JOURNAL OF MAINK ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



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A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study and Protection of Birds 



Vol. VIII 



Published June 1, 1906 



No. 2 



SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 50 cents a year; 15 cents a copy 



OFFICERS OF THE MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Pres., Prof. Leslie A. Lee, Brunswick 

 Vice-Pres., Dr. H. H. Brock, Portland 

 Sec.-Treas., J. Merton Swain, Skowhegan 

 Councillors, Capt. H. L. Spinney, Seguin 

 Ora W. Knight, Bangor 



W. H. Brownson, Portland, 



Editor 

 Frank T. Noble, Augusta 

 Associate Editor 



It is earnestly hoped that the crusade already begun against the 

 automatic gun will be 'continued vigorou.sly in the future. The bet- 

 ter class of sportsmen are unanimous in condemning the use of this 

 murderous weapon. 



The officers of the society will soon have to decide the place of the 

 next annual meeting. There is a general feeling among the mem- 

 bers living in southern Maine that the best place is Portland. Port- 

 land members desire the Journal to say that they will be glad to 

 welcome the society next fall in case the decision sends the meeting 

 here. 



Quite a number of subscribers to the Journal have not paid 

 since 1904, and owe for the past two years. These will find a yellow 

 slip enclosed in this number of the Journal. Special attention is 

 called to this reminder of indebtedness, and it is earnestly requested 

 that they notify the editor at once whether or not they desire the 

 Journal to be sent to them hereafter. 



Every member of the Maine Ornithological vSociety should make 

 a special effort during the next quarter to procure as many new 

 names for membership as possible, or sub.scriptions to the Journal. 



