6 Proceedings of the 



Saturday morning, ]\Iay 9, 1908, one division of the field party 

 proceeded nonth along the Burlington tracks paralleling the Mis- 

 souri river to Childs' Point, there meeting with the second divi- 

 sion which had left South Omaha at 5:45 a.m. and proceeded 

 eastward from Childs' Crossing on the interurban. The whole 

 party, consisting of twenty-one members of the Union and a large 

 number of their friends from Omaha and Bellevue, took dinner 

 together at Coffin Springs. The composi/;e list of species seen by 

 members of the party during the forenoon was seventy-eight, and 

 to this several additions were made by the explorations of the 

 afternoon. 



TENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



The tenth animal meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union was called to order in the ordinary of the Lincoln Hotel 

 at Lincoln, Nebraska, at 8:15 p.m., with President Eiche in the 

 chair. During the afternoon the members had gathered at Mr. 

 Eiche's home and spewt several hours there in examining his 

 splendid collection of mounted birds, after which all had met at 

 the hotel for a banquet at 7:00 p.m. Ten members were present, 

 Messrs. Bruner, Duncanson, Eiche, Pinneo, Sheldon, Swenk, 

 Tout, Wolcott and Zimmer and Miss Higgins. Three visitors 

 were also present as guests of the Union. 



The Secretary reported on the publication of the check-lists 

 and the proceedings of the society, the present condition of the 

 property of the Union and its exchanges, and by vote of the so- 

 ciety his report was approved. The Treasurer being absent and 

 his report not yet at hand, the Secretary moved that an auditing 

 committee be appointed by the chair to audit the report when re- 

 ceived and if found to be correct to refer the same to the Execu- 

 tive Committee for acceptance. The motion was carried. The 

 President appointed Messrs. Wolcott, Bruner and Swenk as the 

 auditing committee. 



R. H. Wolcott reported for the Record Committee, stating that 

 as no records had been referred to it during the past year no ses- 

 sion had been held, but that probably action would be taken on 



