JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The Annual Meeting at Brunswick. 



The fourth annual meeting of the 

 Maine Ornithological Society was held 

 at Brunswick, in the Searles Science 

 Building of Bowdoiu College, on Dec. 

 26th and "iTth. The session opened 

 with an informal meeting, open to the 

 public, on Tuesday evening. Owing to 

 the absence of Prof. Powers, Prof. Lee 

 was asked to preside over the meeting. 

 In the place of the illustrated lecture, 

 which had to be omitted, as neither Mr. 

 Knight or Prof. Powers were able to be 

 there, the following papers were read by 

 their authors : ''A Day with some of 

 tiie Shore Biids of Sagadahoc County," 

 by Capt. H. L. Spinney of Seguin, Id., 

 followed by, "The American Bittern in 

 Captivity," by J. Merton Swain of 

 Woodfords. Prof. Lee then gave a 

 very interesting talk illustrated by a 

 series of Stereoptican views, from nega- 

 tives taken in California of some of the 

 birds there. At the conclusion of these, 

 the meeting was adjourned until ten 

 o'clock the following morning. 



Forenoon Session, Dec. 27th, IHD'J : 

 In the absence of all higher executive 

 officers, I'rof. A. L. Laue of Waterville, 

 the Senior Councilor, called a meeting 

 of the members for a business session, 

 at 10 :30. In the absence of our Secre- 

 tary, L. W. Robbins of Gardiner, 

 Austin P. Lara bee was appointed Secre- 

 tary pro tem. 



The minutes of the last meeting were 

 read and approved. On motion of Mr, 

 A. H. Norton, the following committee 

 was appointed to audit the accounts of 

 the society: J. M. Swain, E. E. John- 

 son, Capt. Spinney. The following 

 committees were also appointed : Com- 

 mittee on Resolutions, Prof. L. A. Lee, 



A. II. Norton, A. P. Larabee; Commit- 

 tee to draw up list of officers for the 

 ensuing year: Prof. L. A. Lee, Capt. 

 H. L. Spinney, J. M. Swain ; Committee 

 on plan of study for the coming year : 

 J. M. Swain, E. E. Johnson, Mrs. A. 

 H. Norton. On motion of Mr. Norton, 

 it was voted to appoint an Auditor to 

 look over all accounts with the Society. 

 Mr. J. M. Swain was appointed Auditor 

 for the ensuing year. 



The committee on nominations then 

 made the following report: For Presi- 

 dent, Prof. W. L. Powers of Gardiner; 

 Vice President, CajU. H. L. Spinney, 

 Seguin ; Sec. and Treas., A. H. Norton. 

 Westbrook ; Editor, J. Merton Swain, 

 Portland; Councilors, A. L. Lane, 

 Waterville, O. W. Knight, Bangor, 



This report was accepted and adopted. 

 On motion of Prof. L. A. Lee, it was 

 voted to leave it in the hands of the 

 Executive Committee to arrange for the 

 publication of oui' Journal for the com- 

 ing year. 



The meeting was then thrown open to 

 the public and the following papers were 

 read : Birds in the Bible, by A, L. 

 Lane, of Waterville ; Black and White 

 Warbler, by Guy H. Briggs, of Liver- 

 more, read by Prof. Lee ; Some Birds 

 of Sunshine and vicinity (Penobscot 

 Bay), by O. W. Knight of Bangor, 

 read by Prof. Lee. The meeting then 

 adjourned to 2.30 P. M. 



Afternoon Session. 

 Meeting called to order by Prof. A. 

 L. Laue. Prof. Lee read a report from 

 O. W. Knight in account with the Joui-- 

 nal. The Auditing Committee then re- 

 ported, the books were not balanced 

 and as the Treasurer was not present, 

 they recommended putting the books in 

 the hands of the P^xecutive Committee 



