TI-IE Ninety-first Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union was held 8-12 October 1973 at Provincetown, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, under the sponsorship of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, which was celebrating its centennial year. Business, technical, and social sessions were held in the Provincetown Inn. Field trips were taken to various localities on Cape Cod. BUSINESS SESSIONS The Council met in the morning and afternoon of 8 October and again in the afternoon of 10 October. The Fellows met in the late afternoon of 8 October and again in the afternoon of 11 October. Elective Members and Fellows met in the evening of 8 October. A summary of important actions at these meetings follows: Future meetings.--The Ninety-second Stated Meeting will be held at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 14-18 October 1974, at the invitation of the University, the Oklahoma Ornithological Society, and the Cleveland County Bird Club. The Ninety-third Stated Meeting will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August of 1975, at the invitation of the University of Manitoba. The Ninety-fourth Stated Meeting will take place at Hayerford College, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August 1976, at the invitation of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and Hayerford College. An invitation for 1977 from the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, was extended, as was one from the Linnean Society of New York for 1978. Action was not taken on these. Election o] o]]icers.--At the meeting of Elective Members and Fellows, Donald S. Farner was elected President; Harrison B. Tordoff was advanced to First Vice-President; Charles G. Sibley was elected Second Vice-President; George E. Watson was elected Secretary; John A. Wiens was elected Treasurer. Elected to three-year terms on the Council were Richard C. Banks, Brina Kessel, and James R. King. Awards.--The William Brewster Memorial Award was made to Rudolfo Amando Philippi B., Alfred W. Johnson, and J. D. Goodall for their research on the birds of Chile. The complete citation is as follows: "The William Brewster Award for 1973 is presented to the late Rudolfo Amando Philippi B., .M.D. (1905-1969), Alfred W. Johnson, and J. D. Goodall for their research of the birds of Chile, a work that represents the culmination of their life-long study in the field and in the museum of the birds of this extremely varied land. Dr. Philippi, in addition to his career as a physician, carried on a tradition of distinguished scientific endeavor in Chile that extends back through three generations. Mr. Johnson came to Chile in early manhood, and his initial enthusiasm for the study of the birds of his adopted country remains undiminished although he, too, is a man of multiple careers. Mr. Goodall has shared this enthusiasm, participated in the field work, and illustrated many species never before figured. The investigations of these three men were considerably augmented by able colleagues such as William R. Millie and Francisco Behn who were also responsible for many significant discoveries. The magnitude of the awardee's accomplishment can best be measured by the region in which they have worked. Chile spans a breadth of latitudes and habitats comparable to those from southeastern Alaska to the tip of Baja California. The environment xvithin its borders ranges from storm-swept, sub- antarctic Tierra del Fuego to the rainless deserts of the north; from arid brush- land to temperate forests of Nohofagus and Araucaria; from a coast washed by the biologically rich Humboldt Current to the saline lakes and perpetual snows of the Andes that here reach the highest elevation in the New World. Philippi, Johnson, and Goodall personally investigated the avifauna of every type of habitat, often under conditions to tax the will and fortitude of even the most dedicated, and the birds they have studied have a diversity from penguins to condors and finches to flamingoes. Their discoveries--taxonomic, distributional, ecological, and behavioral---are too numerous for a brief synopsis. Most impor- tantly, by their publications in both Spanish and English, they have provided the ornithological world with their cumulative knowledge of a great and varied avifauna, and in a style that combines the rigor of the careful scientist with the vigor and enthusiasm of the pioneer naturalist. For these qualities especially we honor them--as scientists and pioneers." The Elliott Coues Award was presented to John T. Emlem, Jr., for his pioneer studies on the behavioral ecology of birds. The citation reads as follows: "The Elliott Coues Award for 1973 is presented to John T. Emlen, Jr., for pioneer investigations on the behavioral ecology of birds, including many original, critical, and significant studies of the living bird in its natural environment, during the last forty years. By his early, extensive and systematic use of color- marking of birds as groups and as individuals, simple but effective field techniques and experiments, combined with census techniques and habitat measurements, he was one of the first investigators to establish modern approaches to the objec- tive study of bird behavior in the field and to the scientific analysis of social organization and distribution of natural populations. He has made important and original contributions on t.he role of habitat and tradition in distribution, and to the understanding of orientation, behavioral ontogeny and communication, as well as of behavioral factors in population regulation. Not the least of his many contributions has been the guidance and inspiration he has so often given to others, including his many students, for scientific understanding and appreciation of the natural life of animals." The Committee on Student Awards announced that Marcia Brady Tucker Travel Awards in support of travel to the A.O.U. meeting in Provincetown were made to Cynthia Carey of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; to Ronald Le Valley of California State University-Humboldt, Arcata, California; and to Ralph Schreiber of the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. One-year memberships in the A.O.U. were awarded to 51 students (40 graduate students, 8 seniors, 2 juniors, and 1 sophomore) enrolled in 40 institutions in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. The Committee on Research made Josslyn Van Tyne Research Awards to four persons, as follows: R. Gene Brenowitz, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Behavior of the Gila Woodpecker, $165; Phillips D. Creighton, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Habitat exploitation patterns of a ground foraging guild, $180; Paul Mason, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Effect of perinatal testosterone administration on adult repro- ductive behavior in Canaries, $180; and George Woodhouse, California State University at Chico, Behavior of the White-tailed Kite, $75. Membership.--The Treasurer's report on membership showed that at the end of July 1973, the membership stood at 3217, an increase of 82 from a year previous. Numbers in the various classes were: Members ................................... 2796 Elective Members .................................... 241 Fellows .............................................. 95 Corresponding Fellows .................................. 67 Honorary Fellows ............................ 18 Total membership included 1 Benefactor (+ 3 deceased), 18 Patrons (+ 20 deceased), 411 Life Members, 85 Life Elective Members, and 47 Life Fellows. Resignations were received from 36 members in the year. During the year between meetings the officers learned of the deaths of 26 Members, 7 Elective Members, 4 Fellows, 2 Corresponding Fellows, and 2 Honorary Fellows: Gordon Alexander, Member E. Alexander Bergstrom, Life Elective Member Raymond Paul Borrett, Member Thomas D. Burleigh, Fellow Samuel R. Chamberlain, Life Member R. E. Chandler, Member Pearson C. Cummin, Jr., Life Member Hubert R. Doering, Member Q. B. Dowdy, Member Armando Dugand, Corresponding Fellow Jonathon C. Emmons, Member Chester Fennell, Member E. N. Grinnell, Life Member R. C. Hallman, Member Charles G. Hansen, Member Francis Harper, Honorary Life Elective .Member William P. Harris, Jr., Life Member Raymond P. Holden, Member Tom Iredale, Corresponding Fellow Edmund S. Jurica, Member Edwin R. Kalmbach, Fellow David Lack, Honorary Fellow Daniel S. Lehrman, Elective Member Hollis D. Leverett, Member Mrs. Wilmot Lloyd, Member Mrs. G. H. McGaw, Life Member Robert Cushman Murphy, Life Fellow Walter P. Nickell, Life Elective Member Robert Overing, Member Earl L. Poole, Elective Member Frank R. Schetty, Member Emily D. Smith, Member Marion L. Smith, Member Alexander Sprunt, Jr., Fellow Tracy I. Storer, Elective Member Erwin Stresemann, Honorary Fellow Carleton A. Sturdevant, Member Ruth H. Thomas, Elective Member Donald Thompson, Jr., ,Member Ralph B. von Guerard, Member Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen, Life Member In the meetings of 8 October, the following persons were elected to specia! classes of membership: HONORARY FELLOW Salim Ali Jean Dorst CORRESPONDING FELLOW Harry Frith Urs N. Glutz von Blotzheim FELLOW Robert W. Dickerman Allen Keast Brina Kessel Burt L. Monroe, Jr. Finances.