PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH STATED MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION

SECRETARY The Eighty-seventh Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union was held 1-5 September 1969 at th'e University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Cosponsors were the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Audubon Society. Business sessions were held on 1 and 3 September; paper sessions on 2, 3, and 4 September; and on 5 September two all-day field trips, a canoe trip on the Buffalo River, and a bus trip to the Boston Mountains. BUSINESS SESSIONS On 1 September the Council met in the forenoon and early afternoon; the Fellows met in the late afternoon; and the Fellows and Elective Mem- bers met in the evening. The Council and the Fellows each h'eld their second and third meetings on 3 September. A summary of actions at these meetings follows: 1970 meeting.--The Eighty-eighth Stated Meeting will be held from 5-9 October at Buffalo, New York, at the invitation of the Buffalo Museum of Science, the Buffalo Audubon Society, and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Awards.--Josselyn Van Tyne Memorial Research Awards administered by the Committee on Research were made to Robert E. Gobeil of Saint Francis College, Biddeford, Maine ($150), for a study on the arrangement of veins in the heart region of birds and their phylogenetic significance; to James V. Kelleher, University of Nevada, Reno ($300), for a study of the ecological distribution of birds in th'e Carson Range, Nevada; to Robert J. Long, University of Alberta, Edmonton ($100), for research on the role of behavior in determining the spacing of duck nests; and to James A. Redfield, University of Alberta, Edmonton ($250), for studies on bio- chemical polymorphism in the Blue Grouse. The Committee on Student Awards announced Marcia Brady Tucker travel awards to four students providing them with travel support to the A.O.U. meeting at Fayetteville. Recipients were James R. Karr of the University of Illinois, Champaign ($100); Herman H. Shugart, University of Georgia, Athens ($135); F. Gary Stiles, University of California, Los Angeles ($190); and Charles G. Yarbrough, University of Florida, Gaines- ville ($175). One-year Memberships in the A.O.U. were awarded to 37 students (28 graduates, 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 2 sophomores, and 1 freshman) who were enrolled in 33 institutions in 24 states and provinces. Amendments to the Bfiaws.--An addition to the Bylaws was considered by the Council and the Fellows. Preliminary approval was given by the Fellows. Final action will be taken on this proposed addition at the 1970 meeting of the Fellows. ThSs amendment is proposed for addition to Article IV, Section 6 of the Bylaws of the A.O.U. It is intended for insertion immediately before the last sentence of the first paragraph of the section. "If the vacancies agreed upon to be filled are not filled on the first ballot, a second ballot may be taken, provided a majority of the Fellows and Elective Members voting so direct. Each Fellow and Elective Member present may vote for as many nominees not elected on the first ballot, as vacancies remain to be filled, and to the extent of such vacancies those candidates receiving the highest number, if a majority of the votes cast, shall be declared elected." Brewster Memorial Award.--The Fellows meeting on 1 September adopted a resolution which increased the period of eligibility of a work, or group of related works, from 6 years to 10 years. Detail of this change appears in the Proceedings of the Eighty-sixth Stated Meeting of the A.O.U'. (Auk, 86: 111, 1969). The Council decided to make no Brewster Memorial Award in 1969. Membership.--Membership at the time of the annual meeting stood at 3,250. Following elections, numbers in the several classes were: Members ................................................................................................................ 2,809 Student Members ............................................................................................... 37 Elective Members ............................................................................................. 209 Fellows ................................................................................................................ 92 Honorary Fellows .............................................................................................. 20 Corresponding Fellows ..................................................................................... 73 Honorary Life Elective Members .................................................................... 5 Honorary Life Members .................................................................................... 5 Total membership includes 1 Benefactor, 36 Patrons (18 living), 437 Life Members, 77 Life Elective Members, and 40 Life Fellows. During the year the officers learned of the death of 3 Fellows, 2 Fellow Emeritus, 7 Elective Members, 33 Members, 1 Honorary Fellow, and 1 Corresponding Fellow: Elsa G. Allen, Elective Member Claude T'. Barnes, Honorary Life Member Palmer T. Beaudette, Life Member Millicent T. Bingham, Member Eliot Blackwelder, Honorary Life Member Harold Child Bryant, Elective Member L. B. Carson, Member Carlyle D. Chamberlain, Member Philip T. Coolidge, Member Georgij P. Dementiev, Honorary Fellow Elise M. Dickerson, Member Robert J. Dunbar, Member Henry S. Forbes, Member Henry Fowler, Honorary Life Member Charles Barnes Gardiner, Honorary Life Member Fred T. Hall, Member Watson B. Hastings, Member H. O. Havemeyer, Honorary Life Member P.S. Howe, Life Member William M. Hughes, Life Member Francis L. Jaques, Elective Member Junea W. Kelly, Elective Member Joel Kuperberg, Member Chester C. Lamb, Honorary Life Elective Member Hugh C. Land, Member George R. Learing, Life Member Jean M. Linsdale, Fellow Emeritus William H. Matthews, Jr., Member Olive Moody, Life Member John Paul Moore, Member Thomas F. T. Morland, Member John R. Pemberton, Fellow Rudulfo Amando Philippi, Corresponding Fellow James A. G. Rehn, Honorary Life Member Francis J. Rolle, Life Member Oscar M. Root, Life Member J. Stuart Rowley, Member Albert B. Schultz, Jr., Life Member Warner Seely, Member L. L. Snyder, Fellow Ruth A. Sumner, Life Member Lewis Mclver Terrill, Elective Member Waiter S. Terry, Member W. E. Clyde Todd, Fellow Emeritus Edwuard C. Ulrich, Member William W. Vogt, Elective Member Francis Marion Weston, Fellow In the meetings on 1 September the following were elected to special classes of membership in the A.O.U.: FELLOW HONOaAR3/4 FELLOW Frank C. Bellrose, Jr. K.H. Voous (Netherlands) Robert T. Orr Lester L. Short, Jr. Glen E. Woolfenden CORRESPONDING FELLOW G. V. T. Matthews (England) Agusto Ruschi (Brazil) D. W. Snow (England) PATRON Thomas C. Desmond Burr L. Monroe, Sr. John T. Nichols ELECTIVE MEMBER Peter L. Ames Laurence C. Binford Gorman M. Bond Richard D. Brewer Alan H. Brush Mary H. Clench Charles T. Collins Stephen W. Eaton Alfred E. Eynon William G. George Lyndon L. Hargrave Ed N. Harrison Carl Helms Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. J. David Ligon Douglass H. Morse Helmut C. Mueller John L. Zimmerman Finances.