Vol.1935 LII] J PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe .4. O. U. 53

THE FIFTY-SECOND STATED MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION.

BY T. S. PALMER.

FoR the secondtime in its history the Union met in Chicagoand in con- nection with an exposition. Low rates and the attractions of a fair are stronginducements for increasingattendance, notwithstanding the disad- vantagesof crowdsand distractionsof many kinds. When the Union met in San Franciscoin 1915its headquarterswere on the Expositiongrounds, and this year they were only a few blocksaway, at the Hotel Stevens, while the public meetingswere held in the Field Museum just outsidethe gatesof the Century of ProgressExposition. BusinessSessions: The usualMonday meetingsincluded two sessionsof the Councilat 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., a meetingof the Fellowsat 4 p.m., and a meetingof the Fellowsand Members at 8 p.m. At the meetingof the Fellows,A. W. Anthony,a Fellowsince 1895, was transferred at his request to the list of Retired Fellows and four vacancies in the list of Fellows were filled by the electionof S. PrentissBaldwin and F. H. Herrick of Cleveland, F. C. Lincoln of Washingtonand A. J. van Rossemof Pasadena. The eveningmeeting was attendedby 18 Fellowsand 26 Members. The report of the Secretaryshowed a membershipof approximately2,000; the Treasurer reported total receiptsof $10,701.82,disbursements of $10,042.64,and a balanceof $659.18on Sept.29, 1934;while the report of the Trusteespre- sentedin detail the conditionof the permanentfunds of the Union. The electionresulted in the selectionof two Honorary and ten Corre- spondingFellows, ten Membersand 162 Associates.The Officersfor 1934 werere•]ected for the ensuingyear and W. H. Osgoodwas electedto fill the vacancyon the Councilcaused by the death of Ruthyen Deane. The businesswas confinedchiefly to routinematters. Provisionwas made for publishinga pocketedition of the 'CheckList of North AmericanBirds' and this project was entrustedto a committeeof which Dr. Alexander Wetmoreis Chairman. The usualcontribution was made to the Zoological Societyof Londonin supportof the 'ZoologicalRecord,' and a committee was appointedto revisethe Bylaws. Toronto, Ontario, was selectedas the placefor the next meetingto be held October21-24, 1935. Appreciationof the numerouscourtesies extended to the Union was ex- pressedby the adoptionof resolutionsof thanksto the Local Committeeof Arrangements,the authoritiesof the Field Museum of Natural History, the ChicagoZoological Society, the Library of Congress,the Ford Motor Company,and to Miss Margaret Conoverand Mrs. RudyerdBoulton. 54 PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O. U. [Jan.[Auk

