Charleston Wednesday Nov 21 Papers in the Forenoon and afternoon In the paper by Rogers he spoke of the great abundance of shorebirds on certain coasts in the Zuider Zee. Holland. The danger I judging the abundance of certain birds by isolated observations occurred to me. In many cases conditions in other parts of the country will cause a great concentration in others In the evening we had the annual banquet and dined the Society for the Preservation of Negro Spirituals. There was later a trip to several of the old residences including the Duncan and the Williams homes The young of the goldfinch are fed mainly on the seeds of Eragrostis old ones eat plant lice and their eggs. (but many seeds.)