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Mr. Rich. This design was on the whole deemed satisfactory, with 

 some minor changes suggested for the posing of the central figure 

 and the addition of the date of founding. 



The discussion on this question brought forth the fact that the 

 exact date was unknown to the members present, and on motion of 

 Mr. Norton it was voted to accept the date of the starting of the 

 correspondence society of the United Ornithologists of Maine by 

 Stephen J. Adams, of Cornish. 



Professor Lee was recognized by the chair and arose to explain 

 that he could no longer loan the lantern slides of birds, nests and 

 eggs which he had made from negatives submitted by the members. 



Mr. Norton then read a letter from Dana Sweet, relative to his 

 work on the migrations of Maine birds, and suggested that the 

 societ}' appoint him a special committee to attend to this important 

 matter. 



On motion of Professor Lee, the society voted that "Mr. Sweet 

 he officially aiithori/.ed to continue the work on bird migration." 



On motion of the same gentleman, voted that the committee on 

 Audubon societies for the ensuing year be composed of Messrs. 

 Norton, Lane, Powers, Tufts. 



Voted on motion of Mr. Norton that the society recommend 

 that the open season for Eider Ducks be from September ist to 

 March ist. And on motion of the same gentlemen, voted that the 

 council be empowered to endorse some measure for the better pro- 

 tection of game birds, and instructed to bring same before the 

 proper authorities. 



The matter of the revised list of the Birds of Maine was then 

 taken from the table, and, on motion of Professor Lee, Mr. Ora W. 

 Knight was elected chairman of this committee, with power to 

 appoint other members. He appointed Arthur H. Norton, of 

 Westbrook. 



On motion of Professor Lee, Messrs. Frank T. Noble, W. H. 

 Brownson and Wm. L. Powers were elected to serve as a financial 

 committee to arrange for the publication of the work called for in 

 the preceding motion. 



