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lohatus) which he had seen on August 20 at Watson's Woods 

 in the Bronx. 



Mr. J. T. Nichols read a paper entitled ''Notes on the 

 Biological Significance of Color in Animals." He touched 

 upon many interesting phases of concealing and advertising 

 coloration, recognition marks, and adaptation of color to 

 surroundings, drawing examples from his own field experi- 

 ences and illustrating some of the points with lantern slides. 



Dr. Frank Overton and Mr. Francis Harper gave an exhibi- 

 tion of autochromes taken during the past season. They 

 included color photographs of the FUcker (Colaptes auratus 

 luteus), Yellow Warbler (Dendroica ce. (Estiva), Catbird {Dume- 

 tella carolinensis) , Brown Thrasher {Toxostoma rufum), Song 

 Sparrow (Melospiza m. melodia), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus 

 carolinensis), Wilson's Tern (Sterna hirundo). Laughing Gull 

 (Larus atricilla), and Black Skimmer (Rynchops nigra). Black 

 and white shdes as well as autochrome slides of most of the 

 subjects were shown. 



October 31, 1911. — Joint meeting with the National Asso- 

 ciation of Audubon Societies. The President in the chair. 

 Twenty-one members and about sixty visitors present. 



Messrs. Robert C. Murphy and Benjamin Adams were 

 elected resident members of the Society. 



It was voted to suspend the next regular meeting, scheduled 

 for November 14, because it would coincide with the A. 0. U. 

 meeting in Philadelphia. 



Mr. Ludlow Griscom recorded six Ruddy Ducks {Eris- 

 matura jamaicensis) which he had observed in the Central 

 Park Reservoir on October 30. 



Mr. W. W. Grant, in behalf of the bird-banding committee, 

 made a brief report on the progress of the work. 



The first paper of the evening, entitled ''Bird Reserva- 

 tions of the Northwest," was presented by Mr. William L. 

 Finley, of Portland, Oregon. He spoke in turn of three dif- 

 ferent types of bird reservations: those on the new reservoirs 

 that have been constructed for irrigating purposes, those on 

 the rocky islands off the coast, including Three Arch Rocks 

 Reservations in particular; and those on the lakes of southern 



