March 12, 1901. — Annual meeting. The President in the 

 chair. Ten members and seven visitors present. 



The Secretary presented his annual report, as follows: 

 " The Society has held during the year ending this date thir- 

 teen meetings. On May 8th no meeting was held through 

 the failure of the Museum authorities to provide a meeting 

 place ; the first meeting in November was abandoned on 

 account of conflicting with the American Ornithologists' 

 Union Congress at Cambridge, Mass., and the second meeting 

 in December was also abandoned, falling as it did upon 

 Christmas night. 



The total attendance at the meetings has been 206, of which 

 103 were members and 118 visitors, — an average attendance 

 at each meeting of 16. The largest attendance was on Oct. 

 9th, when 7 members and 32 visitors were present. 



Two resident members have been elected and one has 

 resigned. The Society has lost by death Mr. Frederick Clark- 

 son, Mr. James M. Constable, Mr. John C. King and Mr. 

 Edward B. Squibb, all resident members, also Mr. Geo. B. 

 Sennett, a corresponding member. The membership at 

 present stands, Resident, 150 ; Corresponding, 34 ; Hon- 

 orary, 1 — a total of 185. 



There have been fourteen papers presented before the Soci- 

 ety, one half of these being upon ornithology, the others upon 

 herpetology, mammalogy and ichthyology. 



The annual lecture course comprised two lectures given at 

 the American Museum of Natural History in February. 

 Both were well attended. 



Abstract of Proceedings No. 12 has been issued by the Soci- 

 ety and copies distributed to members and exchanges. 



The Library has been enriched by 200 pamphlets, mostly 

 exchanges. 



The Treasurer presented his annual report showing a 

 balance on hand of $846.91. 



The Chair appointed as a committee to audit the Treasurer's 

 report, Dr. J. A. Allen and Mr. F. M. Chapman. 



