Vol. XIX 

 J 902 



J Sage, Nineteenth Congress of the A. O. U. ^C 



During the year the Union lost seventy-seven members — 

 eleven by death, twenty-four by resignation, and forty-two were 

 dropped for non-payment of dues. The deceased members include 

 one Honorary, four Corresponding and six Associate members, as 

 follows : Dr. Gustav Hartlaub,^ an Honorary Member, who died 

 November 20, 1900, in the 87th year of his age; Dr. C. A. Altum, a 

 Corresponding Member, who died January i, 1900; Dr. John 

 Anderson,^ a Corresponding Member, who died August 15, 1900, 

 aged 66 years ; the Abbe Armand David, "^ a Corresponding Mem- 

 ber, who died November 19, 1900, aged 74 years; Baron 

 Edmond de Selys Longschamps,^ a Corresponding Member, who 

 died December 11, 1900, at the age of 87 ; George A.Boardman,* 

 an Associate Member, who died at Calais, Maine, January 11, 

 1 90 1, aged 83; Capt. John Clifford Brown,^ an Associate Mem- 

 ber, who died at Los Angeles, Cal., January 16, 1901, aged 29; 

 Newton Dexter,'^ who died at Seaconnet Point, R. I., July 27, 1901 ; 

 James MacKinlay,® an Associate Member, who died in Pictou, 

 Nova Scotia, November 30, 1899, aged 81 ; Francis J. Birtwell,'' 

 an Associate Member, who died at Willis, N. M., June 28, 

 1901, aged 21 years; and Rev. George S. Mead, an Associate 

 Member, who died in Guatemala, June 19, 1900. 



The report of the Treasurer showed the finances of the Union 

 to be in good condition. 



All of the ofhcers were reelected, as follows : Dr. C. Hart 

 Merriam, President ; Charles B. Cory and Charles F. Batchelder, 

 Vice-Presidents; John H. Sage, Secretary; William Dutcher, 

 Treasurer; Frank M. Chapman, Ruthven Deane, E. W. Nelson, 

 Witmer Stone, Drs. A. K. Fisher, Jonathan Dwight, Jr., and Thos. 

 S. Roberts, members of the Council. 



Certain amendments to the By-Laws, proposed at the last Con- 

 gress of the Union, were adopted, whereby the former class of 



1 For an obituary notice,' see Auk, XVIII, p. 219. 

 ^ For an obituary notice, see Ibid., XIX, p. iiS. 

 "' For an obituary notice, see Ibid., XVIII, pp. 292. 



* For an obituary notice, see Ibid., pp. 219. 



* For an obituary notice, see Ibid., pp. 220. 

 ®For an obituary notice, see Ibid., p. 221. 



' For an obituary notice, see Ibid., pp. 413. 



