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JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



fact that his remarks were not for the 

 future of the Society, which heconsid- 

 ered assured, but rainer future work 

 for the Society. 



The Secretary was instructed to of- 

 fer the Secretary of the Maine Audu- 

 bon Society space in the Journal, not to 

 exceed two pages each issue. The 

 same to be edited by some member of 

 that Society. Also to correspond with 

 the Secretary of the Josselyn Botanical 

 Society, for homing a joint summer 

 meeting, the result of the correspond- 

 ence to be reported to the council for 

 decision. Also to request a vote by 

 mail for the choice of a bird to be en- 

 graved for an emblem of the Society, 

 upon its stationery. We have the fol- 

 lowing nominations: Prof. L. A. Lee, 

 The Artice Owl, a bird recognized at 

 once by all, and one that admits of ex- 

 cellent reproduction, etc. Mr. W. H. 

 Rich, The Ruffed Grouse or Canada 

 Jay, as charactistic Maine birds. 



The President appointed the follow- 

 ing committee: Nomination of officers, 

 Mrs. Emma H. Norton, J. Merton 

 Swain, Everett E. Johnson. 



Resolutions: W. H. Rich, Dana W. 

 Sweet and W. H. Brownson. 



The Secretary reported an invitation 

 from Mr. Everett Smith to the Society, 

 to visit his collections at 105 State St. 

 Voted to accept the invitation and ad 

 journ the session in time to be at Mr. 

 Smith's at 10.30. 



Voted to meet Nov. 29th at 9 a. m. 

 for business and papers. Mr. Walter 

 H. Rich was called and proceeded to 

 arrange for exhibition, thirty-two of 

 the admirable and life like drawings 

 of game birds for which he is noted. 



Adjourned to 8 P. M. 



Evening Session. 



President Powers in the chair, who 

 after a brief address to the audience, 

 which filled the lecture room, called 

 upon Prof. Lee. Prof. Lee explained, 



comprehensively, the design of the 

 lantern slide collection and the con- 

 dition under which it had been formed. 

 He then proceeded to the exhibition of 

 slides, as follows: 



Nearly sixty from negatives taken 

 in Cumberland, Knox and Washington 

 counties by A. H. Norton, who offered 

 explanations. Two from negatives 

 taken in Sagadahoc county by Capt. 

 Spinney, illustrating from life, groups 

 of purple sandpipers, explained by 

 Prof. Lee. Five slides from life, by 

 E. E. Johnson in Oxford county, illus- 

 trating young red shouldered hawk 

 and young redstarts, explained by Prof. 

 Lee. 



He also exhibited and explained a 

 number of slides taken in former 

 years. 



Meeting closed and those present 

 had opportunity to again view Mr. 

 Rich's drawings. 



Morning Session. 



President Powers in chair, Mr. Swain 

 chairman of nominating committee re- 

 commeded for President, Capt. Herbert 

 L. Spinney, Popham Beach; Vice Presi- 

 dent, Prof. Leslie A. Lee, Brunswick; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, Prof. Wm. L. 

 Powers, Gardiner; Editor, J. Merton 

 Swain, Portland; Councillors, Prof. 

 Asa L. Lane, Waterville, Prof. Ora W. 

 Knight, Bangor. 



These were elected by ballot cast by 

 Mr. D. W. Sweet for the Society. 



Mr. Swain for committee on Presi- 

 dent's address, recommended the ap- 

 pointments of two associate editors to 

 be made by the Editor, President and 

 Secretary. Also the council appoint 

 some members to write a life history 

 of some family of Maine birds, for the 

 Journal. That the matter of blanks 

 be left with the Council. 



Recommended the election of Dr. T. 

 S. Palmer and Wm. Dutcher to honor- 

 ary membership. 



