OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, 1929. Expiration of term WETMORE,ALEXANDER, President ................... November, 1929 GRINNELL,FLEMIN(•,JAMES JOSEPHH. ) Vice-Presidents ............... " 1929 PALMER,T. S., Secretary........................... " 1929 MCATEE, W. L., Treasurer......................... " 1929 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. BENT, ARTHURC ................................. November, 1929 DEANE, RWrHVEN ................................ " 1929 I•ORBUSH,E. •I.** ................................. OBERHOLSER,HARRY C ............................ " 1929 RICHMOND,CHARLES W ............................ " 1929 ROBERTS,THOMAS S ............................... " 1929 TAVERNER,PERCY A .............................. " 1929 BATCHELDER,CHARLES 1 • .......................... CHAPMAN,FRANK M .............................. DWIGHT, JONATHAN*.............................. FISHER,ALBERT K................................ Ex-Presidents MERRIAM,C. HART............................... NELSON,EDWARD W .............................. RIDGWAY,ROBERT t ............................... STONE,WITMER .................................. EDITORIAL STAFF OF 'THE AUK.' STONE,WITMER, Editor ............................ November, 1929 COMMITTEES. Committeeon Arrangementsfor the Meeting of 19œ9. WETMORE,ALEXANDER, Chairman STREET,J. FLETCHER PALMER,T.S. ERSKINE,RICHARD STONE,WITMER Committeeon Biographyand Bibliography. PALMER,T. S., Chairman DEANE, RWrHVEN ß ALLEN,GLOVER M. RICHMOND,CHARLES W. Committee on Bird Protection. FLEMING,J. H., Chairman BENT, A. C. ALLEN,A.A. RICHMOND,CHARLES W. Committeeon Classificationand Nomenclatureof North American Birds. STONE,WITMER, Chairman PALMER,T. S. DWIGHT,JONATHAN* PETERS,J. L.ti GRINNELL,JOSEPH RICHMOND,CHARLES W. MILLER,W. D.W. WETMORE,ALEXANDER OBERHOLSER,H. C. Committee on Publications. STONE,WIT•mR, Chairman PALMER,T. S. WETMORE,ALEXANDER McATEE, W. L. * Deceased, February 22, 1929. t Deceased, March 25, 1929. ** Deceased, March 7, 1929. tt Appointed March 1929. xii Fellows. FELLOWS, MEMBERS, AND ASSOCIATES OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION APRIL, 1929.1 FELLOWS. *Life Fellow. Date of Election ALLEN, DR. ARTHURAUGUSTUS, McGraw Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y ................................... (1909)19223 ALLEN• DR. GLOVERMORRILL, Museum Comp. Zool, Cam- bridge,Mass ............................... (1896)1921 ANTHONY,ALFRED WEBSTER, Nat. Hist. Mus., Balboa Park, San Diego, Calif ................................. (1885)1895 BANGS,OUTRAM, Museum Comp. Zoology,Cambridge, Mass... (1884)1901 BATCHELDER,CHARLES FOSTER, Peterborough, N. H ........... Founder BEEBE, CHARLESW•LLIAM, New York Zool. Park, New York, N. Y ........................................... (1897)1912 *BENT, ARTHURCLEVELAND• 140 High St., Taunton, Mass.... (1889)1909 BERGTOLD,DR. WILLIAM HARRY, 1159 Race St., Denver, Colo. (1889)1921 BIBlie?, DR. Louis BENNETT,450 Bradford St., Pasadena,Calif. (1885)1901 BROOKS,ALLAN CYRIL, OkanaganLanding, B.C., Can....... (1902)1921 BROWN,NATHAN CLIFFORD, 218 Middle St., Portland, Maine .... Founder CHADBOURNE,DR. ARTHURPATTERSON, U.S. Veterans' Hospi- tal, Dwight, Ill .................................. (1883)1889 CHA?IN, DR. JAMESPAUL, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, N. Y ........................................... (1906)1921 CHArMAN, DR. FR•K MICHLER, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, N. Y ..................................... (1885)1888 DEANE,RUTHYEN, Room 813, 112 W. AdamsSt., Chicago,Ill ...... 1883 FISI{ER,DR. ALBERTKENRICK, Biological Survey, Washington, D. C ............................................. Founder • By order of the Council names of Members are given in full, thus following a practice adopted long ago by the British Ornithologists' Union. Members are requested to advise the Secretary of any errors and to furnish information regarding any names still incomplete. Members of the Union and subscribers to 'The Auk' are requested to notify the Treasurer, •V. L. McAtee, 200 Cedar St., Cherrydale, Va., iramediately in the case of any change of address. • Dates in parentheses indicate dates of joining the Union. Fellows. xiii FLEM•NO,JAMES HENRY, 267 RusholmeRoad, Toronto 4, Ont., Can ............................................ (1893)1916 GmNNELL,DR. GEORGEBran, 238 E. 15th St., New York, N. Y .... 1883 GmNNELL, DR. JOSEell,Mus. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Calif ........................................... (1894)1901 GmscoM,LUnLOW, Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge,Mass ..... (1908)1925 JONES,LYNnS, 352 West CollegeSt., Oberlin,Ohio .......... (1888)1905 KALMEACH,EnW•N R•CHARn,Biol. Survey,Washington, D.C. (1910)1927 *MAmL•ARn,JOSEe•, 1815 Vallejo St.. San Francisco,Calif... (1895)1914 McATEE,WALnO LEE, BiologicalSurvey, Washington, D.C... (1903)1914 *McGREGOR,R•CHARn CmTTENnEN, Bureau of Science,Manila, P. I ............................................ (1889)1907 MERRIAM,DR. CLINTONHART, 1919 16th St., N.W., Washing- ton, D. C ......................................... Founder MmLER, WALnRONDEW•TT, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, N. Y ........................................... 1896(1914) MUReHY, DR. ROEERTCUSHMX•, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, N. Y ..................................... (1905)1920 NEHRL•N%HENRY, Naples, Tamiami Trail, Lee Co., Fla ........... 1883 NELSON,DR. EnWARDWmL•AM, Biological Survey, Washing- ton, D. C ............................................ 1883 *OEERHOLSEa,DR. HARRY CHURCH,Biological Survey, Wash- ington, D. C .................................... (1888)1902 OsGoo•>,DR. W•,FREn HUnSON,Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, Ill ............................................. (1893)1905 *PALMER, DR. THEODORESHERMAN, 1939 Biltmore St., N.W., Washington,D. C ............................... (1888)1901 PETERS,JAMES LEE, Harvard, Mass....................... (1904)1927 *PmLM?S, DR. JOHNCHARLES, Wenham, Mass.............. (1904)1925 RICHMOND,DR. CHARLESWALLACE, U.S. Nat. Mus., Wash- ington, D. C .................................... (1888)1897 RmEY,JOSEPH HARVEy, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington,D.C... (1897)1919 ROBERTS,DR. THOMASSADLER, Univ. of Minnesota, Minne- apolis, Minn .......................................... 1883 SAUNDERS,W•LL•AM EDWIN, 240 Central Ave., London,Ont., Can... 1883 *STONE,DR. WITMER,Acad. Nat. Sciences,Philadelphia, Pa... (1885)1892 SWARTH,HARRY SCHELWALDT, 2800 Prince St., Berkeley,Calif. (1900)1916 TAVERNER,PERCY A., National Museum,Ottawa, Ont., Can... (1902)1917 TODD,WALTER EDMOND CLYDE, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa ............................................. (1890)1916 TOWNSEND,DR. CHARLESWENDELL, Ipswich, Mass .......... (1901)1923 WAYNE,ARTHUR TREZEVANT, Mr. Pleasant,S. C............ (1905)1928 *WETMORE,DR. ALEXANDER,U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, D. C ........................................... (1908)1919 WIDMANN,OTTO, 5105 Enright Ave., St. Louis,Mo ................ 1884 xiv Honorary Fellows. RE•IRED FELLOWS. F•SHER,PROF. WALTER I•NRICK, Hopkins Marine Sta., PacificGrove, Calif ............................................ (1899) 1920 HEWSHAW,HENRY WETHERBEE, C/O P. B. Cromelin, Albee Bldg., Washington, D. C ............................... (1883)1918 SHUFELDT, DR. ROBERT W•LSON, 1601 Phillips Terrace, N.W., Washington,D. C ........................... (Founder) 1927 STEJNEOER,DR. LEONHARD,U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, D.C. (1883)1911 HONORARY FELLOWS. BAKER,E•)WAR•) CHARLES STUART, 6 Harold Road, Upper Norwood, London, S.E. 19, England ........................ (1918)1920 BUTURLXN,SERO•US ALEXAN•)ROWCH, C/O Prof. S. I. Ognev, Zool. Mus., 1st University, Moscow, U.S.S.R ............. (1907)1916 CAMrBELL,ARCmBAL•) JAMES, "Bulgaroo," 18 Wellington Road, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.......................... (1902)1921 CLARKe, DR. WmL•AM EAOLE, 8 Grosvenor St., Edinburgh, Scot- land ........................................... (1889) 1921 DABBENE,DR. ROBERTO,Museo Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1916) 1918 DELACOUR,JEAN THEO•)ORE,Chateau de Cl•res, Seine Inf•rieure, France ......................................... (1920)1928 EVANS,DR. ARTHURHUMBL•, Cheviot House, Crowthorne, Berks, England........................................ (1899)1917 HAAONER,ALW•N KARL, Zool. Depot, Hamanskraal, Dist. Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa .......................... (1916)1918 HALL, ROBERT,Tasmanian Museum Hobart, Tasmania ...... (1916)1923 HARTERT, DR. ERNST [JOHANNOTTO], Zoological Museum, Tring, Herts, England ................................. (1891)1902 HELLMAXR,DR. CARLE•)UAR•), Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, Ill. (1903)1911 IHERXNO,DR. HERMANNVOW, Hammerstr. 30, Biidingen, Ober Hes- sen, Germany .................................. (1902) 1911 JOUR•)A•N,REV. FRANC•SCHARLES ROBERT, Laverstock, 13 Belle Vue Road, Southbourne,Bournemouth, England ........ (1918)1921 KURO•)A,DR. NAOAmCm, Fukuyoshi Cho, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan (1918) 1921 L6NNBERO,DR. [AXEL JOVAN]E•NAR, NaturhistoriskaRiksmuseum, Vetenskapsakademien,Stockholm, Sweden......... (1916)1918 LowE, DR. PERCX ROXCRox•r,Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Cromwell Road, London, S. W. 7, England.................. (1916)1920 MATHEWS,GREOORX MACAL•STER, Meadway, St. Cross,Winchester, Hants, England ................................. (1911)1927 ME•NERTZHAOEN,COL. RXCHAR•),17 Kensington Park Gardens, Lon- don, N. W. 3, England ........................... (1916)1928 CorrespondingFellows. xv MENEGAUX, DR. HENRI AUGUS?E,Museum d'Histoire Naturelie, 55 Rue de Buffon, Paris, France ................... (1916)1918 P¾CRArr,WILLIAM PLANE, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), Cromwell Road, London, S. W. 7, England