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printed on pp. 19-22 of this Volume, made necessary by the 

 adoption of the above Articles of Agreement, contingent upon 

 the adoption of these Articles of Agreement by the Wilson 

 Ornithological Club at their next Annual Meeting: 



Article I, Section 1. Add to line 2, "and is an affiliation of the Wil- 

 son Ornithological Clul)." 



Article I, Section 2. Insert the word "local" before "stndeiUs" -in 

 line 2. 



Article V. Section 3. Replace the phrase "to superintend the publica- 

 tion of the Proceedings of the Union." in lines 6 and 7, with the phrase 

 "to superintend the printing of any publications of the Union," and im- 

 mediately thereafter insert "to co-operate with the proper officers of the 

 Wilson Club on all matters relative to the affiliation." 



Article VIII, Section 1. Insert the words "in advance" after "due" in 

 line 2, and add : "These dues shall also entitle the members to active 

 membership in the Wilson Ornithological Club." 



Article VIII, Section 2. Replace the phrase "before the clos'' of the 

 year" in lines 2 and 3, with "before the end of the annual meeting be- 

 ginning the new fiscal year," and the phrase "publications of the Union" 

 to "the official organ of the Union, the Wilson Bulletin." 



By-Laws, Section 2. Replace "one copy of the publications of the 

 Union" with "the Wilson Bulletin for the current year," and omit the la;t 

 sentence. 



The m.otion was seconded and unanimously carried. 



The report of the Nominating Committee was then received 

 and the following officers were elected for 1915-16: 



President, R. W. Dawson, Lincoln. 



Vice-President, Mrs. Lily Ruegg Button, Fremont. 



Secretary-Treasurer. M. H. Swenk, Lincoln. 



At 8:00 p. M. the business meeting adjourned, allowing the 

 members to meet a few minutes later in the lecture room of the 

 Omaha Public Library for the public program. Mrs. Button, of 

 Fremont, first gave a very enjoyable talk on "Bird Songs," analyz- 

 ing the songs of about thirty of our birds by way of illustration. 

 M. H. Swehk. of Lincoln, gave an account of "The Nesting of 

 the Brewer Sparrow in Western Nebraska." illustrating his re- 

 marks with photographs and specimens of the bird, its nest and 

 eggs. Retiring President T. C. Stephens of Sioux City, then 

 concluded the program with a resume of the "Breeding Habits of 

 Birds, with Particular Reference to the Feeding of the Young." 

 which was exceedingly interesting to the hearers. 



At 10:00 p. M. the meeting adjourned. 



Ralph W. Dawson, 

 Secretary-Treasurer. 



