JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



life histories, made by himself from 

 negatives taken by members of the 

 society. 



As the slides were exhibited explan- 

 ations were made as follows: 



Prof. L. A. Lee, slide of the Caspian 

 Tern in the Museum of Bowdoin Col- 

 lege, taken in Casco Bay, May 11, 1901. 

 (Journal III, No. 3, P. 29): Slides 

 showing a Tree Sparrow suspended in 

 the fork of a bush, by a Shrike. Slide 

 of a nest taken in Bucksport, suppos- 

 ed to have been that of the Alder Fly- 

 catcher. 



Two slides by Nettie Burleigh, en- 

 titled "Feeding the Chickadee," ex- 

 plained, in absence of Miss Burleigh by 

 Prof. W. L. Powers. 



Series of slides of Birds and Nests 

 taken in Cumberland County, Maine, 

 explained by A. H. Norton. 



Slides illustrating a paper entitled 

 One Yellow Warbler Family by Homer 

 R. Dill, explained by himself. 



Series of slides of birds and nests by 

 Everett E. Johnson, taken in Andros- 

 coggin County; in the absence of Mr. 

 Johnson, the paper of explanation was 

 read by Mr. J. Merton Swain. 



Series of slides illustrating a paper 

 by Capt. H. L. Spinney, entitled "A 

 Trip to Muscongus Bay, Maine, July 

 4-5, 1901." In the absence of Capt. 

 Spinney explanation was made by A. 

 H. Norton. 



This ended the series of new slides 

 made by Prof. Lee. 



A series of about thirty slides made 

 by Mr. O. W. Knight, was then ex- 

 hibited and explantions made by the 

 author. 



These were followed by the slides 

 made last year by Prof. Lee and ex- 

 hibited at the fifth annual meeting at 

 Lewiston. explained as last year. (See 

 Journal Vol. Ill, P. 2.) this made a 

 total of about one hundred and ninety 

 slides exhibited. 



The exhibition was open to the 

 public and well patronized by an ap^ 



preciative audience. 



The meeting adjourned until Nov. 

 30, at 10 A. M. 



November 30, 1901. Morning ses- 

 sion was called to order by the Presi- 

 dent, W. L Powers at 9.40 A. M. The 

 minutes of the last business meeting 

 were read and approved. 



The change of the name of the 

 Journal was taken from the table, and 

 settled by voting to retain the present 

 name. 



Mr. Knight, chairman on associate 

 membership,- rendered the following 

 report: 



"Committee on Associate Member- 

 ship recommend to admit associate 

 members, and fix dues at 50 cents per 

 year. Associate members shall re- 

 ceive the Journal but shall not have 

 the privelege of voting. Associate 

 members shall have intrusted to their 

 care, the protection of birds to the best 

 of their ability and desire." 



Voted to adopt the recommendation. 



Mr. Swain of the committee on price 

 of memebership and Journal, made 

 the following report: 



"We recommend that the price of 

 the Journal be raised to 50 cents per 

 annum." 

 ' Voted to adopt the recommendation. 



Mr. Knight, chairman of the com- 

 mittee to nominate officers for the en- 

 suing year, reported, recommending 

 the re-election of the present boar'd. 



Voted to accept the report and 

 authorize Mr. Knight to cast the bal- 

 lot for the society, whereupon the fol- 

 lowing were declared elected. 



President, William L. Powers, Gard- 

 iner; Vice Pres., Herbert L. Spinney. 

 Seguin Light Station; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, Arthur H. Norton, West- 

 brook; Editor, J. Merton Swain, Wa- 

 terville; Councilors, A. L. Lane, and 

 O. W. Knight, Bangor. 



Mr. Austin P. Larrabee, chairman of 

 committee on resolutions made the fol- 

 lowing report; 



