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THIRTIETH STATED MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 

 ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The Thirtieth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union convened in Cambridge, Mass., Monday evening, November 

 llth. 1912 The business meeting was held in Mr. William 

 Brewster's museum, and the public sessions, commencing Tuesday, 

 November 12th, and lasting three days, wore held in the Geological 

 and Zoological Lecture-rooms of the University Museum. 



BrsiN ss S ssion. The meeting was called to order by the 

 President, Mr, Prank M. Chapman. Sixteen Fellows were present. 

 The Secretary's report gave the membership of the Union at the 

 opening of the present Stated Meeting as 929, constituted as fol- 

 low- Fellows, 16; Retired Fellows, 2; Honorary Follows. 16; 

 Corresponding Fellows, 59; Members, 77; Associates, 729. 



During the year the Union lost sixty-six members, five by death, 

 twenty-three by resignation, and thirty-eight for non-payment of 

 tlnos. The deceased members include two Corresponding Fellows, 

 one Member, and two Associates, as follows: 



Alfred Duges, 1 a Corresponding Fellow, who died in 

 Mexico, lanuary 7th. \9\0, in the S4th year of his age; Dr. Wilhelm 

 August Flasins.- a Corresponding Fellow, who died in Brunswick, 

 Germany, Maj :Ust. 1912, aged 67 years; Bradford Torrey,' a 

 Member, who olieo! in Santa Barbara. Cal., October 7th. 1912, aged 

 69 j ears; and the following Associates Mrs Ellen Sheldon Farwell, 

 who died at Lake Forest. 111.. August 6th, 1912, in her 53d j 

 anil Capt H. W, Small, of Staunton, Ya. 



The the Treasurer showed the finances of the Union to 



be in a satisfactory condition. 



All of the nrerere-eh - allows Frank M Chapman, 



President; A. K. Fisher a W Henshaw, Vice-Presidents; 



John H, Sage, Secretary; Jonathan P« ght, Jr M Treasurer; Ruth- 

 Deane, William P \ Lucas, Chas W R 



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