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The Society has held during the past year eleven meetings. The first 

 meeting of November was omitted owing to its falling on Election Day, 

 and in four other months one of the meetings was suspended by vote of 

 the Society. 



The total attendance has been 275 members and visitors, making an 

 average attendance at each meeting of 25 persons. Of these about one 

 half have been members. The largest number present at any one meeting 

 was 62. All of the figures for attendance show an increase over the last 

 few years. In no case was there a failure to secure a quorima. 



Nine members have been elected during the past year, ten have resigned, 

 ten have been dropped, and three — Messrs. Samuel P. Avery, S. H. 

 Robbins, and Robert R. Willets — have been lost by death. 



The membership roll now stands: Resident, 96; Corresponding, 31; 

 Honorary, 2 — a total of 129. 



Twelve papers have been presented before the Society during the year, 

 mostly upon ornithological subjects. Of these five were illustrated by 

 lantern slides. 



"Abstract of Proceedings, No. 15-16," for the years ending March 10, 

 1903 and March 8, 1904, was issued under one cover and distributed among 

 the members and exchanges. The abstract contained ''Field Notes on 

 the Birds and Mammals of the Cooke's Inlet Region of Alaska," by J. D. 

 Figgins; ''Some Notes on the Psychology of Birds," by C. William Beebe; 

 and "Some apparently undescribed Eggs of North American Birds," by 

 Louis B. Bishop. 



The usual exchange publications have been added to the Library of 

 the Society. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the 

 re-election of the present incumbents in office, namely: 



President, Jonathan Dwight, Jr. 



Vice-President, Walter W. Granger. 



Secretary, Clinton G. Abbott. 



Treasurer, Lewis B. Woodruff. 



The President reappointed the following standing committees 

 for the ensuing year. 



Publication, J. A. Allen, F. M. Chapman, and L. B. Woodruff. 



Finance, W. Dutcher, H. C. Bumpus, and L. B. Woodruff. 



Nominations, W. W. Granger, Wm. Dutcher, and C. G. 

 Abbott. 



Papers, W. W. Granger, F. M. Chapman and C. G. Abbott. 



The work of the Committee on Lectures, should any arise, 

 was vested in the Committee on Papers. 



