1889. | Sixth Congress of the Amertcan Ornithologists Union. 
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SIXTH CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN ORNITH- 
OLOGISTS’ UNION. 
Tue SixtH Concress of the American Ornithologists’ Union 
was held in the Lecture Room of the U. S. National Museum, 
Washington, D. C., Nov. 13-15, 1888, the President in the Chair. 
The meeting was attended by twenty Active Members, and seven- 
teen Associate Members, making a total attendance of thirty-seven, 
a number considerably in excess of the attendance at any previ- 
ous Congress of the Union. 
The Secretary’s report comprised, besides the usual statistics 
relating to membership, a concise review of the work of the Union 
during the five years of its existence, showing how great has been 
its influence on the progress of ornithology in North America. 
The membership of the Union was stated to be as follows :— 
Active Members, 45; Honorary Members, 25; Corresponding 
Members, 65 ; Associate Members, 159. The Union had lost by 
death during the year one of its founders, Dr. Joseph B. Holder,* 
five Corresponding Members, and three Associate Members. The 
Corresponding Members were Dr. Modest N. Bogdanow + of 
Moscow, Mr. Harry Pryer { of Yokohama, Colonel N. Prijeval- 
ski§ of St. Petersburg, Count A. F. Marschall § of Vienna, 
and Mr. Henry Stevenson§ of Norwich, England; the Asso- 
ciate Members were Mr. Charles W. Beckham || of Wash- 
ington, Mr. Thure Kumlien§ of Milwaukee, Wisc., and Prof. 
Charles Linden** of Buffalo, N. Y. 
The Treasurer’s report upon the finances of the Union showed 
for the first time a small balance in the treasury, ‘The Auk’ hay- 
ing proved self-sustaining. 
The report of the Council covered various matters of business, 
which were later duly acted upon as noted in the department of 
‘Notes and News’ in the present number of ‘The Auk.’ 
* See Auk, Vol. V, April, 1888, p. 220. 
7 See Auk, Vol. V, 1888, p. 333. 
{ Ibid., p. 332. 
§ For obituaries see ‘Notes and News’ of the present number of “The Auk.’ 
|| See Auk, Vol. V, 1888, p. 445. 
{1 See ‘Notes and News’ of the present number of ‘The Auk.’ 
** Auk, Vol. V, 1888, p. 220. 