--The Investing Trustees, chaired ELECTIVE MEMBER Kenneth P. Able Paul A. Buckley Roger B. Clapp George A. Clark, Jr. Fred Cooke James J. Dinsmore Warren B. King H. Elliott McClure Storrs L. Olson Lowell Spring Clayton M. White Lovett P. Williams, Jr. by Cyrus Mark, reported that the value of the Merged Assets Account as of 31 July 1973 was $322,947, approximately 4% or $11,200 greater than a year previous. In the fiscal year income collected from investments amounted to $11,152, slightly less than in the year previous. The Council reelected Cyrus Mark, Chairman, Melvin A. Traylor, and James R. Ware as Investing Trustees. The report of Treasurer Burr L. Monroe, Jr., appears in full at the conclusion of these proceedings. Editorial matters.--Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Editor of The Auk, reported that Volume 90 (1973) contains a total of 1037 pages, a new record size. At mid- September there were 153 unpublished manuscripts in various editorial stages. The time lag between acceptance of a paper and publication has decreased to the lowest level in many years. Oliver L. Austin, Jr., was reelected Editor of The Auk. The Periodical Literature section will continue under the guidance of Herbert W. Kale, II. James J. Dinsmore replaced Willetta Lueshen as Index Editor for Volume 90 and Walter J. Bock replaces John P. Hubbard as Review Editor. John W. Hardy, Editor of the Ornithological Monographs, reported that he had received seven manuscripts in the past year. Seven manuscripts were processed partly or fully. One has been published and two others will be published by the end of the year. Some manuscripts are still in the hands of former editors. Eugene Eisenmann, Chairman of the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, noted that publication of the 32nd Supplement to the check-list had generated a number of comments about the changing of vernacular names. The Committee confirmed its decision not to sacrifice biological accuracy for the sake of preserving names. Corrections to the 32nd Supplement were published in the October issue of The Auk. Ralph S. Palmer, Editor of the Handbook of North American Birds, reported that he hopes to submit a manuscript of 2125 pages and 142 illustrations for Volume 2 of the handbook to Yale Press later this year. Amendments to the Bylaws.--The Fellows voted final approval of three changes in the Bylaws that had received preliminary approval a year previous. The effects of these changes are: (1) to increase the number of Fellows under the age of 60 years to 75, (2) to remove the delegates from the Wilson Ornithological Society and the Cooper Ornithological Society from the Council of the A.O.U., and (3) to provide for nomination by mail prior to the Stated Meeting of candidates for Second Vice-President and Elective Councilors. The Bylaws as published in full in The Auk 1972, 89: 171-174, are amended as follows: Article I, Section 4. Change word "fifty" in second sentence to "seventy- five." Article II, Section 1. Change part of second sentence to read: "These officers, together with the Editor of 'The Auk' and the Ex-Presidents, shall constitute the board of management, or Council .... " Article IV, Section 2. Change first sentence to read: "The President, the Second Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and three Elective Coun- cilors shall be elected annually by vote of the Fellows and Elective Members assembled at each stated meeting." Article IV, Section 3, paragraph 1. The first sentence is deleted. In the present third sentence, change the word "each" to "these." Article IV, Section 3, paragraph 3. Delete the first sentence and substitute the following: "Each Elective Member and Fellow shall be invited in advance of the annual meeting to nominate, in writing to the Secretary, one person for Second Vice-President and three persons for Elective Councilors. These nomina- tions shali be presented at the stated meeting of Elective Members and Fellows. Additional nominations may be made from the floor. For each office, Fellows and Elective Members may vote for as many candidates as there are positions to be filled." Add to the end of the paragraph the following sentence: "Additional ballots may be taken as necessary until ai1 positions are filled." Fellows and Council gave preliminary approval to two newly proposed amend- ments to the Bylaws that would have the foilowing effects: (1) increase the number of Honorary Fellows from 20 to 30; and (2) establish a family mem- bership so that a husband and wife can both be members of the A.O.U. at a lower dues rate and receive only one copy of The Auk. Specific amendments are as follows: Article I, Section 2. Change "20" to "30." Article V. Add as new Section: "If both husband and wife are members of the Union and wish to receive only one copy of each issue of The Auk they may request a family membership, which will carry a rate of annual assessment to be set by the Council." These two proposals will be on the agenda for final action by Fellows at the next Stated Meeting. Four other proposed amendments were considered by Fellows. Two were tabled by the Fellows with the provision that they be referred to a new Bylaws Committee for rewriting. These proposals have the effect of: (1) providing for a change in membership status to Fellow for Honorary or Corresponding Fellows who take up residence in North America, and (2) establishing an office of President-elect, reducing the number of Vice-Presidents from two to one. Two other proposals, affecting the method of amending the Bylaws and establishing a category of Sustaining Member, were tabled. ATTENDANCE Registration at the meeting totaled 507 people, from 7 provinces of Canada, 40 states and the District of Columbia of the U.S.A., Jamaica, and New Zealand. Attendance was as follows: CANADA--Alberta: Richard Fyfe, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. H. Gunn, Kathy Martin. Manitoba: Spencer Sealy. Newfoundland: Leslie M. Tuck. New Brunswick: Reid McManus, Jr., Mary O'Rouke. Ontario: Jon C. Barlow, Fred Cooke, Michael Dyer, A. J. Erskine, George Finney, Mary E. Gartshore, Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey L. Holroyd, David J. T. Hussell, Ross D. James, Allen Keast, A. L. A. Middleton, D. N. Nettleship, Helen R. Quilliam, James C. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. W. John Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rising, Valentin Schaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schueler, Gerald F. Shields, Margaret Skeel. Quebec: Einar Arnason, R. Neil Brown, R. D. Montgomerie. Saskatchewan: Mr. and Mrs. C. Stuart Houston, Dave Houston, Don Houston. JAMAICA: Mrs. O. L. Black, Mrs. A. C. Downer. NEW ZEAl;AND: Dr. and Mrs. John Warham. UNTn ST^sAlaska: G. Vernon Byrd, Charlotte Dorsey, George J. Divoky, Jennifer Egan, Daniel D. Gibson, George E. Hall, Brina Kessel. Arizona: Russell P. Balda, W. A. Calder, Betty Carnes, Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Ohmart. Arkansas: Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Halberg. California: David G. Ainley, Enid K. Austin, Dr. and Mrs. George A. Bartholomew, Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Collias, Charles T. Collins, Jane R. Durham, Blanche Folkeith, Mrs. R. G. Follis, Grenville Hatch, Thomas R. Howell, Jim Hunt, Joseph R. Jehl, Jr., Ned K. Johnson, James A. Lane, Ron LeValley, Stephen Rothstein, Mrs. Tracy Van Voorhees, Mike Wihler. Colorado: Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Hyde, Dr. and .Mrs. John A. Wiens. Connecticut: James Bair, Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore F. Bongiorno, Peter D. Bottjer, Alan H. Brush, George A. Clark, Jr., James Rod Clement, Roland C. Clement, Robert Craig, Mr. and Mrs. David N. Doubleday, Frank R. Haeni, Dr. and Mrs. Marcel Kessel, Roger and Barbara Peterson, Dr. and Mrs. Charles G. Sibley, Dwight G. Smith, Joseph Suchecki, Karl Eric Tolonen. Delaware: John P. Hubbard, Allan R. Phillips, Roland R. Roth, Mr. and .Mrs. Rodman Ward. District of Columbia: Richard C. Banks, I. Lehr Brisbin, Marshall A. Howe, Frances James, M. Kathleen Klimkiewicz, Mr. and Mrs. David B. Marshall, Dr. and Mrs. Storrs L. Olson, George E. Watson, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Wetmore, Richard L. Zusi. Florida: Oliver L. Austin, Jr., W. Wilson Baker, Lilla C. Below, Dr. and Mrs. John William Hardy, David W. Johnston, Herbert W. Kale, II, James and Marilyn Kushlan, Fred E. Lohrer, .Mercedes Foster McDiarmid, John C. Ogden, Oscar T. Owre, William B. Robertson, Jr., Thomas James Rudegeair, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Schreiber, Glen E. Woolfenden. Georgia: Robert L. