Bulletin of the Michigan Ornithological Club. 



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Notes on Prairie Horned Lark. 



On March 13, '96, an egg of the Prairie 

 Horned Lark was brought to me, it having 

 been found in the snow with the bird sitting 

 upon it. This was so out of order that I 

 went to the field and saw for myself the 

 place where it had been found, which was 

 a slight depression in the snow. 



I account for it in this way: This pair 

 of Larks had taken advantage of the warm 

 weather which we had been having and 

 had built a home behind a sod for shelter. 

 On the 11th and 12th a light snow fell, 

 covering everything. The old bird was 

 driven from her nest which soon filled 

 with snow, and when the storm subsided 

 she was compelled to make a nest in the 

 snow. When warm weather came again, 

 the first nest was found with two broken 

 eggs. 



This bird has been very abundant here 

 this spring. Numerous flocks of from 50 

 to 60 were seen between Feb. 24th and 

 Mar. 1st. I do not remember of ever see- 

 ing a flock this large before. 



D. J. Lewis. 



Ganges, Mich., Mar. 24, 1897. 



The Evening Grosbeak Again. 



Yesterday, March 21st, there was quite 

 a large flock of Evening Grosbeaks, in 

 company with many Pine Grosbeaks in 

 the trees near my home. They are the 

 first I have seen in five years. 



March 24th. I shot two fine specimens 

 of the Eveniug Grosbeak this morning, 

 and another $ in fine plumage was 

 brought me. I do not know whether this 

 is of sufficient importance for you to notice. 

 These birds have been around since Sun- 

 day (21st) as well as some Pine Grosbeaks. 



Pekcy Selous. 



Greenville, Mich. 



RECORD OF MEETINGS. 



Mar. 12, 1897. In the absence of the 

 President, Mr. Mulliken was appointed 

 chairman. After the reports of the 

 Treasurer and Librarian, names were pro- 

 posed for membership and elected (See 

 list below). The Migration Committee 

 reported that it had extended its work into 

 the states immediately surrounding Mich- 

 igan. The following rule was presented 

 by the Librarian, and accepted by the 

 Club: 



Library Rules, Section 7a. Books may 

 be retained by editors of the Bulletin of 

 the Michigan Ornithological Club for 

 three months, not subject to renewal. 



Resolutions on the death of Maj. Charles 

 E. Bendire, drawn up by Mr. J. B. Purdy, 

 and read by the Secretary, were accepted 

 by the Club. Dr. Morris Gibbs, Mrs. E. 

 O. Kelsey and B. R. Laraway were ap- 

 pointed a committee to look up the advis- 

 ability of holding a Field Meeting this 

 summer. 



April 16, 1897. Meeting called to order 

 by the President. The Librarian reported 

 the receipt of Bulletin No. 13 of the Wils. 

 Ornith. Chap., A. A., and Vol. I, No. 2, 

 "Current Thoughts. " This was followed 

 by the election of new members. The 

 Collection Committee reported the follow- 

 ing: From Mr. Percy Selous, Greenville, 1 

 9 Great Horned Owl, 1 $ and 1 9 Evening 

 Grosbeak, and 1 $ Pine Grosbeak — all 

 mounted. From Mr. Chas. L. Cass, 

 Hillsdale, 1 set of 2, and 7 singles of 

 Caspian Tern. It was moved "that a 

 Field Meeting be held in Grand Rapids on 

 Thursday and Friday, June 10 and 11, and 

 that the same committee be continued, 

 with two additional members from Grand 

 Rapids, to plan and manage the meeting, 

 and to provide for the entertainment of 

 visiting members." The motion was 

 carried, and W. E. Mulliken and L. J. 

 Cole were appointed to act on the com- 

 mittee. The following papers were then 

 read and discussed: The first, "To the 

 Michigan Ornithological Club," by Chief 

 Simon Pokagon, was read by Mr. Cole ; 

 the second was entitled, "Protective 

 Coloration of Birds' Eggs," and was read 

 by the author, Mr. B. R. Laraway ; and 

 the last, "Bitterns," was by Mr. Claude 

 H. Barlow, of Greenville. 



May 3. 1897. Special meeting, called 

 by President. The words "June 10 and 

 11" in the motion to provide for a Field 

 Meeting, were changed to "July 8 and 9." 

 After the election of two new members, 

 some "notes on the family Mniotiltidas in 

 Monroe County, Mich.," kindly loaned by 

 Dr. Gibbs, were read and discussed. 



May 14, 1897. After the reading of the 

 minutes and the various reports, the 

 Librarian reported the following: 



Received from the Michigan Board of 

 Agriculture, Reports for the years '57, '65, 

 '66, '68-'72, '78-'92, and '95. From the 