--Cyrus Mark, Chairman of the Investing Trustees, reported the appraised value of the endowment holdings to be $241,218.77. This includes an $11,000 addition and a decline of 11.1 per cent in fiscal 1968 reflecting the state of both the stock and the bond markets in mid-1969. Investment income collected amounted to $9,778.77, an increase of $925.97 over fiscal 1968. The Council reelected Investing Trustees Cyrus Mark, Ch'airman, Turner Biddle, and Arlie W. Schorger. The report of Treasurer Burt L. Monroe, Jr., appears in full at the con- clusion of these proceedings. Editorial matters.--Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Editor of The Auk, reported Volume 86 (1969) would contain nearly 900 pages compared to the 796 total printed pages in 1968. Publication time lags for major articles run from 9 to 15 months. These compare favorably with lags of other technical journals with comparably thorough referencing and editing. Rejections run about 35 per cent of manuscripts received. The 10-year index for 1951-60 has gone to press and Editor Austin reports that its Indexer, Col. L. R. Wolfe, has agreed to begin work immediately on the index for 1961-70. The Council reelected Dr. Austin the Editor of The Auk. Robert W. Storer, Editor of the Ornithological Monographs, reported that in the past year two monographs were published: "A distributional survey of the birds of Honduras" by Burr L. Monroe, Jr., and "An ap- proach to the study of ecological relationships among grassland birds" by John A. Wiens. A third, entitled "Mating systems, sexual dimorphism, and the role of male North American passerines in the nesting cycle" by Jared Verner and Mary F. Willson was in page proof in September 1969. Robert W. Storer, the original Editor of the Ornithological Monographs retired and the Council elected Robert M. Mengel to succeed him. Ralph S. Palmer, Editor of "The handbook of North American birds" presented to the Council an optimistic report on progress with Volume 2, which covers the Anseriformes. Eugene Eisenmann, Chairman of the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North American Birds reported on progress with the sixth edition of the A.O.U. "Check-list of North American birds." He revealed that great interest has been shown by ornithologists in plans to extend checklist coverage through Panama, thus including all of geographic North America. Publication is anticipated in about 5 years. Election of officers.--At the meeting of Fellows and Elective Members, John W. Aldrich was reelected President; Donald S. Farner was advanced to First Vice-President; S. Charles Kendeigh was elected Second Vice- President; Richard C. Banks was elected Secretary; and Burt L. Monroe, Jr., was reelected Treasurer. Elected to 3-year terms on the Council were L. Richard Mewaldt, Kenneth C. Parkes, and Harrison B. Tordoff. ATTENDANCE Registration at the meeting totaled 283 people: from the' Canal Zone (2), 3 provinces of Canada (11), and 35 states and the District of Columbia of the U.S.A. (270). CAs^DA--Alberta: E. O. Hohn. Ontario: J. L. Baillie, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chandler, J. A. Dick, A. J. Erskine, Hoyes Lloyd, R. D. Lock- wood, Ron Orenstein, D. M. Power. Newfoundland: L. M. Tuck. C^Nu; ZONe: J. R. Karr, Horace Loftin. USTED StAts--Alabama: A. K. Bates, T. A. Imhof, M. L. Miles, Mrs. D. O. Wright. Alaska: Brina Kessel. Arizona: R. P. Balda, Mrs. Herbert Carnes, Steven Carothers, P. J. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hargrave, R. R. Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Russell, Martha Wolford. Arkansas: C. R. Amason, Ruth M. Armstrong, H. E. Barton, D. A. Becker, Ronald Beumer, Sue Carter, Jay Clark, Neppie L. Conner, Mrs. Thase Daniel, Diane Dearasaugh, Thomas Foti, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Fowler, P.S. Gibson, D. K. Goering, W. C. Guest, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Halberg, J. R. Haldeman, E. L. Hanebrink, T. H. Holder, Patrick Ireland, Dwight Ittner, Dr. and Mrs. Douglas James, R. M. Jenkins, H. C. Johnston, Lew Johnston, P.M. Johnston, Louise R. Kraemer, D. W. Martin, Mrs. Jim Miller, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Moore, Larry Olmsted, M.D. Parker, Forrest Payne, R. A. Pierce, A. F. Posey, Arlo Raim, Douglas Reagan, Gene Rush, Mrs. W. P. Scarlett, J. A. Sealander, James Spotila, Mrs. H. S. Stern, Ruth H. Thomas, Jerome Wenger, Jo Ann Whirlarch, Steve Wilson, Virginia G. Wirtz, J. L. York. California: Mrs. H. C. Austin, L. C. Binford, Don Bleitz, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Collier, C. T. Collins, E. R. Greene, J. W. Hardy, T. R. Howell, J. R. Jehl, Jr., N. K. Johnson, John Mewaldt, Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Mewaldt, R. D. Ohmart, Carol A. Pearson, C. J. Ralph, G. F. Stiles. Colorado: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brockner, W. A. Davis, Leo Heugly, Nancy A. Hurley, E. R. Kalmbach. Connecticut: Walter Bulmer, Ben King, R. T. Peterson. District of Columbia: Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Banks, A. J. Duvall, F. G. Evenden, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Wetmore, P. W. Woodward, R. L. Zusi. Florida: Dr. and Mrs. O. L. Austin, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Baker, Pierce Brodkorb, Brian Harrington, H. W. Kale, II, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lohrer, J. C. Ogden, W. B. Robertson, Jr., J. H. Schnell, R. W. Schreiber, H. M. Stevenson, Carole F. Sumner, P. W. Sykes, Jr., Susan C. White, G. E. Woolfenden, C. G. Yarbrough. Georgia: Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Able, S. A. Gauthreaux, Jr., J.P. McMillan, H. H. Shugart, Jr. Idaho: Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Trost. Illinois: P. L. Ames, K. E. Barrel, E. R. Blake, Brian Cain, Dr. and Mrs. S.C. Kendeigh, R. J. Lederer, Eugene LeFebure, M. G. McHenry, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Rand, William Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Vasse, R. L. Will. Indiana: Bill Forsyth. Iowa: Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pierce, Dr. and Mrs. M. W. Weller. Kansas: G. W. Blankespoor, R. M. Case, C. W. Comer, Stephen Fretwell, Dr. and Mrs. P.S. Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Johnston, R. D. Klemm, W. J. Klitz, D. M. Niles, J. W. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Parmelee, R. J. Robel, J. D. Robins, Sievert Rohwer, T. G. Shane, J. L. Tatschl, J. L. Zimmerman. Kentucky: Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Monroe, Jr. Louisiana: T. A. Burns, R. B. Hamilton, H. H. Jeter, Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Lowery, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. E. B. McLean, Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Newman, J. P. O'Neill, S. O. Williams, III. Maryland: Earl Baysiner, C. L. Casher, L. L. Hood, S. L. Olson, C. S. Robbins, Dr. and Mrs. Francis Williamson. Massachusetts: James Baird, F. W. Davis. Michigan: Mr. and Mrs. Curt Adkisson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cheek, II, Jean W. Cohn, C. D. Fisher, E. D. Greij, B. G. Murray, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Prince, J. G. Strauch, Jr., H. B. Tordoff. Missouri: Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fredrickson, W. R. Goodge, J. A. Mulligan, H. W. Williams. Nebraska: John Cravford, Mike Haddix, L. C. Holcomb, Mr. and Mrs. John Lueshen, R. S. Sharpe. New Hampshire: Peter Stettenheim. New Jersey: Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Colburn. New Mexico: J. D. Ligon, R. J. Raitt. New York: Dean Amadon, Robert Andrle, H. H. Axtell, Walter Bock, R. C. Clement, Joel Cracraft, Eugene Eisenmann, S. T. Emlen, W. E. Lanyon, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Mitchell, R. S. Palmer, James Tate, Jr., J. A. Walker, R. G. Wolk. North Carolina: C. H. Blake, H. T. Hendrickson, H. C. Mueller, J. F. Parnell. North Dakota: L. W. Oring. Ohio: Miriam Bell, Mrs. R. V. D. Booth, Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Gaunt, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mayfield, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parrish, Carol Votava. Oklahoma: Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Anderson, W. A. Carter, J. K. DeVore, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Epperly, Mrs. Charles Frichot, Mame K. Glinter, Mrs. G. T. Hendricks, Mrs. Desmond Isted, D. J. Jones, Marsha Landolt, L. P. Mays, J. H. McCardell, Mrs. Walter McKinney, Mrs. J. F. Messerly, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Norman, R. B. Payne, L. A. Pulliam, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smith, Lydia Sitz, Gloria Sullivan, G. M. Sutton, Mrs. P. D. Whitson. Pennsylvania: L. B. Barnett, Mary H. Clench, F. B. Gill, R. D. Milliron, K. C. Parkes. South Dakota: T. C. Dunstan, Dr. and Mrs. Byron Harrell, Leonard Smith. Tennessee: F. J. Alsop, III, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Coffey, Jr., Mrs. E. W. Goodpasture, J. C. Howell, G. O. Wallace. Texas: Leticia Alamia, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Freemyer, Pauline James, O. B. Kok, Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Michael, C. J. Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Moldenhauer, J. J. Ramsey, R. R. Roth, Kent Rylander, Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Schnell, J. L. Spinks, Don Woodard. Utah: Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Behle, A. W. Stokes. Virginia: Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blem, J.P. Hubbard, Roxie C. Laybourne. Wisconsin: F. H. Blackmore, Dr. and Mrs. Jay Dykstra, J. T. Emlen, Jr., C. A. North, D. H. Thompson, Emil Urban. PUBLIC SESSIONS The opening session and the papers sessions were held in the University Theatre in the Fine Arts Center on the mornings and afternoons of three successive days beginning Tuesday, 2 September. Concurrent papers ses- sions were held in the Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Center on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. TUESDAY MORNING SESSION Douglas James, Chairman of the Local Committee on Arrangements, introduced Vice-President Charles W. Oxford of the University of Arkansas who welcomed the A.O.U. to the University and to Fayetteville. President John W. Aldrich responded for the American Ornithologists' Union. Secretary L. Richard Mewaldt summarized the business sessions of the previous day, including elections. The following papers were then presented: Pleistocene differentiation in the aridlands avifauna of North America. JoH P. HUBBARD, Rockbridge Alum Springs Biological Laboratory, Goshen, Virginia. Effects of postglacial climatic changes on middle American avian distribution, with special reference to the genus Arremonops. BURT L. MONROE, JR., Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Kentucky. Distribution of seabirds in relation to surface waters in the equatorial eastern Pacific. PATRICk: J. GOULD, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey, Smithsonian Institution, Wash- ington, D.C. Pesticides and reproductive success of pelicans and cormorants in California and north- ern Baja California. JosEPI R. JEHL, JR., Natural History Museum, San Diego, and ROBERT W. RISEBROUGH, Institute of Marine Science, University of California, Berkeley. Status of the Brown Pelican in the United States. RALPH W. SCHREIBER, Department of Zoology, University of South Florida, Tampa, and ROBERT W. RISEBROUOH, In- stitute of Marine Resources, University of California, Berkeley. Range extension of the Roadrunner in Arkansas. DOUGnAS JAMES, Department of Zoology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. On the autumn migration of the Blackpoll Warbler. BERTRaZVr G. MURRAY, JR., De- partment of Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing. Differential niche utilization in Henslow's Sparrow. JEROVrE D. ROBINS, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Golden Eagle and the livestock industry in west Texas. LEO G. HEUGL3/4, Colorado Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS A method for deriving absolute population data from transect counts. JOHN T. EMnEN, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ecological succession of breeding bird populations in northwestern Arkansas. HEmAN HENRY SHUGART, JR., Department of Zoology, University of Georgia, Athens. Some aspects of avian succession in Illinois. ROLAND R. ROTH, Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Champaign. Some comparisons of avian aggregations in temperate and tropical habitats. JwEs R. KARR, Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Champaign. Effects of spring leaf-fall on the breeding birds of two Arizona woodlands. RuSsEJ. P. BALDA, Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Blue Jays, nest predation, and the regulation of breeding bird densities. STE?HEN FRETWELL, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan. The role of Starling poxvirus as a factor in producing mortality in wild populations. FRANCIS S. L. WILLIAMSON, Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology, Smithsonian Institution, Edgewater, Maryland. The possible role of behavior in regulating Prairie Chicken and Black Grouse popula- tions. ROBERT J. ROBEL, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan. The effect of researchers on the breeding success of gulls. C. Joan RAL?a, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Bolinas, California. Nest mortality suffered by a colony of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in western Nevada. TaoxAS A. BVRNS, Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern State College of Louisiana, Natchitoches. Phreatophyte control