MEETINGS 
OF THE 
American Ornithologists’ Union 
Since its organization in 1883 the American Ornithologists’ Union has 
held one special and 34 annual meetings. 
These meetings have been held in six cities: 11 in New York, 10 in 
Washington, 7 in Cambridge (including 1 in Boston), 5 in Philadelphia, 
and 2 (one special) in San Francisco. Tw enty-seven meetings have been 
held in November and eight in other months. 
The number of Fellows (known as Active Members prior to 1902) has 
always been limited to 50 and the number present at any meeting has 
varied from 7 to 28. The attendance of other classes of members in 
recent years averages over 100. 
| Fellows | Mem- 
Meeting Date Place Present | bership 
1 1883, Sept. 26-28 | Ist New York 21 23 
2 | 1884, Sept. 30—-Oct. 2; 2d New York 16 143 
3. | 1885, Nov. 17-18 3d New York 16 201 
4 | 1886, Nov. 16-18 ist Washington 20 251 
5 | 1887, Oct. 11-13 | 1st Boston 17 284 
°6 | 1888, Nov. 13-15 2d Washington 20 298 
7 | 1889, Nov. 12-15 4th New York 20 400 
8 | 1890, Nov. 18-20 3d Washington 20 465 
9 | 1891, Nov. 17-19 | 5th New York 14 493 
10 | 1892, Nov. 15-17 | 4th Washington 20 557 
11 | 1893, Nov. 20-23 2d Cambridge 17 582 
12 | 1894, Nov. 12-15 6th New York 15 616 
13. | 1895, Nov. 11-14 5th Washington 19 667 
14 | 1896, Nov. 9-12 | 3d Cambridge 14 673 
15 | 1897, Nov. 8-11 | 7th New York 18 679 
16 | 1898, Nov. 14-17. | 6th Washington 21 695 
17 | 1899, Nov. 13-16 | 1st Philadelphia 16 744 
18 | 1900, Nov. 12-15 4th Cambridge 19 748 
19 | 1901, Nov. 11-14 Sth New York 18 738 
20 | 1902, Nov. 17-20 | 7th Washington 25 | 753 
20a | 1903, May 15-16 '~ Ist San Francisco 7 —— 
21 | 1903, Nov. 16-19 | 2d Philadelphia 19 775 
22 | 1904, Nov. 28-Dee. 1; 5th Cambridge 17 808 
23 | 1905, Nov. 13-16 9th New York ri 860 
24 | 1906, Nov. 12-15 Sth Washington 24 750 
25 | 1907, Dec. 9-12 _ 3d Philadelphia 20 850 
26 | 1908, Nov. 16-19 6th Cambridge 17 | 888 
27 ~| 1909, Dec. 6-9 | 10th New York 19 866 
28 | 1910, Nov. 14-17 | 9th Washington w23 897 
29 | 1911, Nov. 13-16 | 4th Philadelphia 18 887 
30 | 1912, Nov. 11-14 | 7th Cambridge 18 | 929 
31 | 1913, Nov. 10-13 | 11th New York 2S") 992 
32 | 1914, Apr. 6-9 | 10th Washington 27) 1901 
33 | 1915, May 17-20 | 2d San Francisco 11 | 1156 
34 | 1916, Nov. 13-16 | 5th Philadelphia 26 830* 
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The next regular meeting — the 35th Stated — will be held at Cambridge, 
Nov. 13-15, 1917. 
* Decrease due mainly to change of date from spring to fall making 18 
months without an election. 180 were added at the Philadelphia meeting. 
