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scarce when there was as much snow as 

 has fallen in the past month. 



The Horned Larks are coming unusu- 

 ally early this year. A single bird 

 reached Pittsfield on Jan. 4th, about a 

 month earlier than ever before. It was a 

 typical female Otocoris alpestris praticola. 

 Members should be watching for them 

 and report if any are seen. They will 

 be found in the roads, and as a rule are 

 not shy. Mr. Knight informed me he 

 saw a small flock of Horned Larks be 

 tween Fryeburg and Brownfield, Oxford 

 Co., on .Jan. 12th. Their identity could 

 not be determined, but it is probable 

 they were Prairie Horned Larks. 



The Annual Meeting at Waterville. 



The third annual meeting of the United 

 Ornithologists of Maine was held in the 

 rooms of the Coburn Classical Institute 

 at Waterville, Dec. 31, 1898. 



The meeting was called to order by 

 President O.W. Knight, of Bangor, with 

 the following officers present : Ora W. 

 Knight, Bangor, Pres. ; Wm. L. Powers, 

 Gardiner, Vice-Pres. ; L. W. Robbins, 

 Gardiner, Secretary and Treasurer; J. 

 C. Mead, No. Bridgton, Editor; Prof. 

 A. L. Lane, Waterville and Capt. H. L. 

 Spinney, Seguin Is., Councillors. A 

 good delegation of members representing 

 most districts of tlie state were present. 



Records of the last annual meeting 

 were read and approved. 



The name of Elmer Baker, of Bing- 

 ham, was presented for active member- 

 ship and he was elected. 



On motion of Prof. Lee, a committee 

 of three was appointed by the chair to 



prepare a list of officers for the ensuing 

 year. The Committee consisted of J. 

 C. Mead, W. L. Powers and A. H. 

 Norton. 



The report of the Treasurer was read 

 and approved. 



The finances of the Society were shown 

 to be in a satisfactory condition. 



On motion of Prof. Hitchings it was 

 voted that a committee be ;ippointed to 

 add an additional family of birds to the 

 two adopted for study last year, and 

 that the three be our course of study for 

 the ensuing year. 



The nominating committee reported 

 the following list of oflScers and they were 

 elected : President, Oia W. Knight, 

 Bangor; Vice-Pres., Wm. L. Powers, 

 Gardiner ; Secretary and Treasurer, L. 

 W. Robbins, Gardiner: Editor, C. H. 

 Morrell, Pittsfield ; Councillors, Prof. 

 A. L. Lane, Waterville and Capt. H. L. 

 Spinney, Seguin Island. 



Communications were received and 

 read, and by vote the resignations of 

 Messrs. Guy H. Briggs and L. M. San- 

 born and Mrs. J. M. Strout were ac- 

 cepted. 



The committee on a name for the 

 Society reported ; the majority in favor 

 of "Maine Ornithologists" and the mi- 

 nority in favor of "The Brewer Ornitho- 

 logical Society". The report was ac- 

 cepted. After discussion, on motion of 

 W. L. Powers it was voted to amend the 

 name reported by the majority and that 

 the Society be hereafter known as The 

 Maine Ornithological Society. 



A communication from the President 

 of Colby College, inviting the members 

 to visit the College, was read. On mo- 

 tion of Prof. Lee voted that the thanks 

 of the Society be tendered the President 

 for the invitation and that it be accepted. 