PublicMeetings: The publicmeetings opened on Tuesdaymorning with an addressof welcomeby S.C. Simms, Director of the Field Museum, and a responseon behalf of the Union by Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Assistant Secretaryof the SmithsonianInstitution. Followingthe roll call of Fellows and Membersand a brief statementof resultsof the businessmeeting, re- portswere presented by the chairmenof the Committeeson Arrangements, Bird Protection,and Biography. The programincluded 62 papers,eight of whichwere read by title. In orderto affordopportunity for discussionof the scientificpapers a special eveningsession for memorialaddresses was held on Tuesdayand double sessionson Wednesday. In generalthe programwas characterizedby the numberof life history papersand comparativelyfew travelogues,motion picturesand technicalpapers. Most of the morningsession on Thursday wasdevoted to a discussionof the variousphases of the water-fowlsituation. Reports were presentedon the Eighth International OrnithologicalCon- gressat Oxford, the John B. SempleExpedition to British Columbia, the AmericanMuseum Expeditionto New Guinea, the Field Museum Expedi- tion to Nigeria, the CornellUniversity Expedition to Churchillon Hudson Bay and R. T. Moore's ascentof Mount Chimborazoin Ecuador. Motion pictureswere shown by A.M. Bailey of characteristicbirds of two proposed National Park areas in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennesseeand North Carolina,and the Evergladesof Florida. The birds of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were describedby Wing and those of the Bird Islandsof Great Salt Lake by Sugden. Life historystudies were presented on the Pied-billedGrebe, American Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, Derby Guan, Marsh Hawk, SparrowHawk, Great HornedOwl, Ivory-billedWoodpecker, European Starling, House Wren, Meadowlark, Baird's Sparrow, Song Sparrowand Tree Sparrow. The more technicalpapers included 'Problems in RecordingSongs of Birdson Film,' 'Progressin the Studyof the Anatomy of the Tubinares,' 'Affinities of the Ring Dove,' 'Experimental Study of Sex Recognitionin Birds,' 'PrecociousDevelopment of SexualCharacters in the Fowl followingPituitary Treatment,' 'Factors of Speciation'and 'SomeAspects of the SubspeciesProblem.' The presentationof theseand other paperson the programbrought out many novel and interestingpoints but want of spaceprevents mention of more than a few. Sutton found that traders in British Columbia were encouragingthe Indians to kill Eaglesby offeringrewards of $2.50 for the wingsand tails of each bird. This plumagewas later sold at a handsome profit to Indians in the Southwest,especially the Hopis and the Indians of the Plains, and sonetimesbrought as much as $1.00 per feather. On the Churchill ExpeditionAllen devotedspecial attention to the Ptarmigan, shippedback eggsand successfullyreared the first Ptarmiganever raisedin ¾oi.1935 LII] I PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O.U. 55 captivity.1 The nestinghabits of Harris' Sparrowwere alsoobserved and the first picturessecured of the femaleon the nestand of the young. Boul- ton traced the developmentof the 'Bird Collectionsof the Field Museum' from a nucleus of about 1000 mounted birds exhibited at the World's ColumbianExposition in 1893 to the presenttotal of about 100,000speci- mens. Stone,in discussing'Some Pre-Linnaean Ornithologists,' emphasized the fact that Linnaeusnever saw many of the birds he named from North America. His descriptionswere basedon the accountsof Catesby,Edwards and Brissonwhose biographies and contributionswere briefly outlined. In the seriesof life historypapers Shortt reportedsome valuable observa- tions on the habits of Baird's Sparrowbased on 15 nestsand calledatten- tion to the fact that only 19 othernests of thisspecies were known. Breeken- ridgeshowed some remarkable motion pictures of Marsh Hawks illustrating how the prey is transferredin midair from the male to the female. Under the rifle 'Wild Birds in Hens' Clothing,'Miss Knappen enumeratedthe various birds of which the females have been described as 'hens' and the young as 'chickens.' In considering'A NeglectedNatural Resource'she describedwith somedetail how certain Hawks are treated as game and preparedfor the table by hunters at Cape May, N.J. In the discussion whichfollowed it wassuggested that this practiceprobably developed after Flicker shootingwas prohibitedin 1903. In the game bird sessionmany facts regardingthe feedinghabits of the Woodcockwere given and the mechanismfor controllingthe flexibility of the bird's bill was described. In the discussion of the water-fowl situation the fact wasbrought out that not only are Canvasbacks,Redheads, Lesser Seaupsand Buffle-headsgreafiy reducedin numbersbut that the Black Duck alsosuffered severely last year in EasternCanada and alongthe New Englandcoast on accountof the severewinter and the shortageof eel-grass. Tuesdayevening a well attended memorialsession was held in the Tower Room of the StevensHotel at which addresseswere presentedin honorof the Fellowswho had died sincethe last meeting. Three memorialsin honor of Ruthven Deane, Edward W. Nelson and Charles W. Townsend were presentedby W. H. Osgood,E. A. Goldmanand GloverM. Allen respec- tively (the last readby the Secretary);and two in honorof RobertW. Shu- feldt and Otto Widmann were read by title. The customof presenting formal addresses on the activities of deceased Fellows dates back more than forty yearsbut only in 1895,1928 and 1932were special sessions held and oneach occasion a large and attentive audience was present. Exhibits:No formal exhibitionof bird art was attemptedthis year but the originalpaintings made by LouisAgassiz Fuertes on the expeditionto

