THE OREGON NArURALIST. 5 



number of years, and much diligent field SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF 

 work, before our list can be brought to a THE N. O. A. 



degree even nearing completion. Or as 



far as that is concerned it can never be The second annual meeting of the North- 



u \ 4- i. ^/y- • 4.U j: II f western Ornithological Association was 



brought to row/>/itio/i m the full sense , ,. ,„ ,, , ^ /^;>:5u>.iauuii wds 



,, ,,, . -ff -.uf , , he'd at Portland, Oregon, Dec. 27th. 1895. 



the word, but a few years of faithful work j^^ Association was called to order by 



and study by members of the association Pres't Pope at 10 a. m., The roll was 



will bring the list to a state of as great per- then called by Sec'y Weeks, most of the 



fection as is ever attained in compiling lists members responding. Then followed re- 



of birds of localities. ports of officers, which showed the Associa" 



tion to be in a flourishing condition. 



Another work which should receive the a ninn r>f ,.,r.ri- f,^^ fi,^ -^,^; 



A plan or work for the coming year was 



attention of the association is securing then presented to the Association by Mr. 

 the passage of a law favorable to orni- Finley in behalf of the Council, and dis- 

 thologists. The present law protects only mussed by the members. It was adopted 



. r f I +• u- J A A ^s presented, which may be outlined as 



a part of our useful native birds, and does , ,, ' ., , , . ■; ""uuicu as 



follows. A family of birds is to be taken 

 not make any provision for scientific ^p f^, ^^^^-^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^1 ^.^.^^^ ^^^^ 



collecting . monthly work; taking one or more species 



A just law takes into consideration all each month until through with the family, 

 classes of people, and is in the interest of when another family will be chosen, 

 the whole people, not of any one class. Each month there will be an article pre- 



The sportsman is recognized and is per- pared on the bird which is under special 

 mitted to kill game during a certain length consideration, by a member who has been 

 of time each year. The ornithologist is previously appointed by the president, 

 not recognized, or permitted to collect This article, together with a synopsis of 

 specimens. Is it because the sport of the articles sent in by other members on the 

 sportsman, who kills for the love of kill- same bird is to be published in the Official 

 ing, is more noble and worthy of being en" Organ. 



couraged than the collecting of specimens Two amendments to the constitution 

 for the purpose of studying Nature? I think were offered and discussed, and finally ad- 

 not. It is because the sportsman has or- opted. One was, in effect, to make it the 

 ganized and demanded recognition, and duty of the secretary to "prepare results 

 the ornithologist has not. of investigations for publication" instead 



Would it not be worth an effort to have a of the president as heretofore. The other 

 law passed protecting all our useful native was to change Article V so that persons in- 

 birds, and making provisions for scientific terested in ornithology not residing in the 

 collecting? Northwest may become associate members. 



ARTHUR L. POPE. The matter of dues was then discussed, 



and the by-laws amended so that the 



membership fee shall be fifty cents, which 



Vou can be nn associatf memher of the N. g^m shall cover all dues from the time of 



O. A. and receive its Official Organ free fo, initiation to the first of next January. The 



only 50 cents, by application to the secretary aunual dues of all members shall be fifty 



and complying with its by-bws, ^'ents, and the official organ, the OREGON 



