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• There has been a total attendance of 369 persons during the year, gi^'ing 

 an average of about 34 persons per meeting. This is the highest average 

 attendance in the histoiy of the Society, but the Secretarj^ feels that explan- 

 ation should be made that nmnbers of persons who are excluded from the 

 Public Lectures in the large lecture hall are ad^ased of the Linnsean Society 

 lectures and thus swell the audiences. Not more than one third of the 

 total attendance at the meetings has been composed of members of the 

 Society. Residents of New York who are deeply interested in ornithology 

 seem to be few, but it is hoped that with the cooperation of all the present 

 active members of the Society the number of true bird-lovers present at 

 the meetings may gradually be increased. 



Ten new members have been elected during the past year, four haA'e 

 been dropped from the rolls for arrears in dues, and two, Mr. S. Nicholson 

 Kane and Mr. Walter S, Logan have been lost by death. 



Membership list now stands. Resident, 104; Corresponding, 31; Hon- 

 orary, 2; a total of 137. 



Eleven papers have been presented before the Society, namely eight on 

 ornithology, one on herpatology, and two on general subjects. Four of 

 the papers were illustrated by lantern slides. 



No publications have been issued by the Society during the past year, 

 but it is proposed shortly to circulate '' Abstract of Proceedings 17, 18, 

 and 19." 



The usual exchange publications have been added to the Library of 

 the Society" 



Proceeding to election of officers for the ensuing year, the 

 Society unanimously elected the following: 



President, Dr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr. 



Vice-Peesidext, ]Mr. William Dutcher. 



Secretary, Mr. Clinton G. Abbott. 



Treasurer, Mr. Lewis B. Woodruff. 



The Chair thereupon re-appointed the following committees : 



Publications, Messrs Allen, Chapman and Abbott. 



Finance, Messrs. Dutcher, Bumpus and Woodruff. 



Nominations, ^Messrs. Granger, Dutcher and Abbott. 



Papers and Lectures, Messrs. Granger, Chapman and Abbott. 



Dr. Wm. C. Braislin reported seeing a flock of Redpolls 

 (Acanthis linaria) in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, on March 5. 

 From the experience of members it was gathered that these 

 birds have been unusually common this winter. 



Dr. Braislin then presented ''The Birds of Long Island," 

 which was a summary of the annotated list published herewith. 