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Abyssiniawere exhibited in a specialhall. These, representingFuertes' last, and in some respectshis best, work were arrangedin well lighted museumwall casesand the opportunity of examiningthem was greatly appreciatedby membersof the Union. A seriesof thesepaintings has been issuedin the form of an atlas and may be had at a nominalprice from the Field Museum. There were also exhibiteda seriesof twenty groupphoto- graphsof the Union from the Deane Collectionin the Library of Congress. Thesepictures, representing a completeset of all the groupstaken sincethe organizationof the Union, includedmost of the prominentmembers. • Social Features: Luncheon was served in the cafeteria of the Field Museum and the spacereserved for membersof the Union wascrowded to capacity each day. Other social features included a dinner to the Fellows at the University Club on Monday evening,the annual dinner of the Union on Wednesdayevening and a tea on Thursday afternoon, immediately after adjournmentof the meeting. The annual dinner was held in the North Ball Room of the StevensHotel and was attended by 198 membersand guests. After the repastthe audiencewas givenan opportunityof seeing someof the progressof ornithologyduring the next fifty yearsby 'looking backward'at someof the featuresof an imaginary centennialcelebration of the Union in 1983. Birdsof the stratospherewere describedand someof their peculiaritiespointed out. The artificial breedingof birds to develop certain characteristicswas illustrated by a synthetic hen which could lay eight or ten eggsat a time when priceswere high or, on occasion,a seriesof golf balls in lieu of eggs. Modificationsin plumage, also the result of carefulbreeding, were illustratedby a strangebird which was offeredas a prize to the member who was most successfulin identifying the various plumagesdeveloped in the makeup. The eveningclosed with a distribution of 'The Auklet.' The Thursday afternoon tea given by Miss Margaret Conoverand Mrs. Rudyerd Boultonin the Trustees'Lounge on the grounds of the Expositionfurnished an opportunity for the membersto meet socially and will long be rememberedas one of the most pleasantincidents of the convention. Excursions:Outings were arrangedto the ChicagoZoological Gardens at Brookfieldon Friday, and to the Indiana State Park at The Duneson Fri- day and Saturday. About 40 membersvisited the Zoo and had an oppor- tunity of inspectingthe collectionwhich is rich in Australianspecies, par- ticularly birds. Many of the larger mammalsare exhibitedbehind moats without the usual bars or gates. Ten membersvisited the Indiana Dunes on Friday and 20 on Saturday. In spiteof wind and rather low temperatures • Arrangements have been made whereby copies of any of these photographs in full size at $2 each, and in reduced size at 50c each, may be had from the L. C. Handy Studios, 494 Maryland Ave., S. W., Washington, D.C., and copies of keys to the groups may be had on application to the Division of Fine Arts in the Library of Congress. Vol.1935 LII] J PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O.U. 57 they reported a fair number of birds including a Jaeger, which is an un- commonvisitant in this region.

THE PROGRAM. Papers are arranged in the order in which they were presentedat the meeting. Those marked with an asterisk (*) were illustrated by lantern slides; those marked with a dagger (l) were illustrated by motion pictures.

TUESDAY MORNING. Welcome by S.C. Simms, Director of Field Museum. Responseon behalf of the Union by Dr. AlexanderWetmore, Assista•atSecretary, Smithsonian Institution. Ro11Call of Fellowsand Members,Report of the BusinessMeeting, Announcement of the Result of Elections. Report of the Local Committee on Arrangements. W. H. Osgood,Field Museum, Chicago, Ill., Chairman. Report of the Committeeon Bird Protection. Harold C. Bryant, National Park Service,Washington, D.C., Chairman. Report of the Committeeon Biographyand Bibliography--The Deane Collection of Portraits. T.S. Palmer, Washington,D.C., Chairman. 1. The Eighth International OrnithologicalCongress at Oxford. AlexanderWet- more, SmithsoniaJaInstitution, Washington, D.C. (20 min.) 2. Report of the John B. SempleExpedition to British Columbia. GeorgeM. Sutton, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (15 min.) 3. Photoperiodismand Bird Migration. C. W. G. Elfrig, ConcordiaTeachers College, River Forest, Ill. (25 min.) 4. Inclement Weather as a Factor in Bird Mortality. A.F. Ganier, Nashville, Tenn. (20 min.) 5. Bird Collectionsin Field Museum. Rudyerd Boulton, Field Museum, Chicago, 111. (10 min.) TUESDAY APTERNOON. 6. *The Bird Life of Papua. Richard Archbold,American Museum of Natural History, New York. (30 min.) 7. *Observationson the Developmentof the Beak in the Duck and the Goose. M. Strong,Loyola University School of Medicine,Chicago, I11. (20 min.) 8. The Ivory-billed Woodpeckerin Louisiana. GeorgeH. Lowery, Jr., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. (20 min.) 9. tBirds of the Great Smokies. Alfred M. Bailey, ChicagoAc•lemy of Sciences, Chicago. (15 min.) 10. tNotes on the Life History of the Marsh Hawk. Walter J. Breckenridge, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. (15 min.) 11. iThe Mount Chimborazo Massif of Ecuador and its Bird Life. Robert T. Moore, Pasadena,Calif. (45 min.) TUESDAY EVENING--SPECIAL MEMORIAL SESSION. (In accordancewith a custom of long standing. "suitable Memorials... to be read at the first Stated Meeting" after the death of Fellows are prepared pursuant to a Resolution adopted by the Union at its Tenth Meeting in November, 1892.) 12. In Memoriam: Ruthyen Deane, 1851-1934. Wilfred H. Osgood,Field Museum, Chicago,Ill. 58 PAL•ER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O.U. [Jan.rAuk

