JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



narrative of a pair of emeus kept in 

 captivity was given. 



The male it was soon learned was 

 the smaller of the two; the female be- 

 ing a larger bird, with an air sac by 

 the trachea, which was used to pro- 

 duce a booming sound at the season of 

 mating; she like the Phalaropes, leav- 

 ing the duties of incubation to the 

 male. After a certain period of in- 

 cubation, the male began at evening 

 to roll out some of the eggs which, on 

 inspection, were found to contain ac- 

 tive young, which so disturbed the in- 

 cubating male tliat he could not sleep 

 until they had been thus rolled forth. 



Sexual selection manifested by spe- 

 cial adornments, was illustrated by the 

 Ruff, Pavoncella pugnax L, and the 

 Hoopoe, with its remarkable habit of 

 deceiving raptorial birds. 



The lecture closed with a brief allu- 

 sion to the Isabelline tints of . desert 

 species 



After lunch, the members repaired 

 to Bates College and from thence to 

 the home of Professor J. Y. Stanton, 

 for the purpoS(' of viewing the collec- 

 tions of birds. At the college was ex- 

 hibited an unrecorded specimen of the 

 White Jerfalcon, Falco islandus — 

 Brunn — taken near the lights at Cape 

 Elizabeth some years ago. At his 

 home. Professor Stanton exhibited the 

 specimen of Gray Gryfalcon recorded 

 by Mr. N. C. Brown, (Proc. Port. Soc. 

 N. H., Vol. II, p. 21), several fine al- 

 binistic birds and many rare and in- 

 teresting specimens. 



The afternoon session was re-open- 

 ed at 2.35, witli the President in the 

 chair. 



The committee on nominations re- 

 ported, by Professor Lee, recommend- 

 ing the I'e-election of last year's of- 

 ficers. 



The Secretary was authorized to cast 



the ballot foi- the Society; whereupon 

 the Board was declared re-elected. 



The Committee on Membership re- 

 ported, through its Chairman, Profes- 

 sor Lane, recommending that eacli 

 member be a committee of one to 

 work for an increase in membership, 

 or failing to secure new members, to 

 secure subscriptions to the Journal; 

 that the Secretai-y be instructed to 

 prepare a circular stating the objects 

 of the Society and it advantages. 



The report was adopted and the 

 Secretary so instructed. 



While waiting for the report of the 

 Committee on Resolutions, the paper 

 of Mr. C. H. Morrell, entitled "Some 

 Wintei- Birds of the Cumberland 

 Sliore," was read by the Secretary, in 

 Mr. Morrell's absence. 



The Committee on Resolutions made 

 the following report, which was adopt- 

 ed: 



"Be it hereby resolved that the 

 thanks of the Maine Ornithological 

 Society be and they are herby extend- 

 ed to the Trustees of the Traning 

 School for their courtesy in extending 

 the Society the use of the building as 

 a meeting place; to Professor J. Y. 

 Stanton for the interesting talk he 

 give before the Society, and for other 

 courtesies extended to us; to Profes- 

 sor Lee for his kindness in preparing 

 numerous l-.i.ntern slides of birds and 

 exhibiting them at our meeting; to 

 the Maine Central Railroad for their 

 kindness in granting reduced fare to 

 our members. And Be It Hereby Re- 

 solved, That a copy of these resolu- 

 tions shall be made part of the record 

 of the Society, and sent to each of the 

 parties named therein. 

 (Signed.) 



O. W. KNIGHT, 



J. M. SWAIN, 



EVERETT E. JOHNSON." 



Mr. Fanning's report was taken up 

 and adopted. 



