speaker divided the Indians of this continent into six general 

 groups, according to their customs, modes of Hfe and rehgious 

 and social development. Each group was taken up in turn 

 and described in detail. Numerous lantern-slides illustrating 

 their dress, houses and characteristic hunting and agricultural 

 implements were thrown upon the screen. 



May 13, 1913. — The President in the chair. Ten members 

 and six visitors present. 



The Secretary reported the receipt of several letters from 

 members of the United States Senate acknowledging his circular 

 letter in regard to the Feather Clause in the Tariff Bill. All 

 the Senators heard from expressed themselves as being heartily 

 in favor of the measure. 



Mr. Cleaves reported that orders for bird bands were far ahead 

 of those last year. He had banded four young Killdeer {Oxy- 

 echus vociferus) a few days ago. 



Mr. Johnson reported a Red-headed Woodpecker {Melanerpes 

 erythrocephalus) at Sound Beach, Conn., on May 10. Mr. 

 Noble recorded another at Yonkers, N. Y., on May 6. Mr. Hix 

 mentioned that it was common in the Passaic Valley below 

 Mt. Bethel, N. J. 



Mr. Rogers mentioned that the Herring Gull (Larus argen- 

 tatus) was still on the Hudson River. He also reported two 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks {Zamelodia ludoviciana) at Cranford, 

 N. J., on May 3. 



Mr. Griscom recorded the following rare birds from Central 

 Park, N. Y. : April 27 — Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila c. cceru- 

 lea) , 1 ; May 3 — Palm Warbler (Dendroica p. palmarum) , 1 ; May 4 

 — Loon (Gavia immer), 5 — the second Park record; May 4 and 13 

 — Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea); May 11 and 13 

 — White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia I. leucophrys) ; May 13 

 — Cape May Warbler {Dendroica tigrina), 2. 



Mr. Hix reported a Lincoln's Sparrow {Melospiza I. lincolni) 

 in Central Park on May 13. He had spent the week-end of 

 May 11 at Mt. Bethel, N, J. Hardly any migrants were 

 observed. The Henslow's Sparrow was, as usual, common. 

 A Lesser Yellowlegs {Totanus flavipes) and a Rusty Black- 

 bird (Euphagus carolinus) were observed May 10. 



