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of Ward Hill, where it borders St. Pauls Avenue, Tompkinsville. 
The birds were on the areas free from snow. 
The snowstorm of February 7 was discussed and photographs 
of the considerable drifts on Stuyvesant Place were shown. A 
list of some of the remarkable storms of the past, by Mr. Leng, 
was read. 
The meeting of April 14, 1920, was held at 8.30 p.m. in the 
Public Museum. 
Mr. Carol Stryker and Mr. Edgar Bell reported seeing a large 
flock of golden-crowned kinglets, a number of ruby-crowned king- 
lets, and three great blue herons on April 3, 1920; also an osprey, 
phoebe, field sparrow, and myrtle warbler on April 10, 1920. 
Mr. Wm. T. Davis exhibited specimens of staghorn sumach 
(Rhus typhina L.) recently collected at Princes Bay near the light- 
house. The bushes had been cut off close to the ground by rabbits 
during the past severe winter. He also showed the gnawings of 
field mice on various trees and pointed out the difference in the 
work. The rabbits cut deep into the wood, leaving the marks of 
their large incisor teeth. That of the mice is considerably finer 
and the teeth marks smaller. A collection of Cecropia cocoons 
opened by mice and woodpeckers was also shown. ‘The wood- 
peckers make a hole in the middle of the cocoon, while the mice 
cut out the bottom or sides to get at the pupa within. Some of 
the cocoons opened by mice were found 5% ft. above the ground. 
The aurora borealis of March 22, 1920, was generally discussed 
and the trouble caused by these electrical activities to telephone 
and telegraph operation commented upon. In Canada, where this 
phenomenon is more common, the disturbances are a source of 
considerable trouble to telegraphers, who refer to the aurora as 
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Mr. Chas. W. Leng spoke on Protozoa, illustrated by lantern 
slides. He compared the different classifications of Linné 1758, 
Lamarck 1794, Cuvier 1812, Huxley 1878, the Standard Natural 
History 1885, and Pratt 1916, pointing out the great difference of 
