BULLETIN 
OF THE 
WISCONSIN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Vol. 6. OCTOBER, 1908 Nos. 3 and 4 
PROCEEDINGS. 
Milwaukee, April 9, 1908. 
Meeting of the combined sections. 
President Teller in the chair and ten members present. 
The minutes of the last section meeting were read and approved. 
Mr. Ward mentioned that during the w^inter a Dovekie (Alle allc) 
had been taken at Port Washington, which was, he believed, the most 
western record of the bird in the United States and the first record for 
Wisconsin. The bird had been presented to and was now in the Pub- 
lic Museum. The occurence was of course accidental, as the species 
is normally confined to the Atlantic sea-coast. A note regarding the 
occurrence has appeard in the Auk. 
M. Finger presented for discussion the suggestion that the society 
undertake to form a list of the plants of the state. The feasibility of 
obtaining the requisite data was discussed by Messrs. Graenicher, Eus- 
sel, Ogden and Ward. The question was asked whether the museum 
would afford facilities for the storage and study of these specimens, 
it being understood that those acquired by the society should become 
the property of the museum. Mr. Ward replied that while such mat^ 
ters rested with the trustees he felt assured that the museum would 
afford all possible facilities for such work as it would be a direct bene- 
fit to it. 
It was moved by Dr. Ogden and seconded by Mr. Monroe that the 
sections recommend to the next meeting that the president appoint a 
committee of four with power to add to their numbers, to take charge 
of and organize the work in connection with preparing a check list of 
the flora of Wisconsin. The motion was carried. After further infor- 
mal discussion the meeting adjourned. 
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