The Journal of the Maine Ornithological Society, Vol. 7 PDF Download

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ISBN: 9781332303083
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Excerpt from The Journal of the Maine Ornithological Society, Vol. 7: March, 1905 Iv Of Mains Ornithoiogical Society. of birds, nests, and eggs. Among the most interesting things in Mr. Merrills collection from the State was the first nest and eggs of the Golden-crowned Kinglet ever taken. This is the set described in all the older works dealing with the oology of this part of the country. Another interesting specimen in Mr. Merrills collection was the Kiimlien sGull, taken at the time when this species was just on the point of being described. Mr. Merrills bird was one of those used in differentiating the characteristics of this species. On returning to the hotel from Mr. Merrills, a short business meeting was held in the parlor of the Penobscot Exchange, with President Spinney in the chair. After the reading of the secretarys report of the last annual meeting, the following committees were appointed by the chair. On Nominations: Messrs. Knight, Norton, vSpinney. On Resolutions: Messrs. Swain, Ellis, Powers. On Auditing Accounts: Prof. E.A. Lee; Miss Mabel Ridley. On motion of Mr. Knight, voted that a committee be appointed to prepare the manuscript for publication relating to the birds of Maine, containing brief descriptions of the individual species, nesting habits, and distribution in and out of the State, said manuscript not to exceed three hundred and fifty printed pages. After some discussion this was laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Ellis the following persons were elected to active membership: Mr. B.N. Allen, Castine; Miss Marina Everett, Camden; Prof. Hurlbert, Bangor; Miss Eora C.Eastman, Portland; Mr. LouisE. Legge, Portland. After the reading of the minutes the meeting adjourned. The evening meeting was called to order in the Ware Parlors by the Secretary, Wm. L.Powers. This was an open meeting, and many citizens of Bangor were present to enjoy the entertainment. The first speaker was Capt. H.L. Spinney, who chose for his subject Birds from a Lighthouse. The next speaker was Arthur H. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.