8o Ri<rhtli CflJiffra^n of the American Ornitliolorriatf.' Union. [ jnnu^uy 



* 71. Larus atricilla Linn. Laughing Gull. — Abundant. Fir.'^t noted 

 early in April. 



* 72. Sterna maxima Bodd. Royal Tern. — One specimen shot April 

 14 on Long Sound on the northern coast of Andros. A few more were 

 seen, but the bird was not common. 



* 73. Sterna fuliginosa Gniel. Sooty Tern. — Since our retmn a 

 specimen of this bird has been kindly sent to us by Mr. Alex. Keith of 

 Andros. We saw none of this species while on the island. 



74. Sterna ansethetus Sco/>. Bridled Tern. — Abundant on a small 

 bay near Fresh Creek, where they breed. The people call this and the 

 preceding species ^egg birds,' and during the season collect and eat their 

 eggs- They were not breeding when we were at Fresh Creek early in 

 June, but they were almost ready to breed. 



* 75. Sterna antillarum, /,<?.«. Least Tern. — Abundant off Fresh 

 Creek on a small cay near the larger one occupied by the Bridled Tern ; 

 neither, however, seemed to trespass on the grounti of the other. 



EIGHTH CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN ORNI- 

 THOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The eighth congress of the American Oriiitholog-ists' Union 

 was held in the lectm'e hall of the United States National 

 Museum, Washington, D. C, Nov. iS-20, 1890, the President, 

 Dr. J. A. Allen, in the chair. There were present twenty Ac- 

 tive Memhers and eighteen Associate Members. 



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

 the opening of the present congress as 465, constituted as follows : 

 Active Members, 50; Honorary Members, 21; Corresponding 

 Members, 72 ; Associate Members, 322 ; — the total increase for 

 the year being 6^. 



During the year four Honorary Memhers and two Associate 

 Members have died, and one Associate Member has resigned. 

 The Honorary Members were Dr. Ladislaus Taczanowski of 

 Warsaw, Russia ; John Henry Gurney of Northrepps, Eng- 

 land ; William Kitchen Parker of London, England ; and Dr. 

 F. von Krauss of Stuttgart, Wiirttemberg. The Associates were 

 Henry D. Minot, killed in a railroad accident near New Florence, 

 Penn. ; and Gideon Mabbett of Rodney, Miss. The resignation 

 was that of Miss Ellen King. 



Two Honorar}' Members were elected, viz., Graf Hans von 



