Vol. VI, Part 3 July 10, 1915 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Nebraska Ornithologists' Union 



SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



OFFICERS 



1914-15. President T. C. Stephens, Sioux Cit3^ Iowa 



Vice-President Mrs. G. A, Loveland, Lincoln 



Secretary-Treasurer R. W. Dawson, Lincoln 



ABSTRACT OF MINUTES 



The sixteenth annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union was held at Omaha, Nebraska, Friday and Saturday. May 

 7 and 8, 1915. The mebers gathered at the Castle Hotel, Six- 

 teenth and Jones Streets, at 6:00 p. m., for the annual banquet. 

 Ten members and twelve guests of members were present, the 

 members being Messrs. Bruner, Dawson, Stephens. Swenk and 

 Wolcott, and Mesdames Button, Evans, Loveland, McDonald 

 and VanSant. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Neely. 

 Misses Damon, Duffy, Graves, Patrick. Stenger and Stringer, and 

 Messrs. P. I. Hoagland, J. W. Miller and S. R. Towne, all of 

 Omaha, and Mr. W. B. Johns, of York. 



Following the dinner, at 7:15, President T. C. Stephens called 

 the meeting to order. The report of the Secretary-Treasurer 

 was received, and R. H. Wolcott and Mrs. G. A. Loveland ap- 

 pointed as an Auditing Committee. L. Bruner and Miss McDon- 

 ald were also appointed as a Nominating Committee. The Secre- 

 tary then read a telegram from Wilson Tout, expressing his 



