68S PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec., 
allotted to the type specimens, which were carefully examined and 
rearranged systematically. 
Among the important accessions of the past year may be mentioned 
the local collection of Mr. F. Guy Meyers, a valuable series of Chihua- 
huan birds presented by Dr. William E. Hughes, and a series of Costa 
Rican birds obtained by purchase. 
The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, Spencer Baird Ornitho¬ 
logical Club and Pennsylvania Audubon Society have held their 
meetings at the Academy during the year. 
The Conservator is indebted to Mr. J. A. G. Rehn for valuable 
assistance in cataloguing and for pi - eparing the labels for the mounted 
birds, and to Mr. E. J. F. Marx, of the Delaware Valley Club, who 
spent several veeks as voluntary assistant in rearranging portions of 
the collection. 
At the annual meeting the following officers were elected. 
Director .Spencer Trotter, M.D. 
Vice-Director .George Spencer Morris. 
Recorder .Stewardson Brown. 
Secretary .William A. Shryock. 
Conservator and Treasurer .Witmer Stone. 
Witmer Stone, 
Conservator. 
The annual election of Officers, Councillors and Members of the 
Committee on Accounts to serve during 1910 was held, with the follow¬ 
ing result: 
President .Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D. 
Vice-Presidents .Edwin G. Conklin, Ph.D., Sc.D. 
John Cadwalader. 
Recording Secretary .Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 
Corresponding Secretary .J. Percy Moore, Ph.D. 
Treasurer .George Vaux, Jr. 
Librarian ..Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 
Curators .Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., 
Henry A. Pilsbry, Sc.D., 
Witmer Stone, 
Henry Tucker, M.D. 
Councillors to serve three years. .Thomas H. Fenton, M.D., 
Edwin S. Dixon, 
Henry Skinner, M.D., . 
Robert G. LeConte, M.D. 
