FROM THE SECRETARY. 



Again I thank you for the honor you have conferred on me the second 

 time, and shall try to perform my duties to your entire satisfaction. 

 During the year 1895 we began a four year's study of the Mniotiltidae. 

 Three members were appointed to supervise as many departments of the 

 work. Have we assisted these members as much as we were able ? Do 

 we fully realize the time and money each of these chairmen must spend, 

 and their responsibility ? Can we hold those who have assumed such 

 positions responsible for the report they must make, if we do not assist 

 them ? Let us flood those chairmen with so many notes, in the next three 

 years, that they will have to hire help to get from beneath the pile ! If we 

 all send just such notes as we make in a season what a volume it would 

 make ! and the Chapter would fill the position it is destined to fill. 



Respectfully, 



J. E. Dickinson. 



TREASURER'S REPORT 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY i, 1896. 



RECEIVED. 



Balance on hand from 1895 $ 6 26 



Annual assessments from various members, . . -34 00 



For publications, current and back numbers. . . 17 9° 



Contributions for publishing Bulletins Nos. 4 and 5,, 40 50 



^ Total received $98 66 



PAID. 



Expressage and postage on publications, . . . $ 5 81 



Postage on Treasurer's notices to members, . . . i 35 



Election Bulletin and postage on same, ... 2 06 



Bulletin No. 4, Warbler Report, 22 00 



Bulletin No. 5, Crow Report, ..... 50 00 



Total paid, . $81 22 



Balance on hand, ......... $17 44 



ELECTION REPORT. 



Mr. R. M. Strong, President W. O. C. 



Dear Sir: — I find the vote for officers of the Wilson Ornithological 

 Chapter to be as follows : 



