JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 3 



I St. One of the most important features of the society was the 

 organization and bringing the working students of ornithology to- 

 gether, and the success of their efforts in publishing "The Birds of 

 Maine," under the able editorship of Prof. Ora W. Knight. He 

 spoke liiglih' of this State list and of the increase of interest this list 

 occasioned among the bird students, and the success attained in col- 

 lecting notes and additions for a new work on the birds of Maine, 

 which he hoped the society would soon be able to publish. 



2nd. He spoke of the efforts of the society that have been so 

 successful through its legislative committee. Much has been attained 

 in this line of work that now affords a much better protection to the 

 sea and shore birds, as well as to our song birds. Of this work alone 

 and its accomplishment the society should be proud. 



3rd. The society has also been very instrumental in exciting the 

 public to a deeper interest in nature study by the good work done 

 by its Audubon society committee, as well as by attracting the pub- 

 lic into our annual meetings, the personal efforts of its individual 

 members, through new^spaper reports of the society and its work, 

 and through the perusal of our society organ, Thp: Journal. 



4th. One of the most helpful and interesting, as well as instruct- 

 ive, works accomplished has been the ever-increasing interest taken 

 in bird photography, which has made possible the getting together 

 the large list of beautiful lantern slides, which has excited a deeper 

 interest in bird life, both in the members who have attended the 

 lectures and the public who have come in to see the pictures. He 

 expressed the hope that a greater interest might be taken in this 

 most instructive form of bird study by all the members of the society. 



5th. He then spoke of the good done through the publication of 

 The Joitrnal, of its yearly increase and improvement, and of the 

 greater possibilities to be accomplished if we can get a larger list 

 of contributors and subscribers. The success attained has been 

 through the efforts of a faithful few, and he predicted for the Jour- 

 nal a bright future if it could be better supported by a larger, more 

 complete list of contributors. He considered this work the most 



