A^cbraska Ornithologists' Union g 



ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



The eleventh annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union was held at Peru, Nebraska, Friday and Saturday, April 

 29 and 30, 1910. The first meeting was a public one held in the 

 Peru Normal Chapel, on the evening of April 29 at 8 130 o'clock. 

 Professor H. B. Duncanson, the retiring President, had the meet- 

 ing in charge. An address of welcome by President J. W. Crab- 

 tree of the Normal School was followed by the appearance of the 

 Peru Glee Club which rendered several very enjoyable numbers. 

 A reading appropriate to the occasion was given by Mrs. Daisy 

 Nettleton and was much appreciated. President Duncanson then 

 proceeded with his annual address, which was upon the subject, 

 "Some Interesting Points in the Embryolo2:ical Development of 

 Birds," and was well illustrated with lantern slides. Upon the 

 close of this address Professor Lawrence Bruner responded to a 

 request of the President that he discuss briefly the subject of Bird 

 Study, taking up this line of thought in a very original and enter- 

 taining way. Announcement was then made of the field trip to 

 be held the next dav, to vv-hich all of the visitors present were in- 

 vited. Adjournment at 10:30. 



Eighth Annual FiFLn Day. — A. .start was made from Peru 

 at 6:30 A.M. Saturday morning, April 30, about fifty people join- 

 ing in the party. The partv divided into three sections, all main- 

 taining a parallel course from Peru, northwestward along the 

 Missouri blufifs to a position directly east of Julian, which was 

 reached shortly after noon. A camp dinner was then prepared 

 and enjoyed by all, after which a business meeting of the Union 

 was held in the woods. The meeting was called to order by 

 President Duncanson. The Treasurer's report, in the absence 

 of that officer, was read bv the Secretary and referred by the 

 President to an auditing committee composed of Messrs. Bruner, 

 French and Wolcott. The Secretary and Vice-President being 

 present reported briefly. The names of Messrs. A. C. Whitford 

 and L. O. Plorsky were proposed for membership and both were 

 duly elected. The constitutional amendment proposing to com- 

 bine the offices of Secretary and Treasurer, owing to the difficulty 

 of easily handling the business of the Union when placed in the 



