JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 1 3 



Mr. Norton suggested the following amendment: 



Resolved, That the Maine Ornithological Society pledges its 

 support to any move seeming reasonable, to the society in session, 

 or to the council, looking forward to securing and setting aside of 

 Mt. Katahdin as a State park or State reserve. 



The amendment was accepted by the committee, and the society 

 voted that the resolutions, as amended, be adopted. 



The chair appointed for Committee on Program for the next 

 annual meeting, A. H. Norton, L,ouis K. lyCgge, Helen lyewis. 



Mr. A. H. Norton suggested that two pages of the Journal be 

 offered to the Maine Audubon Society. 



Remarks on the above suggestion were made by Mrs. Fred 

 Abbott and Mr. O. W. Knight. 



On motion of Mr. Knight, voted that two pages be offered to 

 the Maine Audubon Society, under such conditions as will be 

 acceptable to the council of the Maine Ornithological Society. 



Two lantern slides were then shown, which were furnished by 

 Helen Lewis; one, a Mockingbird, photographed in California; 

 the other, a common Tern perched on a weir stake. 



The following papers were then read by members present, the 

 writers not being able to be present: 



"The Mockingbird Wintering in Portland," by Elizabeth W. 

 Russell, read by D. W. Sweet. 



"The Black-throated Blue Warbler in November," by Harriette 

 A. Nye, read by Mrs. Harry McLellan. 



"A New Record of the Carolina Wren in Maine," and "Cor- 

 rection of an Erroneous Report of the Bewick's Wren," by H. L. 

 Spinney, read by A. H. Norton. 



