Falco peregrinus anatum) nest, which he 

 had discovered on a narrow and difficultly^ accessible ledge 

 some sixty feet from the top of the Palisades, he let himself 

 down, with the aid of an assistant, by means of a rope. In 

 this case the camera was placed on the same ledge a few feet 

 from the nest, and operated from a place of concealment on the 

 face of the Pahsades. Mr. Bowdish gave many observations 

 on the habits of both species, and illustrated his remarks with a 

 large number of lantern slides. Thej^ included what are prob- 

 ably the first photographs ever taken of an adult Duck Hawk 

 at its nest. 



The paper was discussed by Mr. Abbott. 



Dr. Frank Overton contributed the second paper, which was 

 entitled ''Bird Photography by the Lumiere Direct Color 

 Process," and was illustrated largely with autochrome lantern 

 slides. Dr. Overton has done some pioneer work with birds 

 in this new branch of photography, and his autochromes of the 

 Robin {Planesticus migratorius) , Blue Jay {Cyanocitta cristata), 

 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), and Catbird {Dumetella 

 carolinensis) are, so far as kno^\Ti, unique. He exhibited addi- 

 tional autochromes of birds' nests and eggs, flowers, scenery, 

 etc., and for the purpose of comparison introduced a number of 