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Denton, Dr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Odum. Illinois: Joel Cracraft, Francie Cuthbert, William S. George, Dr. and Mrs. S. Charles Kendeigh, William E. Southern, Dr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Traylor, Jared Verner. Indiana: Ellen Ketterson, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Monahan, C. Morrison-Parkes, Val Nolan, Jr., Ann Reller. Iowa: David L. Lyon. Kentucky: Dr. and Mrs. Burr L. Monroe, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Starr. Louisiana: Mr. and Mrs. James G. Dickson, Robert B. Hamilton, Robert S. Kennedy, Dr. and Mrs. George H. Lowery, Robert E. Noble, John P. O'Neill. Maine: John Biderman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Dana, .Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Danforth, Kate Darling, Charles E. Huntington, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Mendall, Olin S. Pettingill, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Chandler S. Robbins, Jr., William Russell, Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stocking, Mr. and .Mrs. F. Burton Whitman, Jr., Maryland: Danny Bystrak, Mrs. Richard D. Cole, Walter F. Crissey, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fales, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jonkel, Erwin Klaas, Dorothy A. Mendinhall, Douglass H. Morse, Eugene S. Morton, Steven R. Peterson, Mrs. James Plymire, Chandler S. Robbins, Richard A. Rowlett, Charles Vaughn, Dr. and .Mrs. Francis S. L. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Willoughby, Orrey P. Young. Massachusetts: Peter Alden, Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Alexander, Kathleen S. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Argue, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bailey, Mary D. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Barnard, LeB. R. Briggs, Mrs. N. S. Brown, William Y. Brown, Chris Burns, Richard Burrell, Dr. and Mrs. George L. Clarke, Richard L. Cunningham, Henry H. Cutler, Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Darby, Kathleen Duffin, David Cameron Duffy, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Earle, Richard J. Eaton, Ruth P. Emery, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Fernandez, John W. Fitzpatrick, Patricia N. Fox, Leslie A. Garay, Frank Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Garrison, Sarah Groves, E. S. Gruson, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin T. Hammond, Jr., Brian A. Harrington, Dr. and Mrs. Winthrop W. Harring- ton, Jeremy J. Hatch, H. W. Heusmann, Richard W. Hildreth, Dr. and Mrs. Norman P. Hill, Natalie Houghton, William F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett R. Keenan, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Kenneally, John C. Kricher, Trevor Lloyd-Evans, Mrs. William B. Long, Jr., James M. Loughlin, Jean L. Nichols, Mrs. F. Olmsted, Mrs. Leonard M. Passano, Dr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Paynter, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Petersen, Mr. and Mrs Herbert W. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Parker C. Reed, Miriam L. Rowell, Charles R. Schmid, James O. Searoans, Bruce A. Sorrie, Herman R. Sweet, Miss Katharine Tousey, Henry T. Wiggin, John O. Wilson, Charles Wyman, Charlotte S. Wyman. Michigan: Dr. and Mrs. H. Lewis Batts, Jr., Cynthia Carey, Dr. and Mrs. William R. Dawson, Erica H. Dunn, Eldon D. Greij, Richard L. Marsh, Mary Lee Nitschke, R. B. Payne, Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Storer, Joseph G. Strauch, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. George J. Wallace. Minnesota: Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Breckenridge, Pershing B. Hofslund. Mississippi: Lyn Branch, Dale Howell, Robert W. Howell, Jerome Jackson, Mark Stevens. Missouri: Judy Fredrickson, Leigh Fredrickson. Montana: Homer N. Metcalf. New Hampshire: Craig Black, James E. Cavanagh, Jr., Kimball C. Elkins, Lawrence and Jane K. Kilham, Diann MacRae, Tudor Richards, Dr. and Mrs. Peter Stettenheim. New Jersey: Peter J. Alexandro, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Allis, Joanna Burger, Donald Caccamise, Ernest A. Choate, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Colburn, Caldwell Hahn, Joan Herrmann, Mr. and Mrs. David O. Hill, Joseph A. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jubon, Allan R. Keith, Charles F. Leck, Edward R. Manners, William A. Montevecchi, Bertram G. Murray, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Shanholtzer, William Shields. New Mexico: Robert G. Beason, J. David Ligon, Ralph J. Raitt, Roland H. Wauer. New York: Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Able, Dr. and Mrs. Dean Areadon, Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Andrle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Arbib, Jr., Ken Balmas, Dr. and Mrs. Walter Bock, Lois I. Buck, Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Buckley, Mr. and Mrs. John Bull, Tom J. Cade, Robert W. Dickerman, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Eaton, Eugene Eisenmann, Robert J. Enos, David Ewert, ,Michael Gochfeld, Robert Gochfeld, Dr. and Mrs..[on S. Greenlaw, Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Griffin, Helen Hays, Thomas Howe, Stuart G. Keith, Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Kern, Ben King, Erik Kiviat, Michel Kleinbaum, Richard L. Kremer, Mr. and Mrs. Don Kroodsma, Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Lancaster, Wesley E. Lanyon, Mary LeCroy, Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Mitchell, Paul Mundinger, Barry R. Noon, Roger F. Pasquier, Frances M. Rew, Vernon A. Schellenger, James A. Sedgwick, Lester L. Short, Jeff Simon, Robert W. Smart, Paul R. Spitzer, Robert Stein, Dr. and Mrs. James Tate, Jose Torre-Bueno, Guy Tudor, Alice E. Ulrich, James M. Utter, Jayson A. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Weeks, Hans Winkler, Larry Wolf. North Carolina: Dr. and Mrs. M. Dale Arvey, Charles H. Blake, Micou M. Browne, Helmut C. Mueller, James F. Parnell, Mr. and Mrs. William Post, Robert F. Soots, Isabel H. Tipton, Samuel R. Tipton, Vance A. Tucker. North Dakota: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lbkemoen. Ohio: Dee Boerstoa, Godfrey R. Bourne, Jerry F. Downhower, Dr. and Mrs. Abbot S. Gaunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mayfield, Kenneth Morgan, E. Bruce McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiseman. Oklahoma: Gary D. Schnell. Pennsylvania: G. Thomas Bancroft, William P. Blakeslee, Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Clark, Mary H. Clench, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell B. Curry, Frank B. Gill, Thomas E. Lovejoy, Kenneth C. Parkes, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ralph, Robert E. Ricklefs, W. John Smith, Susan C. White. Rhode Island: Robert E. Hegner, Frank Heppner, Christopher Willard. South Carolina: Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Forsythe, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr., Paul B. Hamel. Tennessee: Richard E. Ambrose, Anthony W. Garton, J. C. Howell, Amelia R. Laskey, Morris D. Williams. Texas: Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Evans, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Tousey. Vermont: Mrs. James R. Downs, Helen DuMont. Virginia: Dr. and Mrs. John Aldrich, Mr. Beck and Ruth A. Beck, Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Blem, Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell A. Byrd, Roxie C. Laybourne. Washington: Donald S. Farner, Dr. and Mrs. James R. King, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lewis. Wisconsin: Edward H. Burtt, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. John T. Emlen, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Hickey. Wyoming: Dr. Oliver K. Scott. PUBLIC SESSIONS General sessions and papers