. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . g the opportunity cf checkingand averaging the observations of oth-ers. Mr. Stone followed this paper byone on Some Observations on the Ap-plicability of the Mutation Theory toBirds. The discussion of this paperwhich followed, by Dr. Allen and oth-ers showed a disinclination to admitthe applicability of this theory, tobirds. Henry Oldys, of Washington,D. C, followed with a discussion ofThe Song of the Hermit Thrush. has for some time devoted him-self to the study of bird song, and gavean interesting account of his exper-i
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . g the opportunity cf checkingand averaging the observations of oth-ers. Mr. Stone followed this paper byone on Some Observations on the Ap-plicability of the Mutation Theory toBirds. The discussion of this paperwhich followed, by Dr. Allen and oth-ers showed a disinclination to admitthe applicability of this theory, tobirds. Henry Oldys, of Washington,D. C, followed with a discussion ofThe Song of the Hermit Thrush. has for some time devoted him-self to the study of bird song, and gavean interesting account of his exper-ience in securing an opportunity tostudy the Hermits song, of his im-pressions regarding it, and its compar-ison to th song of the Wood Oldys gave some pleasing imita-tions of a varisty of songs of each ofthese two species, and concluded byrendering a little song, the words ofwhich he had composed, to the air hehad recorded from the most accom-plished of the Hermit songsters towhom he had listened. Mr. Chapman concluded the fore- 184 THE NEST AND EGGS OF WILSONS PLOVER IN SITU. From Photo by M. T. Cleckley. After careful examination you will note the three eg?s in depression just be-low the large valve of Fan Shell. They are even harder to see in reality owingto protective coloratiou. noon session by Impressions of Eng-lish Bird-Life, illustrated by lanternslides Besides giving a number ofviews of English birds, the authorgave views of the home and town sur-roundings of Gilbert White, as wellas other characteristic English coun-try scenes, and contrasted the condi-tions of bird life in England and thiscountry, England being described aspossessed of fewer species, but manymore individuals. The afternoon meeting opened withWoods, and the Pocono Mountains ofPennsylvania, by Wm. L. Bailey, Ard-more, Pa. The Pocono Mountain region hasbeen but little worked as ornitholo-gical territory, and the author enum-rated many species included as nor-mally more northern
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