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tionships. His paper was illustrated with beautifully colored 

 lantern slides. 



Mr. Robert S. Lemmon presented the second paper of the 

 evening, entitled "Notes on the Fauna of Ecuador/' With 

 Mr. S. N. Rhoads, Mr. Lemmon had collected for several 

 months in Ecuador, and he described graphically the various 

 life zones and the characteristic bird and animal life of 

 each. The tropical lowlands, the arid region of the high 

 plateaus, and lastly the summits of the Andes themselves, 

 were each found to have an almost totally distinct bird life. 

 Photographs illustrating the scenery were exhibited. 



February 11, 1913. — The President in the chair. Fourteen 

 members and seventeen visitors present. 



Upon motion by Mr. Griscom, the Society unanimously 



Resolved: To send a circular letter to the Legislature of New York, 

 expressing its disapproval of Senator O'Keefe's bill to revive spring shooting 

 of wild fowl upon Long Island, now pending before that body. 



Mr. Weber recorded a Flicker (Colaptes auratus luteus) 

 at Long Beach, L. L, on January 1. Few other birds were 

 noted. 



Mr. Rogers reported that Mr. W. DeW. Miller and he had 

 spent an interesting day at Scotch Plains, N. J., and vicinity 

 on February 9. A Phoebe {Sayornis phoehe) and a. Woodcock 

 {Philohela minor) were observed. 



Mr. Nichols spoke of a recent sea trip to Cuba and back. 

 Very few winter birds were observed at sea on the way down. 

 Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) were not noticed south of 

 Cape Hatteras. On the return voyage a Dovekie {Alle alle) 

 was noted off the Jersey coast. Gannets {Sula hassana) were 

 observed on both trips all the way up to New York Harbor in 

 numbers, over 90 per cent being adults. 



Mr. Cleaves told of his capturing an adult Great Black- 

 backed Gull (Larus marinus) alive at Long Beach on February 

 2. The bird lived for about two weeks in captivity. 



Dr. Louis B. Bishop recorded the following notes from 

 Connecticut : 



Gadwall (Chaulelasmus streperus), 2 juvenile males, Quinni- 

 piac Marshes, North Haven, October 26, 1912. 



