92 Sage, Thirty-first Stated Meeting of the A. 0. U. [jan. 



THIRTY-FIRST STATED MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 

 ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The Thirty-first Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union convened in New York City, Monday evening, November 

 10th, 1913. The business meeting was held at the Explorers' 

 Club, 345 Amsterdam Avenue, and the public sessions, commenc- 

 ing Tuesday, November 11th, and lasting three days, were held 

 at the American Museum of Natural History. 



Business Session. The meeting was called to order by the 

 President, Dr. Frank M. Chapman. Twenty-seven Fellows were 

 present. The Secretary's report gave the membership of the 

 Union at the opening' of the present Stated Meeting as 992, con- 

 stituted as follows: Fellows, 49; Retired Fellows, 2; Honorary 

 Fellows, 15; Corresponding Fellows, 57; Members, 77; Associates, 

 792. 



During the j'car the Union lost seventy-eight members, fourteen 

 by death, twenty-nine by resignation, and thirty-five for non- 

 payment of dues. The deceased members include two Honorary 

 Fellows, one Corresponding Fellow, one Member, and ten Associ- 

 ates, as follows: 



Dr. Philip Lutley Sclater, one of the original Honorary Fellows, 

 who died June 27th, 1913, at the age of 83 years; ^ Prof. Alfred 

 Russel Wallace, an original Honorary Fellow, who died in London, 

 November 7th, 1913,^ in his 91st year; Prof. Robert Collett, a 

 Corresponding Fellow, who died at Christiana, Norway, January 

 27th, 1913, in his 71st year; ^ Herbert Brown, a Member, who died 

 in Tuscon, Arizona, May 12th, 1913, aged 65 years; * and the 

 following Associates: Miss Louise Howe, who died September 13th, 

 1912; Mrs. Wm. H. Upham, who died November 29th, 1912; 

 Chester A. Reed, who died at Worcester, Mass., December 16th, 

 1912, aged 36 years ^; Mrs. Susan L. Davis, who died February 



1 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXX, p, 621; also Memorial Address in 

 the present number. 



2 For an obituary notice see ' Notes and News ' of this niunber. 

 'For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXX, p. 318. 



4 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXX, p. 472. 

 6 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XXX, p. 319. 



