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An Interesting Spot in Northeastern Illinois, by Collin C. San- 

 born, Chicago, Illinois. 



The Work of the Illinois Audubon Society, by O. M. Schantz, 

 Cicero, Illinois. 



The Diary of a New England Ornithologist, by Rev. W. F. 

 Henninger, New Bremen, Ohio. 



The following papers were read by title since the authors were 

 not present and time did not permit their being read in full: 



Certain Problems of the Genus Dendroica, John Treadwell 

 Nichols, New York, N. Y. 



An Ornithological Survey of Scott's Bluff, Nebraska, Myron H. 

 Swenk, Lincoln, Nebraska. 



Some Anecdotes of Bird Life, O. J. Wescott, Chicago, Illinois. 



The Iowa Lake Laboratory with special reference to Bird 

 work carried on there. Professor T. C. Stephens, Sioux City, Iowa. 



A Red-eye Vireo Study, Professor T. C. Stephens. 



A Cat-proof Bird Shelter, Thomas H. Whitney, Atlantic, Iowa. 



Disappearance of Bird Life in Northeastern Iowa, Ellison Orr, 

 Waukon, Iowa. 



A Bird Review of Rockford, Illinois, and Vicinity for the year 

 1916, Paul B. Riis, Rockford, Illinois. 



The Workings of Federal Conservation as illustrated by the 

 Washington Bird Reservations, Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 



Two illustrated lectures were given for the Wednesday even- 

 ing programme, which were as follows: 



Observations on the Breeding Habits of the Night Heron, by 

 Ralph E. Wager, Northern Illinois State Normal School, DeKalb, 

 Illinois. 



The Albatrosses of Laysan and the Mating and Nesting Habits 

 of Fregata Aquila, by Homer R. Dill, director of Vertebrate Mu- 

 seum, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 



Certain actions taken during the sessions, together with the 

 report of the Treasurer, will be placed before the entire member- 

 ship presently. 



The following persons were elected to membership: 



ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP. 

 Walter W. Bennet, Grinnel, Iowa (now associate) ; 

 Miss Bertha Burnett, 1201 East Third St., Mishawaka, Ind.; 

 Samuel F. Folt, Waukee, Iowa; 

 J. S. Huxley, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas; 