and effects on bird populations in central Arizona. STEVEN W. CAROTaERS, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, and R. RoY JOaNSON, Center for Anthropological Studies, Prescott, Arizona. Magnificent Frigatebirds nesting in southern Florida. ALEXAXOER SVRVNT, IV, National Audubon Society, Tavernier, Florida, Joaza C. OODEN, and WXLLZA B. ROBERTSON, JR., National Park Service, Homestead, Florida. Immediate effects of hardwood removal and prescribed burning on bird populations. EDWXN D. MXCaAEL, Biology Department, Stephen F. Austin College, Nacogdoches, Texas, and PAXRiCX I. TaORNBVRO, Department of Zoology, Arizona State Univer- sity, Tempe. Comparative gross morphology of the appendicular musculature of some Ciconiiformes. JAES C. VANDEN BEROE, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Min- nesota, St. Paul. Altitudinal color variation in the Reunion Island White-eye, Zosterops borbonica. FRANX B. GrL, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Cranial morphology and feeding methods of the Akepa, Loxops coccinea. WALTER J. BocK, Department of Zoology, Columhia University, New York, and LAWRENCE P. RXCXARDS, Department of Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. Analysis of hindlimb locomotion in the Domestic Pigeon. JOEL CPCRAX, American Museum of Natural History, New York. A pigmented apterium in the wing of Anhinga. WXZLXAZvX G. GEOROE, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. The influence of sex hormones on plumages and molts of the Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors. ELDON D. GREXJ, Department of Biology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Arrested molt in two populations of Sooty Terns. BRAN A. HARRINOTON, Department of Zoology, University of South Florida, Tampa. Plumages of the Wood Duck, Aix sponsa. RALVa S. PALZVXER, New York State Museum and Science Service, Albany. An anomalous molt and breeding cycle in a TrinidadJan swift. CaARLES T. COLLXNS, California State College, Long Beach. Functional anatomy of sandpipers. MCaAEL KEN RYLANDR, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSIONS Daily variation in deep-body temperature of Red-winged Blackhirds as measured by radio-telemetry. ELDN W. MARXZN, Department of Biology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Changes in the body temperature of the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) at lowered environmental temperatures. JED J. RAMS3/4, Department of Biology, Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas. Behavioral responses to temperature in the Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Ethiopia. T. G. JEmORD, W. J. MvRvaY, and EMr K. URBAN, Department of Biology, Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Adaptations of Horned Larks to hot environments. CaARrES H. TROSX, Department of Zoology, Idaho State University, Pocatello. The development of endothermy in nestling Gray-crowned Rosy Finches (Leucosticte tephrocotis griseonucha). CHaRLES G. YARBROUGH, Department of Zoology, Uni- versity of Florida, Gainesville. Water turnover in Roadrunners using tritium oxide. R. D. OrART, Department of Zoology, Tow E. CHAPMAN, and LARRY: Z. MCFARnAND, School of Veterinary Medi- cine, University of California, Davis. Nitrogen and energy balance of Slate-colored Juncos (Junco hyemalis) fed supple- mented wheat diets. JOHN W. PARraSH, JR., Department of Biology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Nesting behavior and temperature relations of the Garuma or Gray Gull (Larus modestus). THOMAS R. HOWErtL, Department of Zoology, University of California, Los Angeles. A phenetic study of the Suborder Lari using various techniques of numerical taxonomy. GARY D. SCHNEZL, Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin. Electrophoretic study on the relationship of the wood thrush. HERBERT T. HENDRICX- SON, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Anatomical evidence for the determination of relationships among woodpeckers. WrLixzvr R. GOODGE, Department of Anatomy, University of Missouri, Columbia. Baptornis aclvenus: new information on a Cretaceous Hesperornithiformes. JarEs TATE, JR., Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. The trachea--a systematic character in the Cracidae? DEAN Aal)ON, American Museum of Natural History, New York. A quantitative study of the hybrid zone between the Australian ringneck parrots Barnardius zonarius and B. barnardi. CaARLS D. FISHER, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. What is Empidonax traillii (Audubon)? EVBNE EISNANN, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Systematics and distribution of the Rallus longirostris-elegans complex. STORRS L. OLSON, Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology, Smithsonian Institution, Edge- water, Maryland. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION Symposium on the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and the European Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Arranged by S. CHARLES KENDEIBH Introduction, spread, and present relative abundance of the House Sparrow in North America. CHANDLER S. ROBBINS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, Maryland. Intralocality character dimorphism in House Sparrows. RXCHARD F. JOHNSTON, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. Variability in tlie body pterylosis of Passer domesticus and allies. MARC HmXRmNGER CLNCa, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Geographic variation of House Sparrows in Ontario. JAS A. Dxcx, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario. The empirical population genetics of North American House Sparrows. WrLxxr J. KLxTz, Department of Systematics and Ecology, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Comments on the biology of the North American population of the European Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus. JoN C. BARLOW, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario. Determination of the low resting critical pressure of the House Sparrow. CAROL L. VOTAVA, Department of Biology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Seasonal changes in temperature acclimatization of the House Sparrow. L. BRUCE BARNETT, Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Geographic variation in the bioenergetics of House Sparrows. CARLES R. BLEar, Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Champaign. Seasonal variation in the energetics of molt in captive outdoor House Sparrows. FLOYD H. BLACKMORE, Department of Biology, Wisconsin State University-Platteville, Richland Center. Regulation of food intake by House Sparrows. S. CItARLES KENDEmit, Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Champaign. House Sparrow nesting activity in the Texas High Plains and breeding House Sparrows in captivity. CARL J. MrTCItELL, National Communicable Disease Center, U.S. De- partment of Health, Education, and Welfare, Plainview, Texas. Breeding success, numbers, and movements