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At the close of the paper Mr. Beebe exhibited some plates of 

 pheasants drawn by European artists for his forthcoming 

 ''Monograph of the Phasianidae." 



October 13, 1914- — The President in the chair. Nine members 

 and six visitors present. In the absence of the Secretary, 

 who will be at Cornell University throughout the academic 

 year, the President appointed Mr. Rogers Secretary pro tern 

 to serve till the next election. 



The following names were proposed for Resident Membership 

 and referred to the Committee for action: by Mr. Nichols (by 

 proxy), Mr. George Whiting Hollister, of 521 Madison Avenue, 

 Manhattan, and Mr. Wilham Helmuth, of Yale University; 

 and by Dr. Dwight, Mr. David Spencer Ball, of Spuj^ten Duyvil. 



A letter from the Pennsylvania State Museum, at Harrisburg, 

 was read, requesting the gift of a set of the Linnsean Society's 

 publications and that their name be placed on our mailing list. 

 It was voted to grant this request. 



In accordance with the program, there was no paper, and the 

 members told of their experiences during the summer. 



Mr. Cleaves recorded from Princes Bay, S. I., an immature 

 Little Blue Heron {Florida coerulea) July 19, an adult Bald 

 Eagle {Haliceetus I. leucocephalus) August 22 and an immature 

 Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Septem- 

 ber 26. 



Mr. Rogers told of an exploratory trip made by Dr. Wm. 

 H. Wiegmann, Mr. W. DeW. Miller, Mr. LaDow and himself 

 to Sandy Hook, N. J., July 18. It proved a very interesting 

 place ornithologically and botanically as well as for the interest 

 of the fortifications, proving grounds, etc. In the interior was 

 an extensive and dense growth of Red Cedar (Juniperus 

 virginianus) and American Holly {Ilex opaca) enclosing four 

 small ponds past which ran a disused w^ood road. The most 

 abundant bird was the Fish Crow {Corvus ossifragiis) , with 

 Catbird {Dumetella carolinensis) and Towhee {Pipilo e. ery- 

 throphthalmus) next and Song Sparrow {Melospiza m. melodia) 

 and Maryland Yellowthroat {Geothlypis t. trichas) not far 

 behind. Such Carolinian forms as Carolina Wrens {Thryothorus 

 I. ludovicianus) and Cardinals {Cardinalis c, cardinalis) were 



