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new officers, and vote of thanks for retiring ones. Adjournment. 



R. H. WoLCOTT, Secretary. 



Second Annual Field Day.— In compliance with Dr. VVol- 

 cott's resolution passed at the Annual Meeting, the Field Day 

 was held at Pries' lake, near Florence, Douglas county, May 14, 

 1904, 79 species being recorded for the day. 



SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING 



The sixth annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union was called to order at 11 :oo a.m. in the lecture room of 

 the Omaha public library, Saturday, December 31, 1904, with 

 President R. H. Wolcott in the chair. Eleven members were 

 present. 



The report of the Recording Secretary and Custodian was given 

 verbally and briefly by Myron H. Swenk, and on motion of Anna 

 Caldwell was accepted. The Treasurer was not present, and, 

 having prepared no statement in writing, President Wolcott gave 

 a verbal report previously conveyed to hmi by the Treasurer. 

 On motion of Wilson Tout the chair appointed Lawrence Bruner 

 and H. B. Lowry as an auditing committee to examine and report 

 on the Treasurer's report when completed. President Wolcott 

 reported for the Record Committee and Wilson Tout for the Bird 

 Protection Committee. Three names were proposed for mem- 

 bership and unanimously elected. Wilson Tout resigned from 

 the chairmanship of the Bird Protection Committee, owing to 

 lack of time for continuing in that capacity, and the committee 

 was discontinued. The officers were then announced by the Sec- 

 retary. The ballot showed the election of the following members : 



President, Wilson Tout, Dunbar, 

 Vice-President, Agnes J\I. Dawson, Omaha, 

 Corresponding Secretary, Anna Caldwell, Lincoln, 

 Treasurer, F. H. Shoemaker, Omaha, 



Executive Committee, Lawrence Bruner, R. H. Wolcott, and 

 August Eiche, all of Lincoln. 



