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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Museum, Vol. II, Nos. 8 and 9, June and July, 1896. Each num- 

 ber contains articles of interest to ornithologists. 



The Obseri>e)-, Vol. VII, Nos. 5, 6 and 7, May, June and July, 1896. 

 Articles of special interest to all ornithologists appear in each number. 



The Lifificean Fern Biilletin, Vol. IV, No. 3. It is full of interest to 

 students of ferns. 



NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS. 



Nominations for officers of the Chapter for the year 1897 must be 

 made before the close of September. Since the next Bulletin will not 

 be out before the last of the month, this opportunity is taken to remind 

 members that each active member in good standing is entitled to make 

 one nomination for each office in the Chapter. This includes one nomi- 

 nation for each of the offices of President, Secretary and Treasurer, and 

 three nominations for members of the Executive Council. In accordance 

 with an amendment to the Constitution, the nominee for President hav- 

 ing the second highest number of votes shall be declared Vice-President. 

 Hence, no nomination for Vice-President need be made. 



Members should regard the privilege of making nominations in the 

 light of duty, and not fail to make nominations for every office in the 

 Chapter. A list of present officers may be found in Bulletin No. 6. 

 All nominations should be sent to the President, Mr. R. M. Strong, 

 Oberlin, Ohio. 



The semi-annual election of new members occurs in October. Nomi- 

 nations for active membership should reach some officer of the Chapter 

 before September 15, to insure publication in Bulletin No. 10. Nomi- 

 nations for associate membership may be made at any time. They should 

 be sent to the President. 



The attention of members is called to the fact that notes sufficient for 

 the space in the Bulletin are not in early enough to give ample time for 

 setting up the copy and reading the proof. Notes should reach the 

 editor before the fifteenth of the month of publication. Elaborate 

 articles are not called for, but only carefully written notes recording the 

 rare find or interesting observation. The function of the editor is to 

 collect and arrange for publication matter of interest to the readers of 