sessions were held in the Mayflower Room of the Provincetown Inn. The room was divided into two parts for the concurrent papers sessions. TUESDAY MORNING SESSION Raymond A. Paynter, Jr., President of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, welcomed the A.0.U. to Cape Cod and to the centennial celebration of the Nuttall Club. President Joseph J. Hickey responded for the Union. Secretary Richard C. Banks summarized the business sessions of the previous day. A resolution congratulating the Nuttall Club on the occasion of its Centennial was adopted (see Resolutions section). Norman P. Hill, Co-Chairman of the Local Committee on Arrangements, made several general announcements. After a short intermission, the following papers were presented in concurrent sessions: CONCURRENT SESSION A Individual variation in the advertising song of the Painted Bunting. DENNIS M. FORSYTHE, Department of Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, and Department of Zoology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. Function of the complex song repertoire of the Long-billed Marsh Wern. JARED VERNER, Department of Biology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Singing behavior of the Rock Wren. DONALD E. KROODSZA, Rockefeller University Center for Field Research, Tyrrel Road, Millbrook, New York. Song in east coast populations of the House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Paul MuNmNOtR, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York. Aspects of the vocal behavior of the Raven (Corvus corax) in interior Alaska. R.N. BROWN, Department of Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. Habits and relationships of the Antillean Piculet. LESTER L. SORT, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York. Insights into the behaviour, ecology, and phenetics of the Highland Shrike Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys). JoN C. BARLOW and Ross D. JAZZES, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The role of vocalizations in interspecific territoriality in two sympatric vireos. JAS C. RICE, Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A comparison of pressure events during vocalizations of oscines and non-oscines. ABBO S. GAJNT, SANDRA L. GAJNT, and DWIaT H. HECTOR, Department of Zoology, College of Biological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Acoustic information potentially useful to migrants. DONALD R. GRIFFIN, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York. CONCJRRBNT SESSION B Nesting behavior and relationships of the Palm Chat (Dulus dominicus). TaOMAS R. HOWELL, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California. Taxonomy and nomenclature of the family Anhingidae. Joan BULL, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York. Phylogeny and the classification of the higher taxa of birds. JOEL CRACRAFT, Department of Anatomy, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Annual cycles of two storm-petrels on the Farallon Islands. DAvm G. AINLE3/4, STEVE MORRELL, and T. JAMES LEWIS, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Bolinas, California. Cytogenetic and DNA-DNA hybridization studies of the genus Junco. GERALD F. S>IIELDS, Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Problems in classifying the family Cracidae. DEAN AIADON, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York. An immunological study of sea duck (Mergini) relationships. PETER D. BorlER, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Evolution of feathers, scales, and skin: preliminary studies on scm-proteins. ALAN H. BRJSa, Biological Sciences Group, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. The taxonomic status of the 3/4ellow-footed Western Gull (Larus occidentalis livens). RoN LEVALLE3/4, Department of Biology, California State University at Humboldt, Arcata, California. TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION CONCURRENT SESSION A The breeding bird atlas in Montgomery and Howard counties, Maryland. M. KATaLEEN KLIVrKIEWICZ, 5737 13th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. Bird population changes shown by the continental breeding bird survey. CaANDLER S. ROBBINS and DANNY B3/4STRAK, Migratory Bird and Habitat Research Laboratory, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Laurel, Maryland. Brecding bird survey technique applied to detailed mapping of bird distribution. DANNY BYSTRAK, Migratory Bird and Habitat Research Laboratory, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Laurel, Maryland. Estimating winter bird populations in a southccntral Louisiana bottomland hardwood forest. JAMES G. DICKSON, ROBERT E. NOBLE, and ROBERT B. HAMILTON, Department of Forestry and $Vildlife Management, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Winter bird species diversity on the New Jersey piedmont. JOHN C. KRICHER, Depart- ment of Biology, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts. Birds of the Yukon North Slope. W. W. H. GUNN, LGL Limited, Suite 305, 214 Merton Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The past and present birdlife of Fernando de Noronha Island, South Atlantic Ocean. STORES L. OLSON, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. The effect of man-made vegetational changes on the avifauna near Finisterre, Spain. SALVATORE BONGIORNO and J. GARC^-DEVESA, Department of Biology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, and Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Univer- sidad de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Cyclic vital activity in an avian population. ORREY P. YOUNG, Department of Virus Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. Activities of the office of endangered species and international activities of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife with special emphasis on birds. DAVID B. MARS1/2^LL, Office of Endangered Species and International Activities, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. The status of the Monkey-eating Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) on the Island of Mindanao, Philippines. ROBERT S. KENNEDY, .Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pesticide burdens of migratory birds. DAVID W. JOHNSTON, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Methods for breeding falcons in captivity. ToM J. CA)E, Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Accumulation and redistribution of radiocesium by migratory waterfowl inhabiting a reactor cooling reservoir. I. LEHR BRISBIN, JR., RICtlARD A. GElGEE, and MICHAEL H. SMITH, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina. CONCURRENT SF. SSION B Tracking radar identification of bird species. C^Rts R. VAucn, NASA Wallops Station, Wallops Island, Virginia. Studies of nocturnal migratory orientation with a small tracking radar. KENNETH P. ABLE, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, Albany, New York. Dawn reorientation by migrant landbirds over water near Nova Scotia in autumn. W. JOHN RCHAm)SON, LGL Limited, Suite 305, 214 Metton Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Investigational surveys of pelagic birds off the coast of New Jersey. CH^RLES F. LECK and BtL SHiELd)S, Department of Zoology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Age ratios in passefine migrants. C. John R^Le, Department of Biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Flights of western finches to the Atlantic seaboard. AtLAN R. PHrLeS, Delaware Museum of Natural History, Greenville, Delaware. An analysis of White-winged Dove band recoveries. PHifir K. EVANS, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Edinburg, Texas. Aspects of breeding biology promoting intratropical migration in the Yellow-green Vireo and Piratic Flycatcher. EUOENE S. MORTON, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Winter distribution in the Slate-colored Junco--a case of sexual segregation? ErrEN D. KETTERSON and VAt NoraN, JR., Department of Zoology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. An ecological study of the Galtpagos Penguin. DrE BOERS:VIA, Department of Zoology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Egg-size dimorphism in Eudyptes penguins. JoHN WARHA2VI, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Evolution of host defenses against the Brown-headed Cowbird. SxErHEN I. ROTHSTrIN, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California. Avian speciation in Australia and Africa: some comparisons. ArEEN KEAST, Depart- ment of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Gene flow in Lesser Snow Geese. F. CooxE and G. FINNrY, Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Flight