of House Sparrows at McLeansboro, Illinois. P,YMOND L. WLL, Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Champaign. Movement patterns of House Sparrow populations in Oklahoma. C. A. NORTIt, De- partment of Biology, Wisconsin State University, Whitewater. TItURSDAy MORNING SESSION Bird migration: influence of physiological state upon celestial orientation. STEPItE3r T. EMLEN, Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. The movements, activities, and night roosts of a radio-tagged Cooper's Hawk: a pre- liminary study. JAy H. SC>INELZ, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Florida. Courtship feeding in gallinaceous birds. ALLE3r W. STOKES, Department of Wildlife Resources, Utah State University, Logan. Courtship feeding in Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus). AZLE3r W. STOKES, Department of Wildlife Resources, Utah State University, Logan, and H. W. WxLm3rs, Depart- ment of Biology, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. Conservation Committee report. FRED G. EVENDEN, Chairman, The Wildlife Society, Washington, D. C. Size dimorphism and food habits of North American owls. C^ROZNE M. E^R^RT and NED K. JoItNso3r, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. Continuous 14-day observation of a Sanderling's nest in Arctic Canada. D^vm F. P^mYrELEZ, Department of Biology, Kansas State Teacher's College, Emporia. Selection for nesting time in the Dickcissel: effect of Cowbird parasitism and predators. Jo3r L. Znvr3rERM^N, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan. New information on Short-Tailed Hawks in Florida. JoN C. OCDE, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida. Prolonged incubation behavior of Red-winged Blackbird incubating several egg sizes. LARRY C. HOLCOMB, Department of Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. TIURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION Foraging behavior of Downy Woodpeckers. JEROME A. JACKSON, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence. The social structure of Florida Scrub Jays. GrE3r E. WOOLENDEN, Department of Zoology, University of South Florida, Tampa, and PETER W. WESTCOTT, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville. Preliminary comparative observations on the behavior and external morphology of the middle American Black and Blue Jays ("Cissilopha"). JoN Wn^M H^aD3/4, Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California. Reproductive behavior of captive Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (Kakatoe galerita). C^aoE F. SUMEa, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa. Comparison of the separation calls of young Galliformes. H. W. WrL^s, Depart- ment of Biology, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, and ALE W. STO:ES, De- partment of Wildlife Resources, Utah State University, Logan. Specificity and function of the common call of the Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). J^NiES A. MULLm^, Department of Biology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. Feeding chases in the Ad61ie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). D^vm H. ToPso, De- partment of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Hunger, Killing, and the specificity of drives in the Sparrow Hawk. HELMUT C. MUELLEa, Department of Zoology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mimicry and relationships in the parasitic African Indigobirds (Vidua). ROBEaT B. P^YE, Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Development of the Roadrunner (Geococcyx cali/ornianus). M^aT^ WTSO, De- partment of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Hand-rearing passerine birds for research. WESLEY E. L^Yo and VEara H. L^3/4o, American Museum of Natural History, New York. SPECIAL EVENTS A reprocessed film "Birds of Laysan Island" taken by Donald R. Dickey on the Tanager Expedition in 1923 was presented with commentary by Thomas R. Howell. After the showing, Alexander Wetmore, who. was a principal scientist on that expedition, responded to questioning from the audience of more than 200 persons. Wednesday evening George M. Sutton presented a gallery talk to more than 200 people assembled in the Gallery of the Fine Arts Center where many of Dr. Sutton's paintings and drawings were displayed. A fine col- lection of wildlife photographs by Thase Daniel remained on exhibit in the lounge of Yocum Hall throughout the meeting. SOCIAL EVENTS The Council and Fellows had their Symposium and Dinner Monday evening at the Holiday Inn Restaurant. The ladies enjoyed a tour of the Ozark Craft and Clothesline Fair at Prairie Grove Battlefield Park Monday afternoon, a tea in the lounge of Brough Commons Tuesday afternoon, and a tour of contemporary Ozark homes on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday evening the Local Committee staged a well provided and well attended "informal get-together" in the Flame Room of the Down- town Motor Lodge. The Annual Banquet, in the Ballroom of the Student Union, featured the talented Jimmy Driftwood whose mastery of a variety of stringed instruments and of Ozark Mountain music was the highlight. FIELD TRIPS Two all-day field trips were staged on Friday following the formal ses- sions. Douglas James took more than 40 persons on a charter bus trip fea- turing the ecology and geology of the region. They visited the scenic Boston Mountains of the Ozark National Forest, the summit country of the Ozark Plateau. Roadrunners and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were among the high- lights. Frances James led about 70 persons on an 8-mile canoe trip between towering cliffs of the beautiful Buffalo River through Buffalo River State Park to the landing at the abandoned mining town of Rush. Swift riffles, long pools, two refreshing swims, and Pi]eated Woodpeckers highlighted the all-day trip. RESOLUTIONS The following resolutions prepared by the Resolutions Committee (Thomas R. Howe]], Chairman, Dean Areadon, Waiter J. Bock and Fred G. Evenden) were adopted at the Genera] Session of the Union on Thursday afternoon 4 September 1969. RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.--7hereas the American Ornithologists' Union has held its 87th Stated Meeting at Fayetteville, Arkansas at the invitation of the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Audubon Society, and has met in that state for the first time in the Union's history, and Whereas the American Ornitho]oglsts' Union has utilized the University's excellent facilities and has enjoyed outstanding exhibits of ornithological art, exemplary arrange- ments for a]] activities, a fine scientific program, and especially the traditional warm hospitality of the region, now Therefore be it resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union expresses its sin- cere appreciation to the sponsoring organizations, the many volunteer assistants, and particularly the local committee on arrangements under the leadership of Professor Douglas A. James. RESOLUTION NU3/iBER 2.