Mar., 1903 .] 
Meeting of the Wheaton Club. 
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the list includes school pupils, college students, many amateurs, 
professional botanists (among these several eminent American 
Mycologists,) business and professional people— not confined to 
Ohio but from the whole country. 
The first four-page bulletin gave a few introductory and explana- 
tory paragraphs, nine figures illustrating the general appearance 
of the commoner groups of mushrooms, namely, the Gill-fungi, 
Pore-fungi, Spine-fungi, Coral-fungi, Carrion-fungi, Puffballs, 
Earthstars, Cup fungi, and Morels. Three illustrated books 
noticed, suggestions to teachers, a paragraph on the Gill-fungi, 
and the list of seventy-six charter members are the other contents 
of the first number. 
Bulletin No. 2 has just appeared. Besides explaing the make- 
up of a botanical name, giving directions for sending specimens, 
and the second list of members, the Morels are discussed and 
illustrated by two full-page plates, showing the plants natural size. 
All the botanical names and the uncommon descriptive words 
used in the bulletin are divided into syllables, and the accented 
syllables marked. All matters are made as clear as possible. All 
who may be interested in the mushrooms or who desire the bulletin 
are invited to join the club, sending their names with fee to the 
Professor of Botany, O. S. U., Columbus, O. — O. M. B. 
Meeting of the Wheaton Club. 
The Club met Monday evening, March the 16th, in Biological 
Hall. After a short business session the Club proceeded to an 
examination and discussion of the list of earliest spring migra- 
tions for Columbus, published in the February Naturalist. 
Comparison with the migration dates of Dr. Wheaton showed in 
most cases a close connection, although there were several records 
differing quite widely. The record of the kingbird, Tyr annus 
tyrannus, was found to be based on a mistake in the records of 
the Club. Discussion brought out the fact that several of the 
dates given were antedated by observations of the members which 
had not been reported and were therefore not available when the 
list was made up. The new records are given below : 
Barn Swallow, April 14. 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, April 22. 
Orange-crowned Warbler, April 22 
Maryland Yellow-throat, April 20. 
Rough-winged Swallow, April 24. 
Olive-backed Thrush, April 26. 
Warbling Yireo, April 20. 
Whip-poor-will, April 29. 
Kentucky Warbler, April 30. 
Great-crested Flycatcher, April 29. 
Black-billed Cuckoo, May 5. 
Blue-headed Yireo, April 30. 
Prothonoto’v Warbler, April 28. 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, April 27. 
After the discussion, reports of personal observations were 
made, Mr. Dawson reporting the Goshawk for. March 15th. The 
Club then adjourned to meet April 20th. 
Walter J. Derby, Secretary. 
