102 Sage, Thirtieth State! Maim,, of the A. 0. U. [}^n. 



Article V, Section 1, now reads: 



"The annual duea shall be for Follows five dollars, for Members four, 

 and for Associates three dollars. No duos shall be required of Retired, 

 Honorary or Corresponding Fellows." 



Section 6 of Article IV was eliminated. 



Public Sessions. First Day. The meeting was called to order 

 by the President, Mr. Chapman. 



The papers read during the morning session wore as follows: 



'Some Labrador Notes' by Dr. Charles W. Townsend. 



'The Red-winged Blackbird: A Study in the Ecology oi a Cat- 

 tail Marsh," by Arthur A. Allen. Illustrated by lantern slides. 

 Remarks followed by Air. Nichols, Prof. Harrows, Mrs. Chapman, 



and the author. 



'On the Present Status of the Bobolink, or Rice-bird, in the 

 South,' by Edward Howe Forbush. Remarks followed by Dr. 

 Bishop, Mr. Francis, Prof. Pearson, and the ("hair. 



'Queer Nesting Sites of the House Wren,' by Wilbur F. Smith. 

 Illustrated by lantern slides. 



'A new Subspecies of Crossbill from Newfoundland," by A. C. 

 Bent. Illustrated with specimens. 



'Notes from Northern Labrador,' by A. C. Bent. Remarks fol- 

 lowed by Messrs. Murdoch. Arnold, Pearson, and the author. 



'The Nest Life of the Sparrow Hawk," by Miss Althea R. Sher- 

 man. Remarks followed by Mr. Bowdish. 



The first paper of the afternoon was: 



'Informal Notes on the Work of the Field Museum in South 

 America," by \Y. 11. Osgood. 



The remaining papers, both illustrated by lantern slides, were: 



'Further Observations on Colombian Bird kite," by Frank M. 

 Chapman. 



' Propagation and Restoration of American Wildfowl,' by Herbert 

 EC. Job. 



Immediately after adjournment an informal reception was ten- 

 dered the members of the Union and their friends, by Mr. and Mrs 

 Charles F. Batchelder at their home on Kirkland Street. 



In the evening- the men of the Union were invited by Mr. Brewster 

 to a reception at his Museum 



