6 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



the post of Nulato, May 13, 1866, and his body was brought back 

 to Chicago for burial. 



The names of Kennicott's colleagues in his last expedition 

 should be recorded here: Dr. Henry M. Bannister (1844-1920) 

 of Evanston, Illinois; Charles Pease (1835-1875) Lakewood, 

 Ohio; Henry W. Elliott, Lakewood, Ohio; and William H. Dall of 

 Washington. S:me of these records of Major Kennicott's career 

 have been obtained from "The U. S. Biographical Dictionary and 

 Portrait Gallery of Eminent Self-Made Men," published in 

 1876. Ruthven Deane. 



The 1922 A. O. U. Meeting 



On October 24-26 inclusive occurred the fortieth stated meet- 

 ing of the American Ornithologists' Union, the place of meeting 

 being the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. 



This was the great event of the year in ornithological cir- 

 cles. It is always a great privilege to attend a convention of this 

 most influential ornithological association, and those of the 

 members of the Illinois Audubon Society living in or near Chi- 

 cago who availed themselves of the privileges of the meeting 

 were to be congratulated. It was the first meeting of the organ- 

 ization to be held in the middle west. The Illinois Audubon 

 Society was honored in having the opportunity to meet and 

 assist in the entertainment of the Union. 



The Union was organized in 1883 and its ultimate aim was 

 to make of ornithology an exact science in all its branches. It 

 has held its meetings in rotation at Cambridge, New York, Phi- 

 ladelphia, and Washington. This year at the invitation of the 

 Field Museum of Natural History, the Illinois Audubon Society, 

 and the Chicago Ornithological' Society, it came to Chicago. The 

 local committee on arrangements consisting of Wilfred H. Os- 

 good, of the Field Museum; Ruthven Deane, and Orpheus M. 

 Schantz of the Illinois Audubon Society; and Percival B. Coffin,: 

 and Reuben M. Strong, of the Chicago Ornithological Club was 

 most fortunate in the successful carrying out of the plans they: 

 had matured. The middle west members of the "A. 0. U.", as it! 

 is called, were more than delighted with the attendance records 

 of the meeting. 275 new associates were elected to membership 

 — a record number. 167 members were in attendance — which 

 was a record number. 131 were present at the annual dinner, 

 which is looked forward to as one of the great events of the 

 meeting. More papers were presented than could well be 

 handled and more than forty of the members remained over 

 the next day after the close of the session in order to take part 

 in a field trip to the sand dunes of Indiana. 



Dr. T. S. Palmer, the secretary, managed the details of the 

 program with great success. The programs of the different 

 sessions were so varied and interesting that it is not easy to 

 single out members for particular emphasis. Reference might 

 be made, however, to the bird banding program which occupied 



