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thologists' Union he was ever a friend, giving it from the first his hearty 

 support, and rendering, as one of its Councilors, efficient aid in directing 

 its affairs. 



At the meeting of the A. O. U., soon to be held in Boston, a memorial 

 address will be delivered by one eminently qualified to speak of his 

 scientific work and worth. This address will doubtless be published in 

 the next (January) number of 'The Auk,' rendering further notice of our 

 great Nestor unnecessary in the present connection. 



The Fifth Congress of the American Ornithologists' Union will convene 

 in Boston, Mass., Oct. n, 1SS7. The meetings will be held in the Lecture 

 Room of the Boston Society of Natural History. The presentation of 

 ornithological papers will form a prominent feature of the meetings, al- 

 though other important matters will come up for action. A large attend- 

 ance of both Active and Associate Members is anticipated. 



Owing to continued ill health and the pressure of other engagements, 

 the present editor of 'The Auk' finds himself compelled to sever his edito- 

 rial connection with this journal with the close of the present volume. 



The Index to Vol. IV of 'The Auk,' owing to unexpected and un- 

 avoidable delay in its preparation, is necessarily omitted from the present 

 number. If not issued separately within the next few weeks, it will accom- 

 pany the number for January, 18SS. 



For the portrait of the late Professor Baird, forming the frontispiece to 

 the present number, 'The Auk' is indebted to the generosity of Prof. G. 

 Brown Goode, through the solicitation of Dr. Coues. 



It has been proposed to erect a monument in New York City in mem- 

 ory of John J. Audubon, in connection with the removal of his remains 

 from an old family vault in Trinity Cemetery, rendered necessary by 

 proposed street alterations. A plot of ground has been offered forthe pur- 

 pose at the head of Audubon Avenue. The matter has been recently men- 

 tioned in 'Science' and other journals, and a resolution endorsing the 

 project was adopted by the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science at its meeting recently held in New York. The subject is one in 

 which it becomes ornithologists to take a lively interest. 



Mr. Montague Chamberlain, of St. John, N. B., has sent to the printer 

 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Birds of Canada.' The 'Catalogue' will 

 include the whole area of Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 

 north to the Arctic Coast. Its publication may be looked for early in Octo- 

 ber. 



As is well known, Dr. Edgar A. Mearns, U. S. A., stationed at Fort 

 Verde, Arizona, is making extensive natural history explorations in Ari- 



