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of birds, nests, and eggs. Among the most interesting things in 

 Mr. Merrill's collection from the State was the first nest and eggs 

 of the Golden-crowned Kinglet ever taken. This is the set de- 

 scribed in all the older works dealing with the oology of this part 

 of the country. Another interesting specimen in Mr. Merrill's col- 

 lection was the Kiimlien's Gull, taken at the time when this species 

 was just on the point of being described. Mr. Merrill's bird was 

 one of those used in differentiating the characteristics of this 

 species. 



On returning to the hotel from Mr. Merrill's, a short business 

 meeting was held in the parlor of the Penobscot Exchange, with 

 President Spinney in the chair. After the reading of the secretary's 

 report of the last annual meeting, the following committees were 

 appointed by the chair. 



On Nominations: — Messrs. Knight, Norton, vSpinney. 



On Resolutions : — ^Messrs. Swain, Ellis, Powers. 



On Auditing Accounts: — Prof. E. A. Lee; Miss Mabel 

 Ridley. 



On motion of Mr. Knight, voted that a committee be appointed 

 to prepare the manuscript for publication relating to the birds of 

 Maine, containing brief descriptions of the individual species, nest- 

 ing habits, and distribution in and out of the State, said manuscript 

 not to exceed three hundred and fifty printed pages. After some 

 discussion this was laid upon the table. 



On motion of Mr. Ellis the following persons were elected to 

 active membership: Mr. B. N. Allen, Castine ; Miss Marina 

 Everett, Camden; Prof. Hurlbert, Bangor; Miss Eora C. Eastman, 

 Portland; Mr. Louis E. Legge, Portland. 



After the reading of the minutes the meeting adjourned. 



The evening meeting was called to order in the Ware Parlors 

 by the Secretary, Wm. L. Powers. This was an open meeting, and 

 many citizens of Bangor were present to enjoy the entertainment. 

 The first speaker was Capt. H. L. Spinney, who chose for his sub- 

 ject "Birds from a Lighthouse." The next speaker was Arthur H. 

 Norton, of Westbrook, who detailed his last summer's examination 



