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NOTES AND NEWS 



In view of the greatly increased cost of printing the Wilson 

 Bulletin, and in view of the impossibility of securing an early 

 expression from all of our membership relative to an increase in 

 membership dues and subscription price before 1918, it has been 

 decided to make certain changes in the body of the Wilson Bul- 

 letin, beginning with this number, and to publish a magazine of 

 only 48 pages per issue, and not to exceed four illustrations per 

 number, unless the author of an article is willing to meet the cost 

 of illustrations in excess of four. It is believed that the present 

 high prices are temporary, and that with the return of normal 

 conditions it will again be possible to resume the printing of a 

 magazine of 64 or more pages without any increase of dues or 

 subscription price. It is not deemed wise to reduce expenses by 

 the use of cheaper paper or smaller type. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Wilson Ornithological 

 Club was held in the parlors of the New Morrison Hotel, Chicago, 

 on December 27 and 28, 1916. In the absence of the President and 

 Vice-President, the meeting was called to order by the Secretary, 

 Professor T. L. Hankinson, of Charleston, 111. The Rev. W. F 

 Henninger was chosen to act as presiding officer for the sessions. 

 There were 44 members in attendance. 



The following papers were read during the session: 



Some Rare Birds Observed at LaGrange, Illinois, by Edmund 

 Hulsberg, LaGrange, Illinois. 



Relation of Migratory Flights of Birds to Weather Conditions, 

 by Professor Frank Smith, Urbana, Illinois. 



Ecology trip on the Coast of Washington, by Charlotte Weath- 

 erill, Elgin, Illinois. 



Recent Adventures in Bird Photography, by Alvin R. Cahn, 

 Madison, Wisconsin. 



Some Methods in Bird Photography, by Ralph Wager, DeKalb, 

 Illinois. 



Exhibition of some Pecular and Beautiful Birds from different 

 Parts of the World, by H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois. 



The Birds of Harney Valley, by Gerard Alan Abbott, Grosse 

 Polnte Shores, Michigan. 



Field Observations and Notes from the Chicago Area for 1916, 

 by C. W. G. Eifrig, River Forest, Illinois. 



