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was presented by Mr. B. S. Bowdish. The speaker threw 

 upon the screen colored lantern-sUdes of various bird subjects, 

 including birds feeding at a lunch counter by his window in 

 Demarest, pictures of Roseate Terns {Sterna dougalli) and Black 

 Guillemots (Cepphus grylle) on Noddy Island, Nova Scotia, 

 and a pair of Bald Eagles (Haliceetus I. leucocephalus) by their 

 nest in Ontario. 



Mr. Ludlow Griscom presented the second paper of the eve- 

 ning, entitled ''The Water Fowl of Gardiner's Island, with 

 Remarks upon the Identification of Ducks in the Field." The 

 speaker gave an account of the wonderful water-fowl life of this 

 unique island, as witnessed by him and others during four visits 

 made in the late fall and early spring. The field marks by 

 which the various species could be distinguished were next 

 discussed, and his remarks were illustrated by specimens most 

 courteously loaned him from Dr. Dwight's collection. 



December 9, 1913. — The President in the chair. Six members 

 and a visitor present. 



The meeting opened informally with the exhibition of a pro- 

 jectoscope procured by the Committee. Various articles and 

 pictures were thrown upon the screen. It was decided that 

 only the best machine would suit the Society, and then only if 

 the focal length could be increased and the focus of objects 

 could be made equally clear for their entire surface. 



A letter was read from Mr. Clinton G. Abbott reporting 

 Redpolls (Acanthis I. linaria) and Pine Siskins {Spinus pinus) 

 as the most abundant birds around Saranac Lake, in the 

 Adirondacks. He had also recently seen a Pileated Wood- 

 pecker (Phloeotomus p. pileatus) and some White-winged Cross- 

 bills {Loxia leucoptera). 



Another letter, from Dr. A. A. Allen, was read, reporting 

 Canvasbacks {Marila valisineria), Pine Grosbeaks {Pinicola 

 enucleator leucura) and Northern Shrikes (Lanius horealis) 

 from Ithaca, N. Y. 



A letter from Mr. W. W. Grant was read in which he resigned 

 as Chairman of the Bird-Banding Committee. The question 

 was laid upon the table until the Annual Meeting. 



Mr. John Dryden Kuser was elected to Resident Membership. 



