92 Sage, Twenty-third Congress of the A . 0. U. [j.^ 



TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN 

 ( )RNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The Twenty-third Congress of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union convened in New York City, Monday evening, November 



13, 1905. The business meeting, and public sessions, November 



14, 15 and 16, were held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, and the final session, Thursday afternoon, at the Brook- 

 lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. 



Business Session. — The meeting was called to order by Vice- 

 President Batchelder, in the absence of the President, Mr. Charles 

 B. Cory. Sixteen Fellows were present. The Secretary's report 

 gave the membership of the Union at the opening of the present 

 Congress as 860, constituted as follows: Fellows, 45; Honorary 

 Fellows, IS; Corresponding Fellows, 65; Members, 71; Asso- 

 ciates, 661. 



During the year the Union lost fifty-eight members, five by 

 death, twenty-seven by resignation, and twenty-six for non-pay- 

 ment of dues. The deceased members were: Walter E. Bryant, 1 

 a Corresponding Fellow, who died in San Francisco, Calif., May 

 21, 1905, aged 44 years; Dr. Sylvester D. Judd, a Member, who 

 died Oct. 22, 1905, at the age of 34; Charles E. Bailey, of North 

 Billerica, Mass., Dr. Mortimer Jesurun, of Douglas, Wyoming, 

 and John C. Knox, of Auburn, N. Y., Associates. 



The report of the Treasurer showed the finances of the Union 

 to be in a satisfactory condition, much better than ever before. 



Charles F. Batchelder was elected President; E. W. Nelson 

 and Frank M. Chapman, Vice-Presidents; John H. Sage, Secre- 

 tary; Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Treasurer; Ruthven Deane, A. K. 

 Fisher, Thos. S. Roberts, Witmer Stone, William Dutcher, Chas. 

 W. Richmond, and F. A. Lucas, members of the Council. 



Walter K. Fisher, of Palo Alto, Calif.; Lynds Jones, of Oberlin, 

 Ohio; and Wilfred H. Osgood, of Washington, D. C, were elected 

 Fellows. Dr. Chas. W. Townsend, of Boston, Mass.; John E. 

 Thayer, of Lancaster, Mass.; Rev. Wm. Leon Dawson, of Seattle, 



1 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXII, pp. 439-441. 