--Be it resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union expresses its appreciation to the following for their special efforts in the conservation of natural resources: 1. The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO, for their support of national legislation to prohibit introduction into the United States of species of animals in danger of extinction in their native habitat. 2. Representatives Morris K. Udall and Thomas S. Foley for bringing to their colleagues and constituents an increased awareness of environmental problems through creation of the "Population Trends and Environmental Policy" information service. That the Secretary of the American Ornithologists' Union shall be instructed to convey the Union's appreciation to the organization and individuals named above. Be it further resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union commends with gratitude 1. The increasing number of public officials who have demonstrated recognition of the critical importance of reduction of environmental pollution in all forms and of all efforts to evaluate, protect, and improve the quality of the environment. 2. The National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Izaak Walton League of America, National Parks Association, Wilderness Society, Nature Conserv- ancy, Sierra Club, and other similar organizations for their extensive and successful efforts to bring problems of environmental conservation before the general public. RsonryTor NrYBER 3.--Whereas the Traill's Flycatcher first was discovered in the prairies of eastern Arkansas by John James Audubon in 1822, and Whereas this prairied area subsequently was developed intensively for agriculture, and Whereas near Slovak, Arkansas, there exists the only known sizable population of Traill's Flycatcher still present in the type locality, and Whereas it is important to science to preserve natural populations of organisms in the respective type localities, Therefore be it resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union meeting at Fayette- ville, Arkansas, commends Mr. Sam Koneeny for preserving, on his farm, the nesting habitat of the Traill's Flycatcher in its natural state. REsonryro NrYBER 4.Be it resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union, holding its 87th stated meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1-5 of September 1969, commends Senators J. William Fulbright and John L. McClellan for introducing a bill into the Senate to establish the Buffalo River as a national wild river, and further commends the U.S. Senate for passing this bill by unanimous voice vote. Be it further resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union strongly urges the House of Representatives to pass this legislation without delay and that President Richard M. Nixon sign the bill into law so that the wildlife and scenic features of the Buffalo River may be preserved for all time. Be it resolved that, the American Ornithologists' Union expresses its deep concern over proposals that will have adverse effects on natural habitats that should be kept inviolate from such intrusion or disturbance. Among these are Everglades National Park, jeopardized in its entirety by the proposed Miami Jetport and accompanying developments, as well as by other water diversion and land development projects in peninsular Florida "upstream" from the park. Rsonuro Nr7 5.--Whereas the American Ornithologists' Union, concerned with the protection and conservation of the avifauna of the world and with the ever increasing pollution of the environment, views the continued use of DDT and certain other ehlorinated hydrocarbons as the major immediate threat to the continued sur- vival of numerous species of birds, notably birds of prey and fish-eating birds, because of these pesticides' persistence and their tendency to accumulate in increasing con- centrations as they passs through organisms in the food chain; and Whereas high concentrations of DDT and other ehlorinated hydrocarbons in the food of fish-eating birds and birds of prey effectively nullify all current efforts being made to conserve these species; and Whereas the Bald Eagle, our national symbol, is threatened with rapid extinction unless levels of DDT and other ehlorinated hydrocarbons in the environment are drastically reduced; and Whereas injurious effects resulting from DDT and certain other chlorinated hydro- carbons have been demonstrated for other vertebrates, including man, and for diverse groups of invertebrates and plants; and Whereas the seeming advantages of the use of these pesticides in reducing human sickness and in increasing crop yield have been markedly counterbalanced because of their increasing contamination of the world environment, notably the oceans to which mankind is looking for new sources of food, because of the selection of pesticide re- sistant strains of insects, and because of the adverse influence of DDT on the search for biological methods of insect control and on the development of pesticides with a shorter active life and with reduced effects on beneficial organisms; Therefore be it resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union strongly urges the President and Congress of these United States and the Governors and legislatures of the individual states to take immediate steps to ban at once and unconditionally the manufacture and use in, and the exportation from, the United States and its ter- ritories and possessions, of DDT and all pesticides with long persistence and the tendency to concentrate in those organisms at higher levels in the food chain; and, Be it further resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union strongly urges, the President and Congress of these United States to use their good offices to encourage other countries to ban the manufacture and use of DDT and other long-persisting chlorinated hydrocarbons, and to assist these nations in the search for pesticides that will not contribute to the pollution of the world environments; and further, The membership of the American Ornithologists' Union instructs the Secretary of the Union to send a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, members of his Cabinet, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and other leaders of Congrss, and the Governors of and the leaders of the legislatures of the individual states. OFFICIALS OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION FOR 1969--70 OFFICERS Expiration of Term John W. Aldrich, President .................................... 1970 Donald S. Farner, First Vice-President .................... 1970 S. Charles Kendeigh, Second Vice-President ......................... 1970 Richard C. Banks, Secretary ............................... 1970 Burt L. Monroe, Jr., Treasurer ............................ 1970 Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Editor of The Auk ................. 1970 MENIBERS OF THE COUNCIL Elective Members John Davis ......................................................... 