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Members of the Watchers' Committee visit the men from time 

 to time and thus test their reports by personal inspection. 



The results of the past five years' work are so encouraging and 

 satisfactory that the Society can point to birds once on the verge of 

 extinction, now either greatly raised in numbers, or at any rate spared 

 to the British list. 



Contributions available for the Watchers' Fund are needed at 

 the beginning of each year, and the money is spent with the greatest 

 possible thought and discretion. At present, owing to limited means, 

 only the most pressing cases can be met. So far the expenses have 

 been borne by a very few contributors, and we feel that this is 

 neither fair nor in the best interests of the work itself, and are 

 confident that many naturalists and bird-lovers in this country would 

 gladly help if they knew of the existence of this department of the 

 work of the R.S.P.B. It is to these that we now venture to appeal. 

 The ideal possession would of course be a capital sum, the income 

 from which would each year be available. Perhaps some day a rich 

 man's benefaction may put us into this desirable position, but mean- 

 while those who are willing to help by subscriptions may feel sure 

 of their money being well and wisely spent ; and we may add that 

 the Society will always be pleased when possible to arrange that any 

 contributor who wishes to visit a protected spot shall have the 

 Watcher as a guide. 



Subscriptions, marked Watchers' Fund, may be sent to the Hon. 

 Secretary of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 3 Hanover 

 Square, London, W. 



We remain, sir, your obedient servants, 



MONTAGU SHARPE, Chairman of 



Watchers' Committee 



February 12, 1908. 



the Council of the R.S.P.B. 

 E. G. B. MEADE- WALDO. 

 W. H. HUDSON. 

 W. R. OGILVIE-GRANT. 

 W. H. ST. QUINTIN. 

 A. TREVOR-BATTYE. 



A CONTRIBUTION TO THE INSECT FAUNA 

 OF THE ISLE OF MAY. 



By PERCY H. GRIMSHAW, F.E.S. 



I HAVE been favoured by the Misses Evelyn V. Baxter and 

 Leonora J. Rintoul with the opportunity of examining a 

 collection of Insects made by them in the months of 



