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such species as Cooper's hawk, purple finch, hummingbird, wood 

 pewee, cedar waxwing, pine warbler, chickadee, vesper sparrow, 

 tree swallow and others were also observed. 



Both adult and immature bald eagles were seen daily— as 

 many as five being noted at one time. Their tracks also were 

 found on the sandy beaches of Ashumet and John ponds, where 

 the birds had no doubt been in search of dead fish. On these 

 same beaches were discovered the hoof marks of Virginia deer, 

 an animal which is reported as increasing in that portion of the 

 Cape. h. h. c. 



An interesting lot of hybrid oak seedlings ^together with 

 others representing the parent species, may now be seen in the 

 museum grounds. One series, grown from acorns collected at 

 Tottenville, contains Willow Oak, Quercus Phellos L., at one end 

 and Red Oak, Q. rubra L., at the other, with the hybrid form, 

 Q. heterophylla Michx., in between. A second series, grown from 

 acorns collected at Cliffwood, N. J., are apparently all forms of 

 Q. Rudkini Britton, a hybrid between the Willow Oak and the 

 Black-jack Oak, Q. Marylandica Muench. One tvpical specimen of 

 heterophylla was transplanted to the grounds of the Britton Cot- 

 tage early in the year and is thriving in its new and, we hope, 

 permanent home. Certain specimens of Rudkini will be selected 

 and transplanted in the autumn. 



This is a unique exhibit which our members should not 

 fail to see while the series are intact and the leaves are in good 

 condition. 



Accessions have been received from Mrs. E. Davis, Miss 

 Emma Durant, Stafford C. Edwards, John Hall, Arthur Hollick, 

 Agnes L. Pollard, Charles F. Walters. 



Special mention should be made of Mr. Walters' donation, 

 consisting of volume II of the New York and Richmond County 

 Free Press, dating from May to October, 1833. It was issued in 

 four-page weekly numbers and contained' innumerable news s / 

 items, notices and advertisements of local historical interest. 



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