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JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



did not molest them long, but returned 

 them to her tender care. 



G. H. B. 

 Oct. 4, 1901. 



Gardiner, Me.. Oct. 1, 1901. 

 To the Members of the Maine Ornitho- 

 logical Society: — 



The Seventh Annual Meeting of our 

 society will be held iu Augusta on the 

 Friday and Saturday following 

 Thanksgiving Day. It is hoped that 

 this time will be convenient for the 

 majority of our members, and that all 

 will make an earnest effort to be pres- 

 ent. 



Augusta is centrally located and 

 the train arrangements the best possi- 

 ble for every member of the society, 

 whether residing in the eastern or 

 western sections of the State. The 

 Friday morning trains reach Augusta 

 about 10.30 in the forenoon, and the 

 Saturday afternoon trains will permit 

 the members to reach home in time 

 for supper, unless they live near the 

 northern or southern limits. 



The meetings will be held in the 

 State House; the business meetings in 

 the Fish and Game Commissioners 

 room, the Friday evening lecture in 

 Representatives Hall. The lecture will 

 be illustrated by 100 or more beautiful 

 stereopticon views of birds, nests and 

 eggs, made by the members of the so- 

 ciety, and while primarily intended to 

 record the progress made thus far iu 

 the subject of general Ornithology 

 throughout the State, it will, we are 

 sure, prove of value to those not pre- 

 viously interested in the subject. It 

 will be free to the public, and all are 

 invited. A special invitation is hereby 

 extended to the schools of Augusta and 

 Beighboring towns. 



A new feature in this year's meet- 

 ing will be the exhibition of nests and 

 eggs, skins and mounted specimens of 

 the rarer birds of our State. If any 



member has in his collection, or can 

 borrow from others, any rare or 

 unique specimens he is requested to 

 send or bring them plainly tagged, 

 with full data. Do not hesitate to con- 

 tribute from your collections on the 

 ground that others may not be inter- 

 ested in your own particular good for- 

 tune, for if any specimen has aroused 

 interest in you, it will do the same for 

 every member of the society. If you 

 happen to be so fortunate as to hold 

 the specimen that established a record 

 for that particular species in our State, 

 do not fail to have it on exhibition at 

 Augusta. 



Tables will be provided in the Fish 

 and Game Commissioners room for the 

 proper display of all. The State col- 

 lection, though not large at present, 

 contains some rare birds, and all are 

 models of the taxidermist's art. If 

 each member will assume his share of 

 responsibility in this exhibition, the 

 fund of general information will be 

 wonderfully augmented thereby. 



If you have a specimen which you 

 can not positively identify, bring it 

 with you by all means. During my 

 work as teacher of Ornithology in the 

 summer schools, I have met several 

 persons who were in doubt concerning 

 one or more specimens in their collect- 

 ion. I remember distinctly an imma- 

 ture hawk skin at Foxcroft which none 

 of us could name. 



The program as now arranged will 

 be as follows. 



Friday Forenoon. 



Meet at Hotel North, the headquar- 

 ters, at 10.30. After exchange of greet- 

 ings repair to the office of Frank No- 

 ble, — just across the street from the 

 hotel. — a member of our society, who 

 invites the others to inspect his col- 

 lection. 



Friday Afternoon. 



Business meeting at the State House 