speeds and wingbeat frequencies of Magnificent Frigatebirds. GARY D. SCltNELL, Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. WEDNESDAY SY1VEPOSIUVI SESSION This day was devoted to a special Symposium on Avian Energetics, sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club as part of its centennial celebration. The sym- posium was arranged, introduced, and summarized by William R. Dawson. Discussants George A. Bartholomew, S. Charles Kendeigh, and Eugene P. Odum commented on each of the four major papers, after which the papers were open for questions from the floor. Seasonal allocation of energy resources in birds. JA:VlES R. KiNO, Laboratories of Zoophysiology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Energetics as a function of size in birds. Wirrn C. CArnER, Department of Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Reproductive strategies of birds in relation to energetics. ROBERT E. RICKrEFS, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Energetics of flight in birds. VANCE A. TUCKER, Department of Biology, Duke Univer- sity, Durham, North Carolina. THURSDAY MORNING SESSION CONCURRENT SESSION A The diet of four avian species of aerial insect feeders. GEOFFREY L. H0rROYD, Depart- ment of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Feeding ecology and competition of three species of plover (Charadriidae) wintering on the Bay of Panama, Central America. JosE?a G. STRAUGa, JR., and LAWRENCE ABEE, Museum of Zoology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Canal Zone. Observations on the behavior and ecology of the Magellanic Plover. JosE?a R. JEan, JR., Natural History Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Cats as food competitors of hawks. WM G. GEORGE, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. Further evidence for the selection of odd prey by haxvks. HELVrUT C. MUELLER, Department of Zoology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Breeding response of raptors to prey population fluctuations in the eastern Great Basin Desert of Utah. DWGaT G. Saa and JosEPa R. MUR?a3/4, Department of Biology, Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, Connecticut. Nesting ecology of the Ferruginous Hawk and other raptors in northcentral South Dakota. Joan T. LomvroEN and HAROLD F. DUEBBF, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota. Interactions between parid flocks and hawks. DOUGLASS H. MORSE, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Whistling duck foraging and food habits during autumn rice crop sowing. GODFREY R. BOURE, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Feeding patterns by southern Everglades Wood Storks (Mycteria americana). Joan C. OGDEN, Division of Natural Science and Resource Management Studies, Ever- glades National Park, Homestead, Florida. The relationship of water level fluctuation and fish availability to reproduction of Wood Storks in the southern Everglades, Florida. JAvrEs A. KUSrAN and Jom C. ODEN, Division of Natural Science and Resource Management Studies, Ever- glades National Park, Homestead, Florida. Solar radiation, light intensity, and roosting behavior in birds. PAVrER E. KRANZ and StoNEY A. GAUTaREAUX, JR., Department of Zoology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. Activity period of Black-capped Chickadees in winter at 64 ø 53' N. Lat. BmNA KESSE, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska, College, Alaska. CONCURRENT SESSION B The role of visibility in nest site selection in three species of gulls. JOANNA BURGER, Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Pair formation and copulation of the White Ibis. TaOMAS RUDEGEAm, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Population biology at the boundary of a species range. JAMES M. UTm, State University of New York, Purchase, New York. Notes on the breeding biology of the Mountain Swift (Aeronautes motivagus) in Venezuela. CIgARLBS T. COLLINS, Department of Biology, California State University, Long Beach, California. Social behavior of breeding Gadwalls in North Dakota. TIOMAS J. DWYBR, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota. Nesting of the Common Gallinule in Michigan. ELDON D. GRBU, Department of Biology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Colonial nesting behavior of Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula). PAUL B. HAZYTEL, Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. Copulatory behavior of Downy Woodpeckers. LAWRBNCB KILItA3/r, Department of Microbiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire. Time measurement and the induction of testicular growth by "short days" in the House Sparrow. DONALD S. FARNER, ROBERT A. LEWIS, and THOMAS DARDBN, Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Ovulatory cycles of White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis). ROSERT A. LBWS, National Ecological Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, Oregon, and Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Testis cycles and reproductive patterns in the Pition Jay. J. DAvm LmoN, Department of Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Breeding season of the Brown Pelican, Tarpon Key, Pinellas County, Florida. RALP W. SCIREmER, Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Proximal factors affecting breeding in selected Sonoran Desert birds. ROBERT D. OIART, Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Competition and the time of breeding of Sooty Terns and Common Noddies on Manana or Rabbit Island, Oahu, Hawaii. WLLA Y. BROWN, Department of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. TIIURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION CONCURRENT SESSION A Arian population bioenergetics and resource management: a simulation model ap- proach. JOHN A. WIENS and GEORCE S. INNS, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. A breeding season time-energy budget for Black-throated Blue Warblers in a northern hardwoods forest. CRAIO PATRICK BLACK, Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. The use of space and time by the Seaside Sparrow. WrLLAM POST, Research Division, North Carolina Department of Mental Health, Raleigh, North Carolina. Energetics of territoriality: Nectarinia famosa at Aloe graminicola. L. L. Wo;, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Foraging energetics of East African sunbirds at mistletoe flowers. FRANK B. and LARRY L. WO;F, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, and Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. The ecology of Geospiza conirostris and G. fuliginosa. JRR3/4 F. DowNrOWR, Depart- ment of Zoology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Age-specific mortality in eggs and nestlings of Red-winged Blackbirds nesting on a tidal marsh. DONA;D F. CACCAIS, Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Territory size, harem size, and reproductive success of the Red-winged Blackbird on forage cropland. Mmr^m; W. MONArAN, Department of Zoology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Breeding density and reproductive success of Robins in relation to habitat structure. lsLaTr3/4 M^RTN, Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Comparative demography of new world species of the genus Turdus. ROBERT E. RICKLEFS and SUSAN C. WIgIrE, Department of Biology, University of Pennsyl- vania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Preliminary survivorship estimates for Amazonian forest birds. TrozAS E. LowjoY and FERNAm>O DA COSTA NOVAS, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Museu Paraense "Emilio Goeldi," Belem, Brazil. Relationship between clutch size, chick growth, and chick survival in the Common Tern. RmrAm> L. KREMR and JoN S. GREENLAW, Department of Biology, C. W. Post College, Greenvale, New York. A model to explain molt-breeding overlap and clutch size in some tropical birds. MRCEDS FOSteR McD^RMn), Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. CONCURRENT SESSION B The energetics of nestling House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). CAm;S R. Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. The timing of endothermy in the development of altricial birds. EmCA H. DUNN, Museum of Zoology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The ontogeny of parent-young recognition in Barn and Tree Swallows. E)wAm) H. BJRr, JR., Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Retarded skull pneumatization in birds, with details for the Western and Yellowish Flycatchers. NE) K. JohNsoN, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, California. The development and care of the primary wing feathers in two species of quail: Colinus virginianus and Coturnix coturnix japonica. MARY L Nscrm and STrN R. OWRMANN, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Variation in the timing of molt in male and female Meleagris gallopavo silvestris. S. W. EATO.W, Department of Biology, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York. Inverted flight in Canada Geese (Branta canadensis). FRANK H. HEeeNRR, Department of Zoology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island. Structure and function of the pigeon M. serratus metapatagialis. WA:rRR J. Bocx, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York. Individual variation and the evolution of avian foot-scutes. GEORGE A. CRX, JR., Biological Sciences Group, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. A comparison of the ectoparasites of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from North America and Europe. N. SANnRA BROWn and GRANt I. WSON, Depart- ment of Biology, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, and Parasite Research Laboratory, New Mexico State University, University Park, New Mexico. Hybrids between Roseate and Common Terns. HRRN HAYS, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York. Relationships between clutch size, latitude, and day length in Arctic passerines. DAWn J. T. HvssErr, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The long-lost paintings of Robert Hood. C. STVd:r HOVS:rON, 863 University Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. SPECIAL EVENTS A motion picture session on Wednesday evening featured the following films: "Tini Heke." JOHN WARHAM, Department of Zoology, University of Canter- bury, Christchurch, New Zealand. "Prairie Falcons." RICHARD FYFE, Canadian Wildlife Service, Edmonton, Alberta. "White Gyrfalcons on Ellsmere Island." RXCHARD FYFE. "Golden Eagles." MORLAND W. NELSON, Tundra Films, Boise, Idaho. "The Flightless Cormorant." GEORGE A. BARTHOLOMEW, Department of Zoology, University of California, Los Angeles, California. "The Galapagos Finches." GEORGE A. B^RTHOLOMEW. An exhibition of ornithological art, featuring original work by several artists, was held in the lobby of the Provincetown Inn. SOCIAL EVENTS The Council and Fellows held their symposium and dinner on Monday. Ladies enjoyed an all-day tour of the Lower (Outer) Cape, from Provincetown to Chatham, on Wednesday, and a tour from Harwich to Sandwich on Thursday morning. Members were guests at an informal reception on Tuesday evening. The Nuttall Ornithological Club held its centennial banquet on Wednesday evening. The annual banquet of the A.O.U. was held Thursday evening; the entertainment of the evening was an illustrated talk on the Falkland Islands, by Olin S. Pettingill. FmLD TRIPS The first of two premeeting trips on 7 October took 68 persons by bus and boat to Monomoy Island Wilderness Area. Among the highlights were a Ground Dove, the first sight identification for Massachusetts; two Peregrines, observed repeatedly during the day; and 2000 assorted shorebirds including Pectoral and White-rumped Sandpipers. On 8 October, 108 people cruised the sea northeast of Provincetown. Calm mild weather held down both the need for seasick pills and the number of pelagic birds. The day's trip yielded a Red Phalarope, a Common Murre, and a scattering of sea ducks. Forty-eight persons participated in the postmeeting bus tour to areas of special historic and ecologic significance within the Cape Cod National Seashore and environs. A beachbuggy trip to Nauset Beach provided close views of a Parasitic Jaeger harassing terns and 52 Forster's Terns, an unusually high count for this area. RESOLUTIONS The following resolutions were adopted at the General Sessions held Monday morning, 9 October, and Thursday afternoon, 11 October 1973: RsoLvrtox NVBR 1.--It is entirely appropriate that we of the American Ornithologists' Union, assembled here in our ninety-first year, should wholeheartedly celebrate the centennial year of our host, the Nuttall Ornithological Club. While we cannot claim the Nuttall Club as parent, history makes clear that three of the Club's most active members not only instituted the A.O.U. but passed on the spirit of their youthful club and its publication, the Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. The parentage of the Auk seems clear. It is evident that the Nuttall Club and its early members were in the vanguard of organized ornithology in America. They did much to establish ornithology as a scientific field of study in the New World. From the beginning its members have contributed frequently to the literature of ornithology: William Brewster, a founder and first President of the Club, published 113 papers in the brief life of the Bulletin, and the first 35 volumes of The Auk contain 168 titles in his name. In 1923 Glover M. Alien, then President of the Club, remarked: "It must be our duty so to hand on this heritage to our successors that when fifty years hence the Nuttall Ornithological Club celebrates its centenary, that tradition shall not be dimmed !" The American Ornithologists' Union congratulates the Nuttall Ornithological Club on maintairdng its traditions undimmed throughout the past century and wishes the Club well in the century to come. RESOLvTtOX NVBER 2.--Middle America is currently losing its original native habitats at a rate far greater than that ever experienced in the history of the United States, Canada, or Europe. To accommodate their own growing populations, to expand their economic bases, and to attract foreign currencies, many Middle American countries are clearing land so rapidly and destructively that entire habitats are disappearing. Many tropical plants and ardmals live in a precarious balance between existence and extinction; for most, the destruction of habitat will mean extinction. Although the governments of many Middle American nations are concerned about the ecological consequences of land clearing, they do not yet have the basic biological information necessary for sound development decisions or the establishment of long-term manage- ment practices. We in northern North America are concerned about drastic environ- mental changes elsewhere in our hemisphere because we are all part of a single great ecosystem. Therefore, the American Ornithologists' Union firmly resolves to express its concern to granting institutions in the United States and Canada, in the hope that they will support basic research in Middle America upon the ecology of undisturbed areas, endangered populations of native plants and animals, and related critical environmental problems. RSOLJTm NJMR 3.--Whereas sixteen National Wildlife Refuges have been closed, and major reductions in maintenance and personnel have been made in ten others, and Whereas the Refuges are a great natural treasure of the American people, and vital to the survival of many kinds of endangered wildlife, Therefore, the American Ornithologists' Union urges the Secretary of the Interior to defend and protect the integrity of the National Wildlife Refuge System. RSOLJTXO NJMBR 4.--Whereas the people of the United States and their Government have long recognized the desirability and ecological necessity of protecting wildlife and have created a body of laws to this end, and Whereas this principle has been embodied in several international treaties and agreements, notably the recent and commendable amendment of the Migratory Bird Treaty between the United States and .Mexico in 1972, Therefore, the American Ornithologists' Union urges the Government of the United States to prompt ratification and implementation of: The Migratory Bird Convention between the United States and Japan, signed by both governments in March, 1972, and; The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, prepared by an eighty-nation delegation to a conference of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, held in Washington, D.C. in February and March 1973. RsouTxO NUMBER 5.--The American Ornithologists' Union commends the Inter- national Salt Company, Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, and its subsidiary, Antilles International Salt Company, for their enlightened attitude concerning the recent con- struction of a solar salt plant on Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. The plant site was on a centuries-old nesting ground of the American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, a rare species whose few breeding areas have experienced serious depredations in recent decades. Working within the protective laws of the Netherlands Antilles govern- ment, the company developed its land with care not to disturb the flamingo colony; the birds appear to have accepted and perhaps even benefited from the new facility. It is indeed encouraging to find such an outstanding example of a company showing a strong commitment to environmental concerns in the development of its industry. RsouTO NUMbeR 6.