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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. O. 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 