13. In Memoriam: Edward William Nelson, 1855-1934. Edward A. Goldman, BiologicalSurvey, Washington,D.C. 14. In Memoriam: Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1850-1934. Koloman Lambrecht, Budapest,Hungary. (Read by title.) 15. In Memoriam: Charles Wendell Townsend, 1859-1934. Glover M. Allen, Museum Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. (Presented by T. S. Palmer.) 16. In Memoriam: Otto Widmann, 1841-1933. T.S. Palmer, Washington,D.C. (Read by title.)

WEDNESDAY MORNING--GENERAL SESSIONS.

17. *Observationson the Birds of the Upper Peninsulaof Michigan. LeonardW. Wing, University of Wisconsin,Madison, Wis. (20 min.) 18. *Nestingof the Great HornedOwl in the ChicagoArea. ClevelandP. Grant, Baker-Hunt Museum, Covington, Ky. (15 min.) 19. *City SparrowHawks. Bayard H. Christy, Sewickley,Pa. (15 min.) 20. Inheritanceof Songin the SongSparrow. Mrs. Margaret M. Nice, Columbus, Ohio. (15 min.) 21. *FactorsAffecting Yearly Abundanceof HouseWrens. S. CharlesKendeigh, WesternReserve University, Cleveland,Ohio. (20 min.) 22. *SomeProblems in RecordingSongs of Birds on Film. Paul Kellogg,Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (30 min.) 23. *A Method for Intensive Study of Bird Sound. Alber• R. Brand, American Museum of Natural History, New York. (25 min.) 24. First General American Bird Lists by Jedidiah Morse in 1789 and 1793. L. Nelson Nichols, New York. (Read by title.)

WEDNESDAY MORNING--LIFE ]•IISTORY SESSION.

25. *The Nesting of the Oven Bird. H.W. Harm, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. (20 min.) 26. Remarkson the Molt and Sequenceof Plumagesin SeveralSpecies of Sparrows. GeorgeM. Sutton, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (15 min.) 27. Wild Birds in Hens' Clothing. PhoebeM. Knappen, BiologicalSurvey, Wash- ington, D.C. (10 min.) 28. *Further Notes on the Tree Sparrow. A. Marguerite Heydweiller, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (15 min.) 29. The Importanceof Life History Researchand the Restorationof Environment. J. N. Darling, Chief, U.S. BiologicalSurvey, Washington, D.C. 30. *The Life History of Baird's Sparrow. B.W. Cartwright, T. M. Shortt, and R. D. Harris. (Presentedby T. M. Shortt, Royal Ontario Museum, To- ronto.) (15 min.) 31. tA Trip in a Swamp. David O'Meara, Fort Wayne, Ind. (25 min.) 32. *The Birth of a Snipe Family (Capelladelicata). Henry Mousley, Montreal, Canada. (Read by title.) 33. Notes on the Life History of Derby's Guam E. R. Blake, Homestead, Pa. (10 min.) 34. Seasonal and Individual Variations in Banded House Sparrows. John T. Nichols,American Museum of Natural History. (Read by title.) vol.1935 Lm J PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting of theA. O. U. 59

