68S PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec, 



allotted to the type specimens, which were carefully examined and 

 rearranged systematically. 



Among the important accessions of the past year may be mentioned 

 the local collection of Mr. F. Guy Meyers, a valuable series of Chihua- 

 huan birds presented by Dr. William E. Hughes, and a series of Costa 

 Rican birds obtained by purchase. 



The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, Spencer Baird Ornitho- 

 logical Club and Pennsylvania Audubon Society have held their 

 meetings at the Academy during the year. 



The Conservator is indebted to Mr. J. A. G. Rehn for valuable 

 assistance in cataloguing and for preparing the labels for the mounted 

 birds, and to Mr. E. J. F. Marx, of the Delaware Valley Club, who 

 spent several veeks as voluntary assistant in rearranging portions of 

 the collection. 



At the annual meeting the following officers were elected. 



Director Spencer Trotter, M.D. 



Vice-Director George Spencer Morris. 



Recorder Stewardson Brown. 



Secretary William A. Shryock. 



Conservator and Treasurer Witmer Stone. 



Witmer Stone, 



Conservator. 



The annual election of Officers, Councillors and Members of the 



Committee on Accounts to serve during 1910 was held, with the follow- 

 ing result : 



President Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D. 



Vice-Presidents Edwin G. Conklin, Ph.D., Sc.D. 



John Cadwalader. 



Recording Secretary Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 



Corresponding Secretary J. Percy Moore, Ph.D. 



Treasurer George Vaux, Jr. 



Librarian Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 



Curators Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., 



Henry A. Pilsbry, Sc.D., 

 Witmer Stone, 

 Henry Tucker, M.D. 



Councillors to serve three years.. Thomas H. Fenton, M.D., 



Edwin S. Dixon, 

 Henry Skinner, M.D., 

 Robert G. LeConte, M.D. 



