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birds, which is now quite prevalent. Differences of point of view of 

 ornithologists and technical difficulties seem to be disappearing. 

 The A. O. U. Check List is in the form desired, and the next edition 

 should be one of the fundamental volumes. As to the Zoological Record, 

 which is edited by the Zoological Society of London, a complete change 

 in the manner of financing and collecting the data was necessitated by 

 the action of Germany at the beginning of the war, and it was with 

 great difficulty that the volumes of the Zoological Record for 19 14, 

 1 9 15, 1 91 6 and 191 7 were issued. The issue for 19 18 is in press. The 

 subscriptions do not by any means pay for the cost of publication, and 

 the Zoological Society is not able fully to make up the deficit. It is to 

 be hoped that subscriptions, at least to the several sections, will be 

 greatly increased, and that some of the stronger institutions in the 

 United States may furnish assistance. 



On resuming the regular order, reports from the Treasurer, Mr. 

 Ned Dearborn, and from the Chairman of the Publishing Committee, 

 Mr. Chas. W. Richmond, were received and accepted. 



The election resulted in the choosing of the following officers for 1920: 

 President, A. D. Hopkins; Vice-Presidents, Ned Hollister, Vernon 

 Bailey, A. S. Hitchcock and J. W. Gidley; Recording Secretary, 

 A. A. DooLiTTLE; Corresponding Secretary, Alexander Wetmore; 

 Treas2irer, Ned Dearborn; Members of the Council, William Palmer, 

 H. C. Oberholser, E. a. Goldman, H. H. T. Jackson and S. A. 

 RoHWER. A. D. Hopkins was nominated as Vice-President to represent 

 the Society in the Washington Academy of Sciences. 



A. A. DooLiTTLE, Recording Secretary. 