WEDNESDAY AFtERNOON--GENERAL SESSION, 35. Reportof Progresson the Anatomyof the Tubinaresand Bibliographyof Birds. R. M. Strong,Loyola University School of Medicine,Chicago, Ill. (15 min.) 36. A NeglectedNatural Resource. Phoebe M. Knappen, BiologicalSurvey, Washington, D.C. (5 min.) 37. *The Nestingof the Pied-billedGrebe. CharlesK. Carpenter,Chicago, Ill. (30 min.) 38. SomePre-Linnaean Ornithologists--Catesby, Edwards and Brisson--andtheir Placein the History of North AmericanOrnithology. Witmet Stone,Acad- emy of Natural Sciences,Philadelphia, Pa. (25 min.) 39. *Resultsfrom Banding65,000 Birds. W. I. Lyon, Waukegan,Ill. (20 min.) 40. Sanctuariesof the Bird Islandsof Great Salt Lake. JohnW. Sugden,Salt Lake City, Utah. (25 min.) WEDNESDAY AFTERNOoN--TEcHNICAL SESSION, 41. Affinitiesand ProbableOrigin of the DomesticatedRing Dove (StreptopeIia risoria). LeonJ. Cole,University of Wisconsin,Madison, Wis. (20 min.) 42. *An ExperimentalStudy of SexRecognition in Birds. G.K. Nobleand William Vogt, New York. (15 min.) 43. *Flock Organizationin the Shell Paroquet. R. 15. Masureand W. C. Allee, University of Chicago. (15 min.) 44. PrecociousDevelopment of SexualCharacters in the Fowl, followingPituitary Treatment. L.V. Domre,University of Chicago. (20 min.) 45. SomeFactors of Speciation. Alfred E. Emerson,University of Chicago. (20 min.) 46. SomeAspects of the SubspeciesProblem. Witmer Stone,Academy of Natural Sciences,Philadelphia, Pa. (20 min.) 47. Taxonomyand Natural History of Meadowlarks. GeorgeB. Saunders,Dept. of Conservation,Lansing, Mich. (20 min.)

THURSDAY MORNING--GAME BIRDS AND CONSERVATION. 48. Observationson the Feeding Habits and Food of the American Woodcock. Olin S. Pettingill, Jr., Middleton, Mass. (30 min.) 49. Life History and PopulationCycles of WisconsinGrouse. Aldo Leopold, University of Wisconsin,Madison, Wis. (10 min.) 50. How the Soil ErosionService Program Affects Wild Life. LawrenceE. Hicks, Soil ErosionService, Zanesvllle, Ohio. (Read by title.) 51. Sex Ratios in the EuropeanStarling. LawrenceE. Hicks,Soil Erosion Service, Zanesville, Ohio. (15 min.) 52. Returns from Canada GeeseBanded in California. James Moffitt, San Fran- cisco,Calif. (Read by title.) 53. The Waterfowl Situation: General Statement. Clarence Cottam, Biological Survey, Washington,D.C. (15 min.) 54. *The Four Major WaterfowlFlyways. FrederickC. Lincoln,Biological Survey, Washington, D.C. (15 min.) 55. WaterfowlBreeding Grounds of Northern Canada. E. A. Preble,Biological Survey, Washington,D.C. (15 min.) 56. Plans for the Conservationof Waterfowl. J. N. Darling, Chief, Biological Survey, Washington, D.C. 57. SomeSidelights on the WaterfowlBreeding Grounds. W.B. Bell, Biological Survey, Washington,D.C. (Read by title.) 60 PA•,MER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O. U. [Auk[Jan.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 58. •Birds of the Niger. RudyerdBoulton and John F. Jennings,Field Museum, Chicago. (30 min.) 59. •Florida Bird Life. Alfred M. Bailey, Chicago Academy of Sciences. (30 min.) 60. l'Birdsof Timberlineand Tundra. Arthur A. Allen, CornellUniversity, Ithaca, N.Y. (45 min.) 61. •The Bowdoin-MacMillan Arctic Expedition. Alfred O. Gross, Bowdoin College,Brunswick, Me. (Read by title.) 62. thatching Studies of Precocial Birds. Cleveland P. Grant, Baker-Htmt Museum, Covington,l(y. (30 min.)

