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coronata), 3. On February 23 Mr. LaDow and he had ob- 

 served 27 species, including a flock of about 75 Red-winged 

 Blackbirds (Agelaius p. phceniceus), which were undoubtedly 

 spring migrants. 



Mr. Nichols reported 2 Red-winged Blackbirds and also 6 

 European Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) on February 16 

 at Leonia, N. J. 



Mr. Rogers reported that on February 23 Mr. W. DeW. 

 Miller and he had visited Ash Swamp, southeast of Plainfield, 

 N. J. A Saw- whet Owl {Cryptoglaux a. acadicd), a Rusty 

 Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), about 200 Grackles (Quiscalus 

 q. quiscula), and 10 Fox Sparrows (Passerella i. iliaca) were 

 noteworthy. On February 16 they had visited the valleys of 

 the Dead and Passaic Rivers, and had observed 21 Red-headed 

 Woodpeckers {Melanerpes erythrocephalus) . 



Dr. Dwight reported a Grackle in Bronx Park on February 

 23. 



Mr. Cleaves reported 12 Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus 

 marinus) and 3 Flickers (Colaptes auratus luteus) at Great 

 Kills, Staten Island, on February 23. Mr. Griscom remarked 

 that since the cold weather early in February the Great 

 Black-backed Gull had greatly increased in numbers around 

 New York City. 



Mr. Herbert K. Job presented the paper of the evening, 

 which was entitled ''Wild-fowl Studies in Manitoba." The 

 speaker described a visit made last summer to a remote lake 

 in Manitoba, where 12 species of wild fowl w^ere breeding. 

 His object was to secure as many young ducks as possible and 

 bring them back to Connecticut, where they are now being 

 reared; and it is hoped that the wild-fowl life of the state will be 

 greatly increased by inducing the hand-reared birds to breed in 

 suitable reservations. The habits of the various species, the 

 finding of their nests, and the rearing of the young Ducks were 

 all entertainingly described by Mr. Job, who illustrated his 

 talk with many colored lantern slides. 



Discussion followed the paper. 



March 11, 1913. — Annual Meeting. The President in the 

 chair. Fourteen members present. 