1970 Thomas R. Howell ...................................... 1970 Robert M. Mengel .................................................... 1970 William H. Behle .................................................. 1971 Brina Kessel ....................................................... 1971 E.G. Franz Sauer ............................................... 1971 L. Richard Mewaldt ............................................... 1972 Kenneth C. Parkes ..................................... 1972 Harrison B. Tordoff ..................................... 1972 Society Representatives Nicholas E. Collias, Cooper Ornithological Society .................. 1971 Jeff Swinebroad, Wilson Ornithological Society ............... 1970 Past Presidents Dean Amadon, 1964-66 Harold F. Mayfield, 1966-68 Herbert Friedmann, 1937-39 Ernst Mayr, 1957-59 Hoyes Lloyd, 194548 Robert Cushman Murphy, 1948-50 George H. Lowery, Jr., 1959-62 Austin L. Rand, 1962-64 Alexander Wetmore, 1926-29 A.O.U. COlMITTEES 1969--70 INVESTING TRUSTEES: Cyrus Mark, Chalrnan. E. Turner Biddie, Arlie W. Schorger. COMMITTEE ON ARCHIVES: Gorman M. Bond, Chairman. Dean Areadon, Earle R. Greene, E. R. Kalmbach. COMMITTEE ON BIOGRAPHY: William H. Behle, Chairman. Enid K. Austin, Keith L. Dixon, W. Earl Godfrey, Robert W. Storer, Milton B. Trautman. COMMITTEE ON BREWSTER MEMORIAL AWARD: Wesley E. Lanyon, Chair- man. William J. Hamilton III, S. Charles Kendeigh, Glen E. Woolfenden. COMMITTEE ON CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE: Eugene Eisen- mann, Chairman. Dean Areadon, Emmet R. Blake, Thomas R. Howell, Ned K. Johnson, George H. Lowery, Jr., Kenneth C. Parkes, Robert W. Storer, Harrison B. Tordoff. COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION: Roland C. Clement, Chairman. Peter L. Ames, Winston E. Banko, Howard L. Cogswell, F. Graham Cooch, Ian McT. Cowan, Joseph J. Hickey, David B. Marshall, Walter R. Spofford, Robert B. Weeden. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Chairman. Andrew J. Berger, Charles H. Blake, Walter Bock, Eugene Eisenmann, John T. Emlen Jr., Stephen T. Emlen, F. N. Hamerstrom, S. Charles Kendeigh, Wesley E. Lanyon, Richard E. MacMiilen, Helmut C. MueLler, Robert J. Newman, Kenneth C. Parkes, Robert W. Storer, George West, Larry L. Wolf. COMMITTEE ON ENDOWMENT: Rodman Ward, Chairman. John S. Dunning, Julia.n W. HiLl, Cyrus Mark. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: Burt L. Monroe, Jr., Chairman. Hoyes Lloyd, Cyrus Mark, Robert J. Newman, Melvin A. Traylor, Rodman Ward. LOCAL COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS: Harold D. Mitchell, Chairman. William C. Vaughn, Vice-Chairman and Corresponding Secretary. Frances M. Rew, Recording Secretary. Mrs. Edward C. Ulrich, Treasurer. Robert F. Andrle, Harold H. Axtell Richard Brownstein, Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Dodge, Stephen W. Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hull, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Klabu.nde, Edward L. Seeber, Robert C. Stein, Robert E. Wagner, Margaret Wendling, Gustave J. Yaki. COMMITTEE ON NOMINATION OF MEMBERS: James Baird, Chairman. Laurence C. Binford, Richard Brewer, John L. Bull, Patrick J. Gould, Thomas A. Imhof, Karl W. Kenyon, Douglas A. Lancaster, Harold D. Mitchell, Robert W. Nero, Thomas L. Quay, Paul W. Sykes, George C. West. COMMITTEE ON NOMINATION OF FELLOWS AND ELECTIVE MEMBERS: Robert A. McCabe, Chairman. Lester L. Short, Jr., Kenneth E. Stager. COMMITTEE ON NOMINATION OF HONORARY AND CORRESPONDING FELLOWS: Donald S. Farner, Chairman. Paul A. Johnsgard, M.D. F. Udvardy, George E. Watson. COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM: David W. Johnston, Chairman. Richard C. Banks, George A. Bartholomew, Douglas A. James, Harold D. Mitchell. OMMITTEE"'PUBLICATIONS: Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Chairman. John W. Aldrich, Richard C. Banks, Eugene Eisenmann, Robert M. Mengel, Burr L. Monroe, Jr., Ralph S. Palmer. COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH: Alan H. Brush, Chairman. Frank C. Bellrose, Thomas J. Cade, Anthony J. Erskine, Richard F. Johnston, Daniel S. Lehrman, Edwin O. Willis. COMMITTEE ON STUDENT AWARDS: Jared Verner, Chairsnan. Russell P. Balda, David A. Boag, Oliver H. Hewitt, Joseph C. Howell, William L. Thompson. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BIRD COLLECTIONS: Richard C. Banks, Chairman. Jon Barlow, Mary Heimerdinger Clench. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS: Burr L. Monroe, Jr., Chairman. George H. Lowery, Jr., Harold F. Mayfield, L. Richard Mewaldt, Austin L. Rand. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION OF THE A.O.U.: Fred G. Evenden, Chairman. Walter Bock, John W. Hardy, Larry C. Holcomb, Philip S. Humphrey, Richard L. Zusi. TREASURER'S REPORT Foa THE PEaOD OE 1 At;Gt;ST 1968 TO 31 Jt;L3/4 1969 Ico o Ac F Dues ............................................................................................................................ $20,563.80 Subscriptions .............................................................................................................. 7,324.00 Sale of back issues of The Auk ............................................................................ 1,265.18 Royalties .................................................................................................................. 489.33 Advertising .................................................................................................................. 1,119.25 Donations to Active Fund ..................................................................................... 1,054.70 Sale of reprints .......................................................................................................... 10.25 Income from General Endoent Fund ............................................................ 6,820.20 Income from Ruthyen Deane Fund .................................................................... 299.23 Income from surplus .............................................................................................. 2,361.22 Balance in Active Account, 31 July 1968 ........................................................... 5,924.03 Toraz IcoM, 1968-1969 ............................................................................ $47,231.19 DISBURSEMENTS FRO AcTxvE Fury Manufacture and distribution of The Auk ........................................................ $26,642.24 Expenses, Editor of The Auk ............................................................................... 2,775.46 Purchase and mailing of back issues .................................................................... 1,695.53 Expenses, Treasurer ................................................................................................. 2,100. Expenses, Secretary ................................................................................................. 