ATTENDANCE. Although the 1934 meeting was the largest ever held outside of New York, Philadelphiaand Washington,the number of Fellowspresent was smallerthan usualand 20 per cent lessthan at the previousmeeting in Chicago. This losswas compensatedby a larger number of Members and the wide distributionof the Associatesand visitors. The registershowed the presenceof 19 Fellows, 31 Members, 143 Associatesand about 75 visitors,2 makinga total of approximately270. This was the third meetingat whichno Founderswere presentbut two Fellowswere on hand who wereelected at the first meeting51 yearsago. Californiawas representedby 4 members,Utah by i and Canadaby 13 from 5 Provinces. Representativeswere presentfrom 25 States,including 6 States west of the MississippiRiver and all but 6 east of that line. Twenty-one collegesand universities,19 museumsand a number of con- servationorganizations were alsorepresented. Inclement weather unfortunately postponedthe taking of the official photographuntil Thursdaywhen someof the membershad departedbut 171 membersand visitorswere includedin the picture taken on the south stepsof the Museum. FE•.LOWS,M•MSrRS ANn ASSOC•A?•SPR•s•rr (BY S?A•ES). CA•.•ORN•A,4--Memb ers, C. G. Abbott,San Diego; R. T. Moore,Pasadena; GeorgeWillett, Los Angeles;Associate, James Moffitt, San Francisco. D•STmCT O• CO•,UlUS•A,19--Fellows, Herbert Friedmann, A. H. Howell, F. C. Lincoln, H. C. Oberholser,T. S. Palmer, AlexanderWetmore; Members,H. C. Bryant, ClarenceCottam, E. A. Goldman,E. A. Preble; Associates,W. Howard Ball, C. It. M. Barrett, W. B. Bell, J. N. Darling, Mrs. J. S. Elliott, C. W. H. Ellis, Miss P.M. l(nappen, Mrs. T. S. Palmer, J. S. Wade. FnOmDA,1--Associate, Mrs. C. W. Melcher, HomosassaSprings.

• Among the visitors were several former Associates including Frank Left and F. C. Test of Chicago, Edmund tieHer of Milwaukee. 1Vtrs. W. C. Herman of Cincinnati and G. H. H. Tate of New York. Representatives were also present from 3 States not included in the following lists--R. J Niedrach, Denver. Colo.; li. W. Jones. Sanford, Maine; and 1Vtrs. W. S. Randall. Austin. Texas. Vol.1935 LII] J PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O.U. 61