--Whereas the Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Governor of Puerto Rico, has issued a public statement on 15 September 1973 favoring a superport complex on Mona Island, and Whereas the proposed complex would severely alter or destroy the entire land surface of Mona Island, and result in construction activities on Monito, and Whereas six of the nine resident species of terrestrial reptiles are found only on Mona, including the 3-4 foot long Mona Ground Iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri), and Whereas the beaches of Mona are regularly used for nesting by the rare hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) , and Whereas the only resident amphibian, a small frog, is found only on Mona, and Whereas two of the resident land birds of Mona are subspecies found only on that island, including the Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus monensis), represented elsewhere only in Puerto Rico by a small and declining race (A. x. xanthomus), and Whereas the seabirds breeding on the two islands represent the largest and most diverse pelecaniform colonies (5 species) in Puerto Rico, and include one of the world's largest colonies (several thousand pairs) of White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus), over half the population of the Atlantic race of the Masked or Blue-faced Booby (Sula dactylatra dactylatra), which breeds in waters adjacent to the United States and Puerto Rico, and the only remaining Puerto Rican colony of Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magni]icens), and Whereas 24 species of insects, and 25 species of plants are found only on Mona, and Whereas development and construction of a superport on Mona would jeopardize the majority of the endemic plants and animals and result in the extinction of many unique species, and Whereas there are other available sites where the building of a superport complex would cause much less environmental damage, Therefore, be it resolved that the American Ornithologists' Union strongly urges that measures be taken by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Interior to preserve and protect Mona and Monito Islands in their natural state, to the exclusion of any development on the islands not compatible with the continued existence of their unique natural environments. RESOLJTIO NJBER 7.--During the Ninety-first Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union we have been the guests of the Nuttall Ornithological Club of Cambridge, Massachusetts, during its centennial celebration at Provincetown on Cape Cod. We have had the opportunity not only to participate in the Club's birthday celebration but to enjoy the delightful coastal environment of the Cape seashore and of historic Provincetown. The many scientific papers, the outstanding symposium on avian energetics, and the field trips have been interesting and informative. The American Ornithologists' Union extends its appreciation to the Nuttall Ornithological Club for the privilege of being with you on this occasion and enjoying your hospitality. The Local Committee on Arrangements, led by Richard T. Darby and Norman P. Hill, organized the meeting facilities and provided the many opportunities to visit the interesting environments of Cape Cod. The Committee on the Scientific Program, H. Lewis Batts, Jr., Chairman, has organized an outstanding program of papers. To all those who arranged this meeting we extend our thanks. COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION FOR 1973-1974 OFFICERS Donald S. Farner, President Harrison B. Tordoff, First Vice-President Charles G. Sibley, Second Vice-President George E. Watson, Secretary Burr L. Monroe, Jr., Treasurer John A. Wiens, Treasurer-elect (1 August 1974) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF TttE COUNCIL Term Expires Editor of The Auk Oliver L. Austin, Jr .............................................................. 1974 Elective Councilors Thomas R. Howell .......................................................... 1974 Robert M. Mengel ........................................... 1974 Glen E. Woolfenden ....................................................................................... 1974 John W. Hardy ...................................................................................................... 1975 Lester L. Short .................................................................................... 1975 Richard L. Zusi ................................................................................................ 1975 Richard C. Banks ....................................................... 1976 Brina Kessel ............................................................ 1976 James R. King ....................................................................... 1976 John W. Aldrich, 1968-70 Dean Amadon, 1964-66 Herbert Friedmann, 1937-39 Joseph J. Hickey, 1972-73 Hoyes Lloyd, 1945-48 George H. Lowery, Jr., 1959-62 PAST PRESIDENTS Harold F. Mayfield, 1966-68 Ernst Mayr, 1957-59 Austin L. Rand, 1962-64 Robert W. Storer, 1970-72 Alexander Wetmore, 1926-29 A.O.U. COIvIVIITTEES 1973--74 INVESTING TRUSTEES: Cyrus Mark, Chairman. Melvin A. Traylor, Jr., James R. Ware. COMMITTEE ON ARCHIVES: Gorman M. Bond, Chairman. Dean Amadon, Elizabeth S. Austin, Earle R. Greene. COMMITTEE ON BIOGRAPHY: Charles H. Blake, Chairman. F. Graham Cooch, Mary M. Erickson, Helen Hays. COMMITTEE ON BIRD COLLECTIONS: Mary H. Clench, Chairman. Jon C. Barlow, Robert W. Dickerman, Joseph R. Jehl, Jr., Marion Anne Jenkinson, Richard L. Zusi. COMMITTEE ON BREWSTER AND COUES AWARDS: Frank B. Gill, Chairman. William R. Dawson, Robert E. Ricklefs, Allen W. Stokes, Milton W. Weller. COMMITTEE ON BYLAW CHANGES: Richard C. Banks, Chairman. Lester L. Short, Richard L. Zusi. COMMITTEE ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Frances C. James, Chairman. Millicent S. Ficken, Wesley E. Lanyon, Paul F. Springer. COMMITTEE ON CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE: Eugene Eisen- mann, Chairman. Dean Amadon, Richard C. Banks, Emmet R. Blake, Thomas R. Howell, Ned K. Johnston, George H. Lowery, Jr., Kenneth C. Parkes, Robert W. Storer. COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION: David B. Marshall, Chairman. Alan Bald- ridge, James C. Bartonek, Alex Dzubin, Stanley W. Harris, Warren B. King, Oscar T. Owre, Robert J. Robel. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Chairman. Charles H. Blake, Walter Bock, James J. Dinsmore, Eugene Eisenmann, John W. Hardy, Herbert W. Kale II, Florence A. Pettis, Francis S. L. Williamson. COMMITTEE ON ENDOWMENT: Peter Stettenheim, Chairman. John R. Forbes, Cyrus Mark, William C. Vaughn. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: Burr L. Monroe, Jr., Chairman. Hoyes Lloyd, Cyrus Mark, Robert J. Newman, Peter Stettenheim, Melvin A. Traylot, Jr., George E. Watson, John A. Wiens. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN TRANSLATIONS: George E. Watson, Chairman. Victor Dolnik, Robert S. Hoffman, Sergej Postupalsky, M.D. F. Udvardy. LOCAL COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS: Gary D. Schnell, Chairman. Patricia Bergey, Treasurer. Charles C. Carpenter, William A. Carter, Warren D. Harden, Mary Sue Schnell, Jack D. Tyler, D. Scott Wood. COMMITTEE ON THE NOMINATION OF MEMBERS: Laurence C. Binford, Chairman. Kenneth P. Able, Robert F. Andrle, Lawrence G. Balch, Russell P. Balda, Jon C. Barlow, Delwyn G. Berrett, Charles T. Collins, David A. Easterla, Charles D. Fisher, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, C. Stuart Houston, John P. Hubbard, Horace H. Jeter, Douglass H. Morse, Dennis R. Paulson, Stephen M. Russell, Robert W. Smar h Jerry B. Strickling, Paul W. Sykes, Mrs. Harriet P. Thomas, Charles H. Trost, John L. Zimmerman. COMMITTEE ON THE NO.MINATION OF ELECTIVE MEMBERS AND FEL- LOWS: Keith L. Dixon, Chairman. Chandler S. Robbins, Glen E. Woolfenden. COMMITTEE ON THE NOMINATION OF HONORARY AND CORRESPOND- ING FELLOWS: Charles G. Sibley, Chairman. Walter Bock, Thomas R. Howell. COMMITTEE ON THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: Frank B. Gill, Chairman. Alan H. Brush, Gary D. Schnell, George E. Watson, Susan C. White. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS: Oliver L. Austin, Jr., Chairman. Eugene Eisen- mann, John W. Hardy, Burr L. Monroe, Jr., Ralph S. Palmer, George E. Watson, John A. Wiens. COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH: Walter Bock, Chairman. Jack P. Hailman, James R. King. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS: Frances C. James, Chairman. Marshall A. Howe, David B. Marshall, George E. Watson. COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL USE OF WILD BIRDS: John W. Aldrich, Chairman. Richard C. Banks, Tom J. Cade, William A. Calder, F. Graham Cooch, Stephen T. Emlen, Guy Greenwell, Thomas R. Howell, John P. Hubbard, David W. Johnston, Richard F. Johnston, L. Richard Mewaldt. COMMITTEE ON STUDENT AWARDS: William L. Thompson, Chairman. Russell P. Balda, David A. Boag, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Robert C. Stein, John A. Wiens. A.A.A.S. COUNCIL: M.D. F. Udvardy, Representative to Section F, Biological Sciences. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL: Wesley E. Lanyon, Representative to Division of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. TREASURER'S REPORT 1 August 1972-31 JuLY 1973 INCOVrE TO ACTIVE FUND Dues ............................................................................................ $21,996.26 Subscriptions ....................................................................................... 9,492.64 Sale of back issues of The Auk ....................................... 749.07 Royalties .................................................................................... 742.39 Advertising ....................................................................... 1,312.73 Donations to Active Fund .................................................................. 769.82 Sale of reprints ........................................................................... 127.25 Income from General Endowment .......................... 10,067.49 Income from Ruthven Deane Fund .......................................... 377.75 Income from surplus ......................................................... 3,673.22 TOTAL INCOr. .................................................................... 949,308.62 Balance in account, 31 July 1972 .................................... 13,506.11 TOTAL ............................................................. 962,814.73 DISBURSEMENTS FROVi ACTIVE FUND Expenses, publication of The Auk ..................................... $39,203.03 Expenses, President ...................................................................... 98.26 Expenses, Secretary ........................................................................ 399.96 Expenses, Treasurer ......................................................................... 3,576.49 Cost of dues notices ................................................ 626.20 Cost of annual meetings (2 years) .................................................... 2,708.02 Mailing of back issues of The Auk ............................................. 31.35 Cost of reprints ...................................................................... 569.64 Cost of reprinting 1973 Auks (3 issues) .................................... 2,102.27 Donations from Active Fund ......................................................... 250.00 TOTAL DISBURSElViENTS ...................................................... Balance in Active Fund, 1 August 1973 ................................. 49,565.22 $13,249.51 SPECIAL FUNDS Brewster Memorial Fund: Income from investments ................................................... $ Expenses of producing medal .................................................. Award (David and Barbara Snow) ................................... 9 Bird Protection Fund: Balance forward ................................................................ $ Income from investments To Intern. Council for Bird Protection Balance in account 657.9O $ 87.78 570.12 657.90 9 657.90 25.55 117.89 9 lOO.OO 43.44 $ 143.44 $ 143.44 Educational Fund: Balance forward ........................................................................... $ 86.70 Income from investments ........................................................ 328.31 Memberships for 51 students ................................................... $ 408.00 Balance in account ........................................................................ 7.01 $ 415.01 $ 415.01 General Endowment Fund: Balance forward ........................................................................... $ 202.71 E. W. Mudge (Patron) ............................................................. 1,000.00 Life membership payments ................................................... 2,156.00 Donation, Alexander Wetmore ................................................ 500.00 Donation, John W. Aldrich ...................................................... Donation, Mrs. Crawford Greenewalt ................................... Donation, Nathaniel Whitney Other donations Balance in account 100.00 100.00 100.00 379.70 $ 4,538.41 $ 4,538.41 $ 4,538.41 Handbook o] North American Birds Fund: Balance forward .................................................................. $ Royalties Expenses (Mengel) Balance in account Special Publications Fund: Balance forward .............................................................. $17,262.27 Income from investments ........................................................... 422.12 Sale of Check-lists ............................................................... 1,704.65 Sale of Proceedings ................................................................ 334.48 Sale of Indexes Sale of Biographies Publication expense, 1961-70 Index Mailing of publications ........................................................... Balance in account 91.16 4.75 $ 50.00 45.91 95.91 $ 95.91 Publication expense, Monograph No. 10 .............................. Publication expense, Monograph No. 11 Publication expense, .Monograph No. 12 .............................. Publication expense, Monograph No. 13 .............................. Editorial expenses Mailing of publications .............................................................. Balance in account ..................................................................... A.O.U. Monographs Fund: Balance forward ............................................................................ $37,115.20 Sale of Monographs ................................................................. 4,006.39 Donation from Tucker Foundation ...................................... 5,000.00 $46,121.59 $46,121.59 $ 5,742.69 9,397.72 2848.26 2,321.96 343.00 191.12 25,276.84 $20,388.02 $20,388.02 644.50 20.00 $ 7,312.75 107.89 12,967.38 Marcia B. Tucker Fund: Balance forward ................................................. $ 175.00 Donation from Tucker Foundation ........................... 500.00 1973 Awards: Cynthia Carey ............................ $ 121.00 Ronald LeValley ....................................... 361.00 Ralph W. Schreiber ................................ 193.00 $ 675.00 $ 675.00 Van Tyne Memorial Fund: Balance forward ................................................ $ 763.80 Income from investments ........................................... 704.80 1973 Grants: Gene Brenowitz ............................... $ 165.00 Phillip D. Creighton .................................... 180.00 Paul Mason ........................................ 180.00 George Woodhouse ...................................... 75.00 Balance in account ........................................... 868.60 CLOSING BALANCES $ 1,468.60 $ 1,468.60 Active Fund ............................................................... $13,249.52 Brewster Memorial Fund ................................................. -0- Bird Protection Fund ...................................................... 43.44 Educational Fund .................................................................. 7.01 General Endowment Fund ................................................. 4,538.41 Handbook of North American Birds Fund ................................. 45.91 Special Publications Fund .................................... 12,967.38 A.O.IJ. Monographs Fund .......................................................... 25,276.84 Marcia B. Tucker Fund ............................................ 3- Van Tyne Memorial Fund ............................................ 868.60 TOTAL ................................................ Checking account, Louisville, Kentucky .................................. $ 1,989.28 Uninvested cash, Chicago ........................................................ 4,007.82 Variable demand note, Chicago ........................................... 51,000.00 TOTAL ..................................................... $56,997.10 $56,997.10 BURT L. MONROE JR., Treasurer