I l6 Tliird Meeting of the Arnerican O)nithologists' Uiiio7i. [January 



Citv, November 17 and iS, 1S85. Rather more than one-third 

 of the Active Members were present — the same number as hist 

 year — and quite a number of Associate Members, several of whom 

 presented papers and took part in the scientific discussions. The 

 Secretary and Treasurer in presenting his official report referred 

 especially to the flourishing condition of the Union, and its im- 

 proved financial status over that of last year. He stated that but 

 one death had occurred among its members since the last meet- 

 ing, — that of Dr. H. A. Atkins, of Locke, Michigan, an Asso- 

 ciate Member, well known among ornithoh^gists forhis work on 

 the birds of Michigan.* 



The report of the Council referred to the completion and 

 acceptance of the 'Code of Nomenclature and Check List of 

 North American Birds,' in accordance with resolutions adopted 

 at the last meeting of tlie Union. The repoit of the Committee 

 on the European House Sparrow, and the documents relating to. 

 the work of the Committee, had been received by the Council, 

 and the material gathered by the Committee had been placed at 

 the disposal of the Department of Agriculture, and, it is expected, 

 will be shortly published as a 'Bulletin' of the Department, imder 

 the supervision of the Ornithologist (Dr. C. Hart Merriam) in 

 charge of the work on Economic Ornithology. The report fiom 

 the Council stated, regarding memberships, that there was no 

 vacancy in the class of Foreign Members, and only three in the 

 class of Active Memljers. Li view of tlie small number of vacan- 

 cies in this class, and the fact tliat a desirable change in the Con- 

 stitution affecting the manner of electing members to the Active 

 list had been suggested, the Council deemed it advisable to defer 

 further elections till the proposed constitutional amendment could 

 be acted upon. Prof. Fernando Ferrari-Perez, Naturalist of the 

 Mexican Geographical Exploi-ing Commission and President of 

 the State Universitv of Pueblo de Saragosa. and Gustav von 

 Havek, .Secretary (jf the International Ornitliologists' Union, 

 Vienna, Austria, were proposed for Corresponding Members. 

 Both were elected, as were the candidates recommended for 

 election to the class of Associate Members. 



The amendments to the Constitution proposed last yearf were 

 all adopted. 



* See Auk, II, p. 391. 

 t See Auk, I, p. 370. 