1,200.00 Office supplies ............................................................................................................ 336.67 Cost of printing and mailing dues notices ........................................................... 602.36 Postage ........................................................................................................................ 216.51 Telephone and Telegraph ...................................................................................... 3.90 Bank charges ............................................................................................................. 81.47 Cost of annual meeting ............................................................................................ 987.12 Expenses, Membership Committee ..................................................................... 89.50 Expenses, Research Committee ............................................................................ 148.84 Donation, Intern. Union for the Conservation of Nature ................................ 50. Donation, Intern. Trust for Zoolocal Nomenclature ...................................... 25.00 Donation, Zoological Society of London .............................................................. 50. Cost of reprints ....................................................................................................... 33.45 TOTAL DISBVRSEENTS, 1968-1969 ............................................................. $37,038.05 BALANCE ACTE FV, i AUGUST 1969 ........................................................ $10,193.14 SPECIAL FUNDS Brewster Memorial Fund Income from investments ................................................ To Wesley E. Lanyon ........................................ Cost of medal and postage ....................................... Bird Protection Fund Balance forward ................................................... Income from investments ................................................. To Intern. Council for Bird Protection ............................... Balance in account ...................................................... Educational Fund Balance forward ................................................................ Income from investments ............................................. Memberships for 37 students ...................................... Balance in account ................................................ General Endowment Fund 483.36 $ 451.51 31.85 483.36 $ 483.36 7.28 91.18 $ lOO.OO -1.54 98.46 $ 98.46 39.07 262.04 $ 296.00 5.11 301.11 $ 301.11 Balance forward ........................................................ $ 2,578.01 Life membership payments ............................... 9,240.00 Donation, Thomas C. Desmond .............................. 1,100.00 Donation, Alexander Wetmore ............................... 300.00 Donation, Mrs. G. H. McGaw .................................... 100.00 Other donations ...................................................... 481.50 To investing trustees ................................................... Expenses, Endowment Committee ............................ Balance in account ............................................... $11,000.00 60.30 2,739.21 $13,799.51 $13,799.51 Handbook of North American Birds Fund Balance forward ..................................................... $ 2,420.37 Expenses ................................................... Balance in account ............................................. $ 2,420.37 Special Publications Fund Balance forward ............................................. $ 7,673.99 $ 493.96 1,926.41 $ 2,420.37 Income from investments ..................................... 336.41 Sale of Check-lists ............... 712.00 Sale of Proceedings .............................. 358.00 Sale of Indexes ......................................................... 319.40 Sale of Biographies ........................................................... 48.00 Mailing of publications .... $ 58.65 Refunds ............................................. 9.00 Balance in account ............................... 9,380.15 $ 9,447.80 $ 9,447.80 Marcia B. Tucker Fund Balance forward ............................................................... $ 100.00 Donation from Tucker Foundation .................................. 500.00 1969 Awards: F. Gary Stiles ......................................... $ 190.00 James R. Karr ...................................... 100.00 Charles G. Yarbrough ............................ 175.00 Herman Henry Shugart, Jr ................... 135.00 $ 600.00 $ 600.00 A.O.U. Monograph Fund Balance forward ........................................................ $21,653.49 Sale of Monographs ......................................................... 3,524.10 Donation from Tucker Foundation ............................. 5,000.00 Other donation ................................................. 1.00 Production costs ......................................................... Mailing and packaging costs ........................ Refunds .......................................................................... Balance in account .............................................. $10,886.19 142.60 30.82 19,118.98 $30,178.59 $30,178.59 CLOSING BALANCES Active Account ................................................................................. $10,193.14 Bird Protection Fund .............................................. -1.54 Education Fund ............................................................................. 5.11 General Endowment Fund .......................................... 2,739.21 Handbook of North American Birds ...................................... 1,926.41 Special Publications Fund ............................................................ 9,380.15 A.O.U. Monograph Fund ......................................................... 19,118.98 Van Tyne Memorial Fund ............................................................... 394.82 TOTAL ............................................................. $43,756.28 Checking Account, Liberty National Bank and Trust Co., Louisville, Ky. $ 5,292.75 Uninvested cash, National Boulevard Bank, Chicago, Illinois .............. 2,463.53 General Finance Corporation Variable Demand Note No. 347 ............. 36,000.00 TOTAL .................................................................................. $43,756.28 BURT L. MO,mOE, JR., Treasurer I October 1969 Van Tyne Memorial Fund Balance forward ......................................................... $ 449.44 Income from investments ........................................ 560.38 Donation, Oberholser Fund of Cleveland Audubon Society 185.00 1969 Awards: Robert E. Gobeil .................................. $ 150.00 Robert J. Long ................................ 100.00 James A. Redfield ..................... 250.00 James V. Kelleher ....................................... 300.00 Balance in account .................................................. 394.82 $ 1,194.82 $ 1,194.82