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himself at East Patchogue, L. I., during the past few days. 

 He exhibited several lantern sHdes made from Dr. Overton's 

 photographs of the Meadowlarks. 



The first paper of the evening was presented by Mr. J. M. 

 Johnson. It was entitled ''Bird Notes from Northwestern 

 Wyoming," and dealt chiefly with the birds which he had 

 observed on a trip to Yellowstone Park and vicinity during 

 the past summer. Mr. Johnson's careful observations and 

 apt descriptions enabled him to convey an excellent idea of 

 the habits and characteristics of many western species with 

 which most of the members present were unfamiliar. He 

 spoke also of experiences with some of the mammals of the Park. 



Mr. Albert E. Butler presented the second paper, entitled 

 "Travels in the Mountains of Colorado." In company with 

 Mr. H. C. Raven, a member of the Society, he had recently 

 made a number of collecting trips into these mountains in 

 behalf of the Denver Museum. With the aid of lantern sHdes, 

 he described his journeys amid the wonderful scenery of 

 Estes Park and neighboring portions of the Rockies. He also 

 contributed notes on many of the interesting birds and mam- 

 mals of the region, such as the Blue-winged Teal (Querquedula 

 discors), Redhead {Marila americana) , Copt {Fulica amer- 

 t'cana), Avocet {Recurvirostra americana), Ptarmigan {Lagopus 

 I. leucurus), Magpie (Pica pica hudsonia), Pack Rat {Neotoma 

 cinerea), Beaver (Castor canadensis frondator), Snowshoe 

 Rabbit (Lepus h. hairdi), Puma (Felis oregonensis hippolestes) , 

 Rocky Mountain Sheep (Ovis cervina) and several species of 

 Squirrels. The slides included photographs of mounted 

 groups in the Museum, which had been prepared by Messrs. 

 Butler and Raven from the material they collected. 



Febraury 27, 1912.~The President in the chair. Eleven 

 members and nineteen visitors present. 



The Secretary read a formal invitation which the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia extended to the Linnaean 

 Society, to be represented at the celebration of the centenary 

 anniversary of the Academy in Philadelphia on March 19, 20, 

 and 21, 1912. The matter was laid upon the table for action 

 at the next meeting. 



