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Wood, Swales and the author took part. "Nesting of the White-breasted 

 Nuthatch," by Edwin G. Mummery, was presented. B. H. Swales spoke on 

 "Autumn Warblers." The rest of the meeting was given to discussion of 

 various bird topics. 



December 5th. — Detroit Museum of Art, President Covert in the chair. 

 Members present: Messrs. Moody, J. C. Wood. Eppinger, Griffith, Blain, 

 W. C. Wood, Butler, Wisner, Swales, of Detroit ; Covert and N. A. Wood, 

 of Ann Arbor; Arnold, of Battle Creek, and Brotherton, of Rochester. The 

 meeting, which continued until past midnight, was one of the most successful 

 of the year. The following programme was presented: "Discovery of the 

 Breeding Area of Kirtland's Warbler in Michigan," N. A. Wood; "Observa- 

 tions on the Habits of Birds of the Family Mniotiltidae in Monroe County, 

 Mich., by Jerome Trombley during the years 1875-1881," A. W. Blain, Jr.; 

 "Some Late Breeders," J. Claire Wood ; "Nesting of the Sandhill Crane in 

 Michigan," Edward Arnold; "Birds in Their Relation to Art," Prof. A. II. 

 Griffith. Discussion followed after each paper, which made the meeting very 

 interesting". 



Dr. J. A. Allen, of the Am. Museum of Natural History ; Wm. Brewster, 

 of Cambridge, and Robt. Ridgway, of the Smithsonian Inst., were elected 

 honorary members. Prof. H. L. Clark, of Olivet, Mich.; A. Bertling, Lon- 

 don, England; Geo. W. Morse, Ashley, Ind. ; Miss Clara E. Dyar, Grosse 

 Pointe Farms, Mich. ; Fred M. Dille, Longmount, Colo. ; Hon. Chase S. Os- 

 born, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ; Mrs. W. B. Williams, Lapeer, Mich. ; Mrs. 

 R. A. Newman, Detroit; P. B. Peabody, of Sandance, Wyom. ; and John 

 Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, N. Y., were elected active members. 



Amendments were made to the Constitution, namely the creation of a 

 class of patrons and change in the number of meetings per year. "Patrons 

 shall be members of the club and shall pay five dollars ($5.00) or more per 

 year to treasurer." It is hoped that many will join this class so that the 

 Bulletin may be improved accordingly. "The club shall meet on the first 

 Friday of February, May, August and November at Detroit." The annual 

 meeting will be held as before. The office of Sec.-Treas. was made into sep- 

 arate offices and the "treasurer shall be business manager of the club publica- 

 tions." Chas. E. Wisner was elected to this position, and will begin duties 

 the first of the year. The meeting adjourned to February 5th, 1904. 



Bradshaw H. Swales, Secretary. 



CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



MICHIGAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 



ARTICLE I.— Name. 



This society shall be known as the Michigan Ornithological Club. 



ARTICLE II.— Object. 



The object of this society shall be the promotion of the science of orni- 

 thology in the Great Lake region. 



ARTICLE III.— Membership. 



(t) The Club shall be composed of active members, honorary 

 members and patrons. 



