JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



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Report adopted and ordered record- 

 ed. Voted to elect a c ommittee cf five 

 to aid and encourage the formation of 

 Audubon Societies in Maine, and make 

 Miss Edith Boardman of Brunswick a 

 member of same. Dr. W. C. Kendall, 

 member of the original Audubon Society 

 gave a brief and interesting sketch of 

 the early history of the organization. 

 Prof. Lee moved that A. H. Norton be 

 made chairman of the committee with 

 Prof. A. L. Lane and Miss Edith 

 Boardman, two of the members. Prof. 

 Wm. L. Powers and Miss M. O. Bar- 

 ren of York Corner were nominated. 



Voted that Honorary Members who 

 pay annual dues may also be classed 

 as active members, with privileges of 

 both classes. 



The following resolutions were adop- 

 ted: 



Resolved, That the thanks of the 

 Society are due and are hereby tend- 

 ered to Joseph P. Thompson for ad- 

 mission to the lecture room and to 

 the collections of the Natural History 

 Society. 



To Mr. Everett Smith, for his invi- 

 tation to visit his collections and his 

 courtesies to the members. 



To the Maine Central Railroad for 

 its kindness in granting reduced rates 

 to attend the meeting. 



To the public, who have shown their 

 apreciation of our efforts, by a large 

 attendance at the meeting last even- 

 ing. 



Reading Papers. 

 Prof. L. A. Lee, who had been re- 

 quested to present a memorial paper 

 upon our late Honorary member, Hon. 

 Geo. A. Boardman, stated that Mr. 

 Samual L. Boardman of Bangor, has in 

 preparation a memorial volume to con- 

 tain a biography of and extracts from 

 the correspondence of our late mem- 

 ber, with the eminent Naturalists, 

 with whom he labored, together with 



portraits, his list of Maine birds and 

 list of published writings which were 

 never lengthy, papers, but were num- 

 erous. 



The volume wil not be for sale but 

 wil be supplied to libraries. 



Dr. W. C. Kendall read a paper up- 

 on birds observed during his recent 

 work on the East Branch, Penobscot 

 River and exhibited nine tails of the 

 Can. Ruffed Grouse from that region 

 and four from Freeport. 



Mr. Swain wished to be excused from 

 reading in full his memorial paper up- 

 on our late member, Clarence H. Mor- 

 rell, from lack of sufficient time. 



Mr. W. J. Corthell of the Gorham 

 Normal School, Mrs. E. P. Wentworth 

 and Miss Nellie W. Jordan, both of the 

 State Reform School, Portland, Me., 

 were admitted to active membership. 

 The Secretary was requested to pre- 

 pare a copy of the constitution with 

 all amendments to present at the next 

 annual meeting. 



Voted to close to visit Mr. Smith's 

 collection and meet at 2 P. M. Mem- 

 bers of the Society then repaired to 

 105 State St., where they were wel- 

 comed by Mr. Smith and conducted to 

 his collections, where they were en- 

 tertained till 12 M. Less than half of 

 Mr. Smith's collection was viewed in 

 this time. Beginning nearly with the 

 order of the A. O.U., check list, i.e., with 

 lower forms. Especially interesting 

 among the birds exhibited was the 

 rare gull, recognized at Larus Kum- 

 lieni, Sabines Gull, Xema sabini in 

 nuptial plumage, taken by Mr. Smith 

 at Scarboro, Maine, May 31, 1877, (cf. 

 Smith Forest & Stream XX p. 205) 

 The specimen is said to be unique for 

 the occurrence of the nuptial plumage 

 in the United States. Also the first of 

 two Maine specimens of the Reeve or 

 female Ruff, Pavoncella pugnax (Cf. 

 Smith, Forest & Stream XX p. 85) and 

 a specimen of the European quail, Cot- 



