30 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 110 



Afternoon Session. 



The nominating committee handed in the following list of 

 names for officers during 1920: 



President — Dr. R. M. Strong, Chicago, 111. 



Vice-President — Harry C. Oberholser, Washington, D. C. 



Secretary — Albert F. Ganier, Nashville, Tenn. 



Treasurer — George L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio. 



Editor — Lynds Jones, Oberlin. Ohio. 



Council — Dr. M. H. Swenk, Lincoln. Neb.; Dr. T. C. Stephens, 

 Sioux City, Iowa; Dr. B. R. Bales, Circleville, Ohio. 



A motion accepting the report of the nominating committee 

 was carried and the new officers declared elected. 



The papers for the afternoon session were as follows: 



" The Teaching of Ornithology in the Colleges of the Middle 

 West" (charts), Prof. Horace Gunthorp, Washburn College, To- 

 peka. Kansas. 



"The New Standard Catalog for Oological Exchange" (charts), 

 Dr. Blenn R. Bales. Circleville, Ohio. 



" Some Interesting Records of Nebraska Birds for the Year 

 1919," C. E. Mickel and R. W. Dawson, University of Nebraska, 

 Lincoln, Nebr. 



" Observations on Habits and Behavior in the Genus Tyran- 

 nus " (slides). Dr. T. C. Stephens, Morningside College, Sioux City, 

 Iowa. 



"A Robin Roost" (slides). Prof. A. C. Webb, Nashville, Tenn. 



"The Terns of the Lake Erie Islands" (slides), Prof. Z. P. 

 Metcalf. A. and M. College. W. Raleigh, N. C. 



" The Cormorant-Heron Rookery at Reelfoot Lake, Tenn " 

 (photos), Albert F. Ganier, Nashville, Tenn. 



The evening session was held down town and consisted in a 

 sociable and informal exchange of experiences and ideas, followed 

 by a substantial bill of fare. 



Morning Session, December 30. 



After the disposal of several minor matters of business, the 

 program was resumed. 



Mr. Otto Widman exhibited several specimens of considerable 

 interest, including a hybrid between the Fulvous and Black-bellied 

 Tree Ducks. This specimen had been collected in Missouri. 



The following papers came in order: 



" Whippoorwill Calls" (charts). Prof. Dayton Stoner, State 

 University of Iowa, Iowa Coty, Iowa. 



" Obsei-vations on the Birdlife of Central Illinois," Prof. Thos. 

 L. Hankinson, Charleston. 111. 



