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Mr. Everett vSiiiith then spoke of a case he saw in France of a 

 Finch kept in captivity, and by a change in foods a change in the 

 color of the breast was very noticeable. 



The secretary spoke of the rearing of Grouse in captivity by 

 Prof. Hodge, of Clark University, followed by Prof. Powers and 

 several other meniliers. 



Prof. lyce spoke of the destruction of our Grouse by cats, that 

 from lack of care become partially wild. He spoke of a man who 

 set twelve traps, and two days later had five cats in his traps. 



Mr. t^verett vSmith was next called and gave an interesting 

 illustrated talk on "Note on the Peculiarity of the Skeleton of the 

 Brown Pelican." Attention was called to the sternum and clavicle, 

 there being no articulation or separation. He said this peculiarity 

 he had never noticed in any other bird skeleton, and he had never 

 seen this peculiarity mentioned in any publication. 



x\ttention was then called to the series of Maine Warblers that 

 was on exhibition. The series, showing male and female of all the 

 Warblers known to occur in Maine, was complete, with the exception 

 of the Connecticut Warbler and Louisiana Water Thrush. 



Mr. Norton, chairman of the nominating committee, reported 

 that the committee recommended the re-election of the old board of 

 officers for the ensiling year. The motion was seconded by Mr. 

 Mead, and Mr. Norton was instructed to cast the ballot for the soci- 

 ety, which he did, and the following officers were declared elected : 

 President, lycslie A. lyce, Brunswick ; Vice-President, H. H. Brock, 

 M. D., Portland ; Secretary and Treasurer, J. Merton vSwain, Skow- 

 hegan ; Editor, W. H. Brownson, Portland; Councillor, Capt. H. 

 E. Spinney, Seguin ; Councillor, Ora W. Knight, M. S. C, 

 Bangor. 



On motion of Mr. Norton, the meeting was adjourned until 

 evening. 



FRIDAY EVENING. 

 The public meeting was called to order by Pres. Eee at 8.00 P. 

 M. The lecture room was full, every seat being taken, and standing 

 room was hardly to be had. Prof. Eee operated the lantern, and the 



