ABSTRACT 



OF THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE 



LINNy^AN SOCIETY 



OF 



NEW YORK, 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 10, 1914. 



This is the twenty-sixth in the series of Abstracts pubhshed 

 by the Linnsean Society of New York, and, hke the preceding 

 issues, is prepared mainly as a brief review of the work of the 

 Society during the year closing with the date indicated above. 

 Papers presented before the Society and published elsewhere 

 are mentioned with proper reference to the place of publication. 



March 25, 1913. — In the absence of all other officers the 

 Secretary took the chair, and Mr. Grant was appointed Secre- 

 tary yro tern. Ten members and fifteen visitors present. 



Mr. Nichols reported for the Auditing Committee that the 

 Treasurer's report had been examined and found correct. 



Mr. Rogers reported for the Committee on Migration Blanks 

 that the blanks were in the hands of the printer, and were 

 promised for some time in the ensuing week. The cost would 

 be about eleven dollars. 



Mr. Nichols recorded a Killdeer (Oxyechus vociferus) at 

 Overpeck Creek, N. J., on March 23. Mr. Grant said that he 

 had observed one the previous day in the same locality. 



Mr. Nichols also recorded a Red-tailed Hawk {Buteo h. 

 borealis) on Overpeck Creek March 23 — a late date. Mr. 

 Bowdish remarked that he had seen three or four there a few 

 days ago. 



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