AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS.
Thirteenth Annual Congress of the
Union Now in Session Here.
A body of learned men and women as-
sembled this morning in the lecture hall of
the National Museum to discuss birds.
Those mentioned comprised the American
Ornithologist Union, and the present ses-
sion is the thirteenth annual congress of
the society.
When President William Brewster called
the union to order at 11 o'clock there were
present Dr. J. A. Allen, C. Hart Merriam,
Maj. C. E. Bendire, Dr. Elliott Coues, Robt.
Ridgeway, Frank M. Chapman, John H.
Sage, William Dutcher, D. G. Elliott, Dr.
A. K. Fisher, Dr. Theodore Gill, F. A. Lu-
cas, L. M. Loomis, Dr. E. A. Mearns, Geo.
B. Segnatt, Leonhard Stejneger, Witmer
Stone, T. S. Palmer, G. S. Miller, jr., H. R.
Taylor, Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller, Chas. H.
Townsend, Harry C. Oberholser, Charles W.
Richmond, Wm. Palmer, Frank H. Knowl-
ton, E. A. Preble, Vernon Bailey, Jewell
D. Sornborger, S. D. Judd, Prof. F. E. L.
Beal, Outram Bangs, W. E. Clyde Todd and
others.
Dr. Coues' Exhibit.
After a brief business session, during
which a proposed amendment to the con-
stitution providing for seventy-five active
members instead of fifty as at present, was
considered, President Brewster introduced
Dr. Elliott Coues, who exhibited a number
of unpublished water-color paintings of
birds by Louis A. Fuertes, a student at
Cornell University. Dr. Coues made the
exhibit doubly interesting by explanatory
remarks. During the remainder of the
morning session papers were read by sev-
eral members.
The sessions are to be continued tomor-
row and Thursday, the hours decided upon
being 11 to 1 and 2 to 4. This evening a
special session is to be held at 8 o'clock,
when two memorial addresses are to be
delivered, one by Dr. Elliott Coues on the
late Thomas H. Huxley, and the other by
D. J. Elliott on the late George N. Law-
rence. All the sessions are open to the
public.
Officers Elected.
The annual business meeting of the union:
was held last evening at the residence of
Dr. C. Hart Merriam, 16th street
northwest. Very little of an important
nature was transacted except the election
of officers, which resulted as follows:
William Brewster of Cambridge, Mass.,
president; C. Hart Merriam and Robert
Rigway, both of Washington, vice presi-
dents; John H. Sage of Portland, Corn.,
secretary, and William Dutcher of New
York city, treasurer. President Brewster
is recognized as one of the most distin-
guished ornithologists of the day.
STAR, NOV. 12, 1896
Original xeroxed by the
Smithsonian Archives