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ceed Mr. Morrell as editor. At tlie completion of \'ol. II, Mr. Swain 

 assumed the publication of the Journal, too. Slowly, but surely, it 

 was enlarged and put on a better paying basis by increasing the 

 adv^ertising and enlarging the subscription list. Mr. Swain was 

 re-elected for five consecutive years. At the close of \'ol. VI. owing 

 to pressure of business, and the conviction that for that reason he 

 could not do justice to the Joiknai., and to the fact that he was 

 chosen by Mr. Knight to serve on the committee to assist in writing 

 "The Revised List of the Birds of Maine," Mr. Swain resigned the 

 office of editor and was elected secretary and treasurer. Mr. \V. H. 

 Brownson, of Portland, was then elected editor by the society, and 

 under his management the Joirnai, has continued to improve and 

 increase in value and popularity. Still greater improvements are in 

 contemplation as fast as a larger list of members and subscribers can 

 be added. Many papers of interest, relative to Maine birds, have 

 been published from time to time. In \'ol. \'. Xo. 4, began a series 

 of papers, "Notes on the Finches Found in Maine," by Arthur H. 

 Norton, and concluded in Vol. VI. No. 3. In Vol. VI. No. 2. began 

 a series of papers, "Contributions to the Life Histories of the 

 Warblers F'ound in Maine." written by Mr. O. \V. Knight and Mr. 

 Swain, and these are still being published in the current volume. 

 F'or several years the members have been making spring and fall 

 migration reports. The results have been tabulated by Mr. Dana 

 W. Sweet, and published from time to time in the Journal. 

 The society at once l)ecame prominent in the work of protecting 

 the i)rceding colonies of sea birds when the wave of sentiment swept 

 the whole country to stop the wanton destruction of birds for plumage 

 to adorn millinery. It at once responded to the call to a.ssist from 

 the "A. O. U." conunittee on protection, and the "Audubon 

 Society" conunittee, and much valuable assistance was rendered 

 along tliis line. The adoption of the A. O. I', uniform l)irtl law by 

 our State Legislature was effected solely through the efforts of our 

 society. 



