2 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIKTV. 



The report of the Secretary and Treasurer was read and referred 

 to the Auditing Committee. 



The report of the Editor was then read and referred to the Audit- 

 ing Committee. 



The following committees were appointed : 



Nomination: — A. H. Norton, Prof. Knight and Miss Marshall. 



Rksoli'Tions: — J. M. Swain, Miss Lewis. 



Auditing Committp:e: — Fred M. David, Sherman H. Phillips. 



The editor's report showed that there is about the same deficit 

 at the close of this year as there was last. The matter was discussed 

 by Prof. lyce, and Messrs. Brown.son and Swain. 



The following names were proposed for membership by the Sec- 

 retary: Mr. \V. ly. Brown, Bigelow ; Mrs. \V. L. Brown, Bigelow ; 

 Roy T. David, Damariscotta ; H. K. Flynt, Damariscotta. On 

 motion of Mr. Nortoji, the Secretary was instructed to cast the vote 

 for the society, and the ballot was cast, and President Lee declared 

 the above elected. 



President Lee then proceeded to his annual address to the Soci- 

 ety, which was listened to with a good deal of enthusiasm. He 

 spoke interestingly of the steady, onward march of the society. 

 He spoke of the many dead birds found and reported extensively 

 over the entire State. Many species were reported during the 

 severe storms of last winter, and especially after the heavy fall of snow 

 that came in April after many of our spring arrivals were here. 

 There were many Goshawks reported last winter and also this 

 present winter. One Pine Grosbeak was found dead at Brunswick 

 last week. This was the only Grosbeak he had seen so far this 

 winter. He spoke extensively of the way Mr. Walter H. Rich's 

 book, "F'eathered Game of the Northeast," has been received, and 

 suggested that every member should have a copy of this valuable 

 work. He then spoke of Prof. Knight's work. "The Birds of 

 Maine." that is soon to be ready for distribution. He also exhibited 

 and mentioned several other valuable works on ornithology, among 

 them, "The Birds of Labrador," by Dr. Townsend and Glover M. 

 Allen ; "Birds of Essex Co., Mass., a Bulletin of the Nuttall Club" ; 



