New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-14
STUDYING THE HABITS OF BIRDS.
PAPERS READ AT THE CONFERENCE OF AMEN
IcAN oRNITHoLoGIsTs.

PAPERS READ AT THE CONFERENCE OF AMEN
ICAN oRNITHoLoGI SITS.
The second days conference of the American Urn
biologists Union now in session at the America"
Museum OF Natural History, was devoted chieny ~
the reading and discussion Of scientific papers Ai
were present. in addition to those mentiohcu No9'
day. Harry ". Flint Or. l. b. Bishop f. T. i"orn ,,,
son. L. VI. Loorhs. p. l. Jouy, DR. Zercsa. III. W.
lam c. Rfvcs. jr, o. NJ. Durfee and f. H. Au'o'
After the president. ]. A. Allen had called inc nv.
ing 10 order the following associate members "0i
elected: J. O. L. Wilson and Herbert Brown Va
Toronto Edward Bartlett. of Kent England, w.
Earle Clarke Of Leeds England, and Lotd Onnoi''
of London chosen as corresponding ie',"'
The first paper of the session that of Dr. f. n
Mcarns on Observations on the Avfauna OF Ail@ou'
Dr. Mearnss paper followed by that OF Dr -
Hart Merriam, chief of the Department OF JIM
tboocy in Washington, on " The San Francisco Moul,
tains and their Vicinity from the Faunal Standpoint
The next sneaker was Frank NJ Chapman, Assistant
Curator OF ORTHODOXY of the Museum, who reau t"o
papers the first being upon 1.-The Winter DStrlDuHon
OF the Bobollnk, with Remarks on lis Routes "a
Migration and the second on tie Changes OF Pumase
ia the Bobolink'
The bobolnk, he said, was remarkable TOT "o
things: the extent OF its wanderlngs during win'er'
ard the comparatively late date at which lis SUI"
migration ended. 1t began its southern migra'lVi
I'm the necbborhood of New-York In July, great num-
hers Aocking then 10 the riccclds of South Carolina
and Georgia 1t appeared in the rcc,helds between
August Is and 21, ard went thence TO Cuba In sep
teuber From Cuba the nocks chose three routes
westward 10 Yucatan and Panama; second, eaSt"dII
through Hayii. Domingo and Porto hHo' d"'
southwark TO the Windward Islands, third, southerH
crossing the sea TO Jamaica by an ocean course Oh
400 miles There winter home was In Brazil Inc
bobolinks began their return, nc said, early III Apr
few lingering until May, and retraced their southern
route in going north.
The next paper that OF Jonathan Dwight 'r
on " Birds That Have Struck the Statue of Liberty
Redlows Islando Since August of this year 90.
birds no said had met their death on the statue
There were forty-four varieties in all. Sixty PEI
cent of tho 600 what arc popularity known a
MARYLAND yellow throats. No birds had been kinet
since October .. Sparrows, he thought, hal neve
been killed as reported by the elect richly, but tha
other birds had been mistaken for them. Only on'
hummlng bird was among those killed Mr.. Dw!gh
believed that much valuable information could b'
gained regarding the habits and migration of BIRDS 10y
Study upon the Island =, ~,
The last paper OF the afternoon was on the Album
dance of the Wild Pigeon I'm Central and Eastern Ne"
York i'm 1888, by Professor X. W. Whitfield. Dr
Merriam I'm following up the remarks of thc speaker
said that the wild pigeon had been almost eXtelmnate
bocaEe of ifs former gIegarious habits during breed
ing time There was no danger however, of complet
determination as the survivors had abandoned tn
grcCarious habit and nested" now in small HOOKS
Tie conference adjourned until to-day at IL o'clock