GEORGIA,3--Member, H. L. Stoddard, Thomasville; Associates,Miss B. L. Jarrard, Miss Ethel Purcell, Atlanta. ILLINOIS, 48--Fellow, W. H. Osgood,Chicago; Members,A.M. Bailey, Rudyerd Boulton, H. B. Conover,R. M. Strong,Chicago; C. W. G. Elfrig, River Forest; B. T. Gault, Glen Ellyn; S.S. Gregory,Jr., Winnetka; W. I. Lyon, Waukegan; Associates,C. E. Abbott, Mrs. H. L. Baldwin, C. T. Black, E. R. Blake, C. K. Carpenter, A.D. Coble, N. E. Collias, Mrs. Theron Colton, E. R. Ford, A. J. Franzen, F. W. Kill, Alfred Lewy, J. W. Moyer, G. S. Pearsall, Karl Plath, W. S. Primley, C. C. Sanborn, Miss E. B. Shull, J. G. Suthard, J. S. White, L. R. Wolfe, Chicago; R. M. Barnes, Lacon; Mrs. E. T. Baroody, Berwyn; K. E. Barrel, A. H. Reuss,Jr., Blue Island; Robert Bean, Miss C. A. Mitchell, Riverside;F. C. Bellrose,Ottawa; A. R. Cahn, R. E. Yeatler, Urbana; E. F. Hulsberg, La Grange; J.P. Kellogg, Leslie Wheeler, Lake Forest; J. J. Mooney, C. H. Pangburn,W. D. Thorsen,W. A. Weber, Highland Park; William Osburn, Morris; C. R. Stout, Barrington. INnIANA,6--Associates, Earl Brooks, Noblesville;M. W. Lyon, Jr., South Bend; David O'Meara, Fort Wayne; S. E. Perkins III, Indianapolis; Mrs. A. P. Schroeder,Bluffton; L. A. Test, West Lafayette. IowA, 6--Member, T. C. Stephens,Sioux City; Associates,0. P. Allerr, McGregor; Mrs. H. M. Bailey, Sioux City; Henry Birkeland, Nevada; P. A. Du Mont, Mrs. Toni Wendelburg, Des Moines. K•,•rUCK¾, 1--Associate,C. P. Grant, Covington. LO•ISL•NA, 1--Associate,G. H. Lowery, Jr., Baton Rouge. MARYLANn,1--Associate, W. C. Henderson,Chevy Chase. MASSACHUSETTS,3--Fellow, J. L. Peters,Harvard; Associates,O. S. Pettingill, Jr., Middleton; R. T. Peterson,Brookline. MICHIGAN,20--Member, JosselynVan Tyne, Ann Arbor; Associates,S. B. Benson, W. Pierce Brodkorb, L. R. Dice, H. W. Hann, T. D. Hinshaw, R. E. Olsen, M. M. Peet, M. B. Trautman, Ann Arbor; W. G. Fargo, Mrs. E. K. Frey, Jackson;Mrs. A. C. Flood, BloomfieldHills; M. J. Magee, Sault Ste. Marie; N. T. Peterson,M.D. Pirnie, L. A. Walkinshaw,Battle Creek; W. E. Praeger, Kalamazoo; G. F. Raz, Union Pier; Mrs. E. B. Wilson, Detroit. MINNESOTA,3--Fellow, T. S. Roberts, Associates,W. J. Breckenridge,William Kilgore, Jr., Minneapolis. Mississirri, 1--Associate,Miss F. A. Cook, Jackson. MissouRi, 1--Associate,G. B. Happ, St. Louis. NEBRASX•,1--Member, M. H. Swenk, Lincoln. NEW HAMPSHIRE,1--Associate, J.P. Miller, Newport. NEW JERSEY,4---Member, C. H. Rogers, Princeton; Associates,G. A. Ammann, Boonton; L. L. Walsh, Ridgewood; J. A. Weber, Leonia. NEW YORK, 17--Fellows,A. A. Allen, Ithaca; J. T. Zimmer, New York; Members, J. T. Nichols, New York; JamesSavage, Buffalo; G. M. Sutton, Ithaca; Asso- ciates,Richard Archbold, J. H. Baker, A. V. S. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Carll Tucker, New York; F. M. Baumgartner,Miss A.M. Heydweiller,Paul Kellogg, J. T. Tanner, Ithaca; William Vogt, Wantagh; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Brand, White Plains. OHio, 8--Fellow, S. P. Baldwin, Cleveland; Members,S.C. Kendeigh, Cleveland; Mrs. M. M. Nice, Columbus;Associates, J. W. Aldrich, Cleveland;G. M. Cook, Youngstown;W. C. Herman, Cincinnati; L. E. Kicks, Columbus;F. M. Phelps, Elyfla. 62 PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O. U. [Jan.[-Auk

