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around New York City, taking up the numbers of species and 

 individuals, the famihes, and the seasonal occurrence of birds, 

 dividing them into permanent residents, summer residents, 

 winter residents, migrants and accidental visitants. Perhaps 

 the greatest point of difference in the last respect was the fact 

 that Britain has no fewer than 125 permanent residents. Mr. 

 Rogers concluded his paper with an account of his visit to Bass 

 Rock, probably the most famous sea-bird colony in the world, 

 and threw many excellent photographs of nesting Gannets 

 (Sula hassana) and other birds upon the screen. He also 

 exhibited specimens of some characteristic British birds. 



November 11, 1913. — Regular meeting omitted owing to con- 

 flict with the meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. 



November 25, 1918. — The President in the chair. Twelve 

 members and forty-five visitors present. 



The Secretary read a letter from the Secretary of the Ameri- 

 can Ornithologists' Union conveying the thanks of the Union to 

 the Linnaean Society for their hospitalities during the recent 

 session of the Union in New York City. 



Mr. Charles J. Fetterer was elected to Resident Membership. 



The name of Mr. John Dryden Kuser was proposed by Mr. 

 Nichols for Resident Membership. 



The Committee on Projectoscopes reported on the progress 

 they had made. They hoped shortly to have a machine on 

 exhibition for the Society. 



Dr. Dwight, as Chairman of the A. O. U. Entertainment 

 Committee, reported that the luncheons had cost $288.00. 

 All but $70.00 had been raised by subscription. It was moved 

 to pay this balance from the Treasury. 



Mr. Griscom recorded the Hudsonian Chickadee (Penthestes 

 hudsonicus) at Watch Hill, R. I., as follows: one October 30, 

 four October 31, three November 5. The subspecies was pre- 

 sumably the Acadian (P. h. littoralis). He also mentioned that 

 fourteen had been seen around Boston this autumn. 



Mr. Bowdish reported a Saw-whet Owl {Cryptoglaux a. 

 acadica) in his yard at Demarest, N. J., November 23. Al- 

 though very tame, it eluded capture. 



The first paper of the evening, entitled "Bird Snap-Shots," 



