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S2,208.02. The President appointed Mr. Granger and Mr. 

 Nichols a committee to audit this report. 



The Secretary then read his report, as follows: 



During the past year the Linnsean Society has met its full quota of six- 

 teen times, with a total attendance of 428 persons. The Third Annual 

 Dinner, a simple one with no speakers, was attended by 20 members and 5 

 guests, and there w^ere 20 members and a visitor at the Annual Meeting 

 following it the same evening. At the remaining fifteen meetings the at- 

 tendance averaged 27, the largest in three years, while the average of 

 members (12.5) was 25 per cent, greater than that of either of the two 

 previous years. The largest number present at any one meeting w^as 61^ 

 on February 22; the smallest was 9. The first December meeting was held 

 jointly with that of the Section of Biology of the New York Academy of 

 Sciences, by invitation of the latter. 



The Society has during the past year lost by death one Honorary 

 Member, Dr. Daniel Giraud Elliot; one Corresponding Member, Mr. 

 Charles F. Holder, of Pasadena, California; and three Resident Members, 

 Mr. Samuel Thorne, the Hon. D. O. Wickham, of Cleveland, Ohio (died in 

 December, 1914), and Mr. Thomas H. Hubbard. Four Resident Members-- 

 have been elected, nine have resigned and three have been dropped auto- 

 matically for arrears in dues. The membership list now stands: Resident,, 

 96; Corresponding, 26; Honorary, 2; total, 124. 



Twelve papers of some length have been presented before the Society, 

 two on evolution (one of them of birds alone), four others on birds, two on 

 mammals, one anthropological and three on zoological expeditions. In 

 addition there have been several brief papers, chiefly ornithological. The 

 papers have been illustrated with lantern-slides, living and museum, 

 specimens, etc. 



Under date of November 23, 1915, the Society published under one^ 

 cover its Abstract Nos. 26 and 27, 56 pages, containing the minutes for the^j 

 two years ending March 9, 1915. 



It is hoped to publish this spring an Abstract to contain at le;a:st the 

 minutes of the past year and the report of the American Bird-Banding 

 Association, 



Dr. J. A. Allen was proposed by Mr. Rogers for Honorary 

 Membership, and unanimously elected, with applause. 



The following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing 

 year : 



President, Jonathan D wight. 

 Vice-President, Julius M. Johnson. 

 Treasurer, Lewis B. Woodruff. 

 Secretary, Charles H. Rogers. 



