Birds Observed Near Minco 61 



country. I found them quite common in the thickets near the South 

 Canadian River. An adult male, taken May 26, is typical of M. p. 

 leucopterus in size and color. It measures as follows (in milli- 

 meters) : 



exposed 

 wing tail culmen tarsus 

 No. 1159 (Coll. A. W.) J' ad.. May 26, 



1905 112.8 120.0 17.0 34.0 



58. Thryovianes iewicki cryptus Oberholser. — Texas Wren. 



An adult male, in breeding condition, was taken on Bacon's 

 Ranch, near Leal, on May 31. Compared with T. 6. bewicki this 

 bird is much grayer above and whiter below, while the black bars 

 in the under tail coverts are decidedly narrower. It agrees with 

 a series of T. b. cryptus from Texas in color and in size save that 

 the tail is shorter than the wing instead of equal to it or longer. 

 The bird is in worn plumage. It measures as follows: Wing 58.4 

 mm., tail 56.5 mm. 



MINUTES OF THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 

 NEBRASKA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The nineteenth annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union was held at Omaha, Nebraska, Friday and Saturday, May 

 10 and 11, 1918. The sessions were held in the Assembly Room of 

 the First Unitarian Church, at Turner Boulevard and Harney 

 Street. The annual banquet, this year of the conservation type, 

 took place in this room conjointly with the annual dinner of the 

 Nebraska Audubon Society at 6:30 on the evening of May 10. 

 Eighty-five members of the two societies of bird lovers were present. 



Following the dinner at 7:45 p. m. the members of the N. O. U. re- 

 tired to the Auditorium for a short business session, with Presi- 

 dent C. E. Mickel in the chair. The reports of the officers were 

 received, and an Auditing Committee and a Nominating Commit- 

 tee were appointed, the former committee consisting of Mr. Wil- 

 son Tout and Misses McDonald and Pyrtle, and the latter com- 

 mittee consisting of Professor R. W. Dawson, Mrs. L. R. Button 

 and Miss VanSant. While these committees were deliberating the 

 society proceeded with the election of new members. 



The names of eight persons were proposed for membership in 

 the society and all were elected, as follows: Mr. Cyrus Black of 

 Kearney, Mr. A. M. Brooking of Inland, Mrs. A. J. Cornish of Lin- 

 coln, Miss Blanche Garten of Lincoln, Mrs. H. Hapeman of Min- 

 den, Mr. Paul Hoagland of Omaha, Mr. W. G. Landers of Norfolk, 

 and Mrs. Anna Witt of Scribner. 



