74 Sage, Twenty-seventh stated Meeting of the A. O. U. [^uk 



The following resolution was passed. 



Resolved: That the American Ornithologists' Union heartily 

 approves of H. R. 10276, introduced in Congress May 28, 1909, 

 by the Hon. Mr. Weeks of Massachusetts, entitled 'A Bill to pro- 

 tect Migratory Birds of the United States,' for the reason that the 

 Union recognizes the difficulty of obtaining uniform and satisfactory 

 legislation for migratory birds from State legislatures, and it further 

 believes that all birds which do not remain permanently the entire 

 year within the borders of any State or Territory are logically the 

 wards of the nation and should be placed in the care of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 



Resolutions were adopted thanking the President and Trustees 

 of the American Museum of Natural History for a place of meeting, 

 and for other courtesies tendered to the Union; to the Linnaean 

 Society of New York for generous hospitalities extended, to the 

 Union during the Twenty-seventh Stated Meeting; to the Executive 

 Committee of the New York Zoological Society for their courteous 

 invitation to visit the Zoological Park and the Aquarium of the 

 Society; and to the Executive Committee of the Brooklyn Institute 

 of Arts and Sciences for their kind invitation to visit the Museum of 

 the Institute, and for other courtesies extended. 



After adjournment on Thursday, December 9, a visit was paid 

 to the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and the members 

 of the Union were welcomed to the Institute by Dr. Frederic A. 

 Lucas, Curator-in-Chief. An opportunity was thus given to view 

 the collections in the Museum, which was followed by an informal 

 gathering in the Library, where refreshments w^ere served. 



On Friday, December 10, upon invitation of the New York 

 Zoological Society, many members visited the Aquarium and the 

 New York Zoological Park. They were received by Director 

 Townsend and Curator Beebe. 



On Saturday an all-day excursion was made to the Lower Bay 

 and ocean off Sandy Hook to see at close range the large flocks of 

 Gulls gathered there. 



The next meeting of the Union will be held in Washington, D. C, 

 the date to be determined later. 



Jno. H. Sage, 



Secretary. 



