Vol.XXVIIj g,veE^ Twenty-seventh Stated Meethig of the A. 0. U. QQ 



TWENTY-SEVENTH STATED MEETING OF THE AMER- 

 ICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The Twenty-seventh Stated Meeting of the American Ornitholo- 

 gists' Union convened in New York City, Monday evening, Decem- 

 ber 6, 1909. The business meeting and public sessions, December 

 7, 8 and 9, were held at the American INIuseum of Natural History. 



Business Session. — The meeting was called to order by the 

 President, Mr. Edward W. Nelson. Seventeen Fellows were pres- 

 ent. The Secretary's report gave the membership of the Union 

 at the opening of the present Stated Meeting as' 866, constituted 

 as follows: Fellows, 48; Honorary Fellows, 14; Corresponding 

 Fellows, 62; Members, 71; Associates, 671. 



During the year the Union lost eighty-five members, five by 

 death, thirty-three by resignation, and forty-seven by non-payment 

 of dues. The deceased members were all Associates, as follows: 

 Wm. L. Kelker, who- died Feb. 15, 1908; Edward Seymour 

 Woodruff,^ who died in New York City, January 15, 1909, aged 

 33 years; Charles K. Worthen,^ who died at Warsaw, Illinois, 

 May 30, 1909, in the 59th year of his age; William H. Brownson,^ 

 who died at South Portland, IMe., Sept. 6, 1909, in the 55th year 

 of his age; and Wm. Hubbell Fisher, who died Oct. 6, 1909, aged 

 66 years. 



The report of the Treasurer showed the finances of the Union to 

 be in a satisfactory condition. 



All of the officers were re-elected, as follows: Edward AV. Nelson, 

 President; Frank M. Chapman and A. K. Fisher, Vice-Presidents; 

 John H. Sage, Secretary; Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Treasurer; 

 Ruthven Deane, W^ilHam Dutcher, Henry W. Henshaw, F. A. Lucas, 

 Chas. W. Richmond, Thomas S. Roberts, and Witmer Stone, 

 members of the Council. 



Arthur Cleveland Bent, of Taunton, Mass., was elected a Fellow; 

 Allan Brooks, Okanagan Landing, B. C; Bradshaw H. Swales, 

 Grosse Isle, INIich.; Harry S. Swarth, Berkeley, Calif., and Percy 



1 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXVI, pp. 218, 219. 



2 For an olsituary notice, see Auk, XXVI, p. 332. 



3 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXVI, p. 453. 



