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these more or less local lists, because it is by these that we shall 

 ultimately come to be certain of the true range of our birds. It 

 is usually true, also, that these catalogues contain something of 

 value relating to the life history of at least some of the birds 

 enumerated. Complete life histories of any of our birds have yet 

 to be written. The nearest approach to a complete life hi.'^tory of 

 any bird is Mr. Frank L. Burns on the Flicker, published as Bulle- 

 tin No. 31, of the Wilson Bulletin series. 



While we are in entire sympathy with the efforts put forth to 

 protect our native birds, and rejoice to note the effective ways 

 adopted to bring about better protection, we have also shared the 

 feeling that there was too little respect of persons in the effort of 

 protecting the birds. We feel that too heavy restrictions have been 

 laid upon those who find it necessary to do strictly scientific col- 

 lecting for legitimate purposes. We still believe that some re- 

 striction should be placed upon even the scientific collector, but 

 the "Model Law" should not be made practically prohibitive. It 

 is a pleasure, therefore, to state that at the last meeting of the 

 American Ornithologists' Union the bonding clause of the "Model 

 Law" was so modified that strictly scientific collecting will no 

 longer be so greatly hampered. It behooves those who are ben- 

 efited by this needed change not to abuse the privilege. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1904. 



The following persons have been elected to fill the offices of the 

 Club for 1904: 



President — Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 



Vive President — W. L. Dawson, Columbus, Ohio. 



Secretary— John W. Daniel, Jr., 3146 Q St., Washington, D. C. 



Treasurer — Frank Burns, Berwyn, Pa. 



Executive Council — H. C. Oberholser, Washington, D. C. 



John H. Sage, Portland, Conn. 



Benj. T. Gault, Glen Ellyn, 111. 



ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS. 



For Active membership, O. H. Pease, Hope, Kansas. 

 H. H. Skinner, Oberlin, Ohio. 



For Associate membership, N. C. Gilbert, 615 Lake street, Madi- 

 son, Wis. 



