THIRD ANNUAL MEETING 

 NEBRASKA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 



OFFICERS 



PRESIDENT Erwin H. Barbour, Lincoln 



^'ICE-PEESIDENT Elizabeth Van Sant, Omaha 



EECOEDING SECRETARY E. H. Wolcott, Lincoln 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARY J. C. Crawford, Jr., West Point 



TREASURER Chas. Fordyce, University Place 



r Chairman, L. Bbuner, Lincoln 

 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ) F. H. Shoemaker, Omaha 



(^ I. S. Trostler, Omaha 



ABSTRACT OF MINUTES 



The third annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union was 

 called to order in the Hall of Mechanic Arts, the University of Nebraska, 

 at 11:30 a. m., February 1, 1902, wath President Barbour in the chair. 

 Nineteen members were present. 



The reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting, which had been 

 previously published, was, on motion of J. M. Bates, dispensed with. 

 The report of the Treasurer was referred to an auditing committee. 

 Informal reports were made from both record and migration com- 

 mittees. 



R. H. Wolcott moved that a permanent committee be appointed by the 

 President to take the place of the record committee, to have in charge 

 the matter of records and also the collecting of material for a list of 

 birds of the state, to be published as soon as completed, under authority 

 of the Union. An amendment was presented by I. S. Trostler making 

 the committee consist of seven members, and another by J. M. Bates 

 to the effect that the committee itself fill vacancies in its membership. 

 Both amendments, together ^^ith the motion as amended, were carried. 



A list of names of persons recommended for membership was read by 



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