PENNSYLVANIA,9--Fellows, Witmer Stone, Philadelphia; W. E. C. Todd, Pitts- burgh; Member,B. H. Christy, Sewickley;Associates, A. W. Robinson,Miss R. G. Robinson,Hayerford; Mrs. Witmer Stone, P. B. Street, Philadelphia;J. B. Semple,Sewickley; H. T. Underdown,Elkins Park. TENNESSEE,1--Member, A. F. Ganier, Nashville. UTAU, 1--Associate,J. W. Sugden,Salt Lake City. VERMONT,1--Associate, W. P. Smith, Wells River. VIRGINIA,1--Fallow, W. L. McAtee, Cherrydale. WISCONSIN,16--Members, L. J. Cole, Madison;E.G. Holt, La Crosse;Associates, W. W. Chase, Mrs. E.G. Holt, La Crosse;J. T. Emlen, Jr., Aldo Leopold, F. J. W. Schmidt, A. W. Schorger,L. W. Wing, Madison; O. J. Gromme, C. S. Jung, W. J. Mueller, Miss E. A. Oehlenschlaeger,Miss I. M. Schwandt, Mfiwaukee;Mrs. W. E. Rogers,Appleton; H. C. Wfison,Ephraim. C•ADA, 13--Alberta, Associate,A. C. Twomey, Camrose;Manitoba, Associate, C. L. Broley, Winnipeg; Nova Scotia,Associate, A. L. Rand, Wolfville; Ontario, Fellows,J. H. Fleming,Toronto; HoyesLloyd, P. A. Taverner,Ottawa; W. E. Saunders,London; Members,R. M. Anderson,H. F. Lewis, Ottawa; Associates, F. H. Emery, T. M. Shortt, Toronto; Mrs. HoyesLloyd, Ottawa; Saskatchewan, Associate,L. B. Potter, Eastend. Total 193.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING, COLLEGESA/qD UNIVERSITIES, 21--California Institute of Technology,Concordia TeachersCollege, Cornell, KalamazooCollege, Loyola, MississippiState College, Morningside,Ohio State, Princeton,Principia (St. Louis), Purdue, University of Chicago, University of Iowa, University of Louisiana, University of Michigan, Universityof Minnesota,University of Nebraska,University of Pennsylvania,Uni- versity of Toronto, WesternReserve and University of Wisconsin. MusEums,19--Academy of Natural Sciencesof Philadelphia,American Museum of Natural History, Baker-Hunt Museumof Covington,Ky., CaliforniaInstitute of Technology,Canadian National Museum, Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, ChicagoAcademy of Sciences,Cleveland Museum, Field Museum, Los Angeles Museum, Milwaukee Public Museum, Museum of ComparativeZoology, Natural History Museum of San Diego, the Museumsof Cornell, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota,and PrincetonUniversity, Royal Ontario Museum,and the U.S. National Museum. CONSERVATIONORGANIZATIONs--Biological Survey, U.S. Department of Agri- culture, National Park Service,U.S. Departmentof the Interior, U.S. Erosion Service,Canadian National Parks,Office of State Ornithologistof Vermont,National Associationof Audubon Societies,Audubon Societiesof District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey,s•d the JonesBeach Bird Sanctuary,N.Y.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, The election of officersfor 1935 resulted as follows: President, J. H. Flemi-g; Vice- Presidents,A. C. Bent and Herbert Friedmann;Secretary, T. S. Palmer; Treasurer, W. L. McAtee. Members of the Council (in addition to officersand ex-presidents) A. A. Allen, J.P. Chapin,H. C. Oberholser,W. H. Osgood,T. S. Roberts•and P. A. Taverner. The Council electedWitmer Stone, Editor of 'The Auk'; W. L. McAtee, Business Manager;George Stuart, 3d, C. B. Riker and EdwardNorris, Trustees; and J. H. Vol.1935 LII] J PALMER,Fifty-second Meeting ofthe A. O. U. 63

Fleming, S.S. Gregory,Jr., Ludlow Griscom,W. L. McAtee, and T. S. Palmer, members of the Finance Committee.

ELECTIONOF FELLOWS,MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. FELLOWS--4. Samuel Prentiss Baldwin, Cleveland, O. FrancisHobart Herrick, Cleveland,O. Frederick CharlesLincoln, Washington,D.C. Adriaan JosephVan Rossera,Pasadena, Calif. RETIRED FELLOW--1. Alfred Webster Anthony, San Diego, Calif. (By transfer) HONORARY FELLOWS--2. Nils Gyldenstolpe,Stockholm, Sweden. Norman Boyd Kinnear, London, England. CORRESPONDING FELL0WS--10. Max Bartels, Pasir Dataer, Java. CharlesFrederic Belcher, Port of Spain, Trinidad. FrederickNutten Chasen,Singapore, Straits Settlements. GeorgesDementiev, Moscow,U.S. S. R. Rudolf Drost, Heligoland, Germany. Pawel Pateif, Sofia,Bulgaria. Moriz Sassi,Vienna, Austria. H. Schouteden,Tervueren, Belgium. H. C. Siebers,Semarang, Java. FrederichSteinbacher, Berlin, Germany. MEMBERS--10. Beecher Scoville Bowdish, Demarest, N.J. Herbert HutchinsonBrimley, Raleigh, N. C. Verdi Burteh, Branchport, N.Y. Leon Jacob Cole, Madison, Wis. ClarenceCottam, Washington,D.C. Albert Franklin Ganier, Nashville, Tenn. StephenStrong Gregory, Jr., Winnetka, Ill. Francis Lee Jaques,New York, N.Y. OlausJohan Murie, Jackson,Wyo. JamesSavage, Buffalo, N.Y. ASSOCIATES--162. The namesof Associateswho have qualifiedwill appearin 'The Auk' for April, 1935.