94 The American Naturalist. [January, 
man. 7. The Spring Migration of the Red Phalarope ; Harry Gordon 
White—read by Dr. Allen. This paper gave the results of observations 
on this bird during a voyage from Massachusetts to the Gulf of St 
Lawrence, and indicated that the birds, in the spring of 1890, after 
following the southern coast of Nova Scotia, passed through the Gut 
of Canso, instead of rounding Cape Breton Island. 8. Some Observa- 
tions on the Breeding of Dendreca vigorsii at Raleigh, N. C.; C5. 
_Brinley—read by Mr. Chapman. 
November 20th.—9. The Trans-Appalachian Movement of Birds 
from the Interior to the South Atlantic States, Viewed Chiefly from 
the Standpoint of Chester Co., S. C.; Leverett M. Loomis. ro. The 
Birds of Andros Island, Bahamas ; John I. Northrop. An interesting 
account of the birds of this (ornithologically) little-known island, 
where Mr. Northrop was fortunate enough to discover a fine new 
species of Icterus (Z. northropi Allen.) Dr. Allen made some addi- 
tional remarks upon the birds collected by Mr. Northrop, exhibiting a 
number of specimens, 11. Some Bird Skeletons from Guadalupe 
Island ; Frederic A. Lucas, 12. On the Tongue of Humming-Birds; 
F. A. Lucas. 13. Remarks on the Primary Faunal Divisions of North 
America; C. Hart Merriam. In this able paper Dr. Merriam ex- 
plained his recently-published Faunal Map of North America, and 
gave his grounds for abolishing the generally-adopted system of dividing 
the continent into three great provinces,—Eastern, Central, and 
Western,—and for deriving the various faunal districts from tw? 
primary regions—Boreal and Sonoran. The paper was illustrated by & 
large series of maps showing all the faunal divisions of the No 
American continent that have hitherto been proposed by authors. 
After this paper, Mr. William Brewster exhibited a number of excel 
lent lantern slides from photographs of wild birds taken in the field. 
The following Papers were presented, but were not read for lack of 
time : An Experimental Trial of a New Method for the Study of Bird : 
Migration ; Harry Gordon White. The Case of Colaptes auratus and C 
cafer 7 J. A. Allen. Observations upon the Classification of the United 
States Accipetres—Based upon a Study of their Osteology ; R. d 
Shufeldt. Some Notes Concerning the Evening Grosbeak ; Amos ~: 
Butler, Owls of Illinois; W. S. Strode. Instinct, Intuition, and " 
p Sence; C. F. Amery. The Habits of the American Golde 
Plover in Massachusetts; Geo. H. Mackay. Correction to Revised 
the White-Faced Glossy Ibis in Kansas ; N. S. Goss.—W. S. 
