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funds to help bring the Society np to a prosperous financial standing. 

 His cheerful presence, his winning smile, his ready solution of 

 every puzzling problem, his consent to serve year after year as 

 President when other pressing duties demanded his attention, his 

 kindliness of heart, will not soon be forgotten by the little circle of 

 members who have been accustomed to attend the ainuial meetings. 

 His place can never be filled, but the work in which he was so in- 

 terested will be carried along by others, as he would wish. The 

 Society last summer gave him full sympathy, when his son was 

 accidentally drowned. He had a wife and two daughters. To them 

 the members wish to give assurance that they will ever cherish his 

 memory and remember his fine charactpr and attainments. 



Mr. Knight's new book, "The Birds of Maine," has not yet 

 appeared, but it is likely to be published before another issue of 

 the Journal. Delays are always likely to occur in printing a 

 work of this size and importance. In tlie present issue of the 

 Journal an article is furnished by Mr. Knight on "Faunal Areas 

 of Maine," largely a reproduction of an article on the same subject 

 which will appear in the new book. This is accompanied by an 

 admirable faunal map prepared for "The Birds of Maine." 



The first of the migration reports for last year, compiled by 

 Dana W. Sweet, of Phillips, is printed in the present issue. These 

 records are of great value, and it is hoped that more members will 

 send in their lists for publication. Mr. Sweet spends a great amount 

 of time in putting these reports in shape to print, and the Society 

 fully appreciates the important service he is doing. 



For the vSeptember issue considerable matter will be wanted and 

 there is very little at present in the hands of the editor. One or two 

 important articles are promised, but in addition to these, notes and 

 current news of l)irds will be needed. Kvery member should make 

 an effort to send something in the way of a contribution, no matter 

 how brief it may be. The spring migration just closed has furnished 

 many interesting features. Every observer has doul)tless seen some- 

 thing worth recording, whether a rare species, or unusual abun- 

 dance or scarcity of common migrants or summer residents. United 

 effort is necessary to make the Journal of continuous interest 

 and value. 



