~The Maine Ornithological Society. 
THE AUDUBON SOCIETY OF MAINE. 
§ “Bird protection, bird study, the spread of the t 
| knowledge thus gained, these are our objects.” 
WM. L. POWERS, Gardiner, President. \ Gee ; 
CAPT. H. L. SPINNEY, Seguin, Vice President. ; My Have you subscribed for the Journal of the 
A. H. NORTON, Westbrook, Sec’y-Treas. pe Za , P A 
J. MERTON SWAIN, Portland, Editor. 9s a Maine Ornithological Society ? 
PROF. A. L. LANE, Waterville, Councilor. f 
ORA W. KNIGHT, Bangor, Counctlor. 



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bird, of Canada. I naturally inferred that his treatment. or the ‘subject 
was in accordance with some authority othsr than his own, but I never 

take the authority of a State List for anything which I can personally: 
look up and obtain opinions regarding it from recognized authorities 
on the subjects at issue. In preparation of my published "List of the 
Birds of Maine" in 1897, I was at ereat pains to verify every possible 
record by direct communications with the parties who had published 
them, and unrecordsd specimens whose identity was open to doubt were 
in every case ssen by me personally and many in addition wers submitted 
by me to Mr. Brewster, Mr. rideway or other authorit*ses on the eroups in, 
question and in some cases the sams spscimen was submitted to more 
than one of these authorities.That no spscies admitted to the list by 

