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protest on the part of the President, th^ Secretary was asked to cast 

 the vote for the society, which he did, and President Lee declared 

 the following officers elected for 1907 : President, Prof. Leslie A. 

 Lee, Brunswick; Vice-President, Dr. H. H. Brock, Portland; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, J. Merton Swain, Skowhegan ; Editor, 

 W. H. Brownson, Portland; Associate Editor, Frank T. Noble, 

 Augusta ; Councillor, Capt. Herbert L. Spinney, Seguin ; Coun- 

 cillor, Prof. Ora W. Knight, Bangor. 



Mr. J. Merton Swain, chairman of the committee on resolutions, 

 then made the following report : 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Maine Ornithological Society 

 be extended to the M. C. R. R. and the B. & M. R. R. for reduced 

 fares, and to the Portland Society of Natural History for free use of 

 its rooms for holding this meeting. This report was accepted and 

 adopted, and the secretary was instructed to spread it upon the 

 records, and to send a notice to those herein mentioned. 



The matter relative to Mr. Carleton's suggestion was then taken 

 up, and the society voted to refer the matter to the next meeting. 



Scientific Meeting.— Mr. Arthur H. Norton was called and 

 gave a most interesting paper and talk entitled, "Talk on Young 

 Birds." He exhibited the Eider Duck, male, female and young, 

 young of Grouse, Herring Gull, Common Tern, Laughing Gull and 

 a series of Song Sparrows. 



Mr. Hiram Ellis then took the floor and gave a very interesting 

 talk, "Remarks on the Cedar-bird." 



Mr, W. H. Brownson gave a very interesting talk on the fol- 

 lowing subjects : "The Connecticut Warbler in Maine," "Notes on 

 Albinism and Melanism." He showed specimens of the Black 

 Duck and English Sparrow to illustrate his remarks. 



Prof. Lee followed with some most interesting remarks along 

 this same line, and was succeeded by Mr. Arthur H. Norton. 



On motion of Mr. Brownson, it was voted to adjourn sine die. 



J. Merton Swain, 



Secretary. 



