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Mr. W. W. Grant next reported for the bird-banding 

 committee. His report showed a balance on hand of $119.84, 

 but outstanding liabiUties would give a deficit of five or ten 

 dollars. The new bands were to arrive in the course of two 

 or three weeks. 



Mr. Grant then moved that the Society appropriate $35 

 for the work of the bird-banding committee. The motion 

 was unanimously carried. 



The Society then elected the following officers for the ensuing 

 year: 



President, Jonathan Dwight, Jr. 



Vice-President, Clinton G. Abbott. 



Treasurer, Lewis B. Woodruff. 



Secretary, Ludlow Griscom. 



The Chair appointed standing committees for the ensuing 

 year, as follows: 



Publications, Messrs. Griscom, Nichols, and Rogers. 



Papers and Lectures, Messrs. Grant, Abbott, and Griscom. 



Nominations, Messrs. Abbott, Franklin, and Griscom. 



Bird-handing, Messrs. Grant, Abbott, Cleaves, Nichols, and 

 Weber. 



Messrs. Granger and Nichols were appointed as a committee 

 to audit the Treasurer's report. 



Mr. Rogers reported for the committee on migration 

 blanks that the blank was ready for the printer, and he passed 

 around a sample. A lengthy discussion ensued, and it was 

 finally resolved to print the blank as it stood. 



Mr. Weber spoke of a colony of over 500 English Sparrows 

 (Passer d, domesticus) that had been roosting in three elms 

 near the 130th Street subway station all winter. It was a 

 mystery to him why they choose such an exposed and noisy 

 place. Some discussion of the roosting places of birds ensued. 

 Mr. Cleaves spoke of finding Robins roosting on the ground. 



Mr. Griscom reported 5 Night Herons {Nycticorax nycticorax 

 noevius), 3 Crackles (Quiscalus q. quiscula), and 6 Fox Sparrows 

 (Passerella i. iliaca) in Bronx Park on March 8. 



Mr. Grant reported 10 Bluebirds (Sialia s. sialis) at Engle- 

 wood, N. J., on March 9. 



