ij6 Editorial. 



li,>-liei" is (lelui^ed with f^osf cards forsootli. ccjinplainini; of 

 irrei^ularity, etc. — some even threatening resij^nation. Well, 

 so far as the Editor is concerned let them resii^n if that is their 

 sense of the fitness of things, and the sum total of their interest 

 in aviculture. 



The publisher cannot and will not in such cases (that is, 

 when the issue has not been published) send any reply, but will 

 always promptly deal with cases which point either to an 

 omission or loss in post. 



The case is this : we lost many of our most rei^ular 

 contributors in the War ! Are we to conclude that we who 

 remain have not sufficient interest or energy to fill the gap for a 

 time— a little self-denial in the giving up of possibly well-earned 

 leisure to the writing of an article, or chronicling the doing of 

 his or her birds, and the case would be met. We have well 

 over 300 members, and if 200 articles were sent in annually wUat 

 a Journal we should have ! 



At present most of our members are more or less alseep. 

 and only wake up wdien they find Bird Notks has not come to 

 hand, and fear they are not getting value for their subscrii)tion 

 of 20s. per year — the fact really being that they get a Journal 

 worth fully double the subscription they pay. 



As we have repeated many times members have only to 

 do their part for the Foreign Bird Club and its Journal to be r 

 greater success in the future than in the best days of the past. 



Vour officers have certainly not spared themselves in 

 organising the affairs of the club to the best of their ability, but 

 even supermen (they do not claim to be this) cannot "make 

 bricks without straw." 



Some may consider we have stated the case too strongly, 

 and that we might have used a little diplomacy in setting fortli 

 the issue — diplomatic language is mostly very ambiguous, and 

 ours is a plain simple case and its remedy the same, and we con- 

 sider it best met by stating the fact in plain language, then there 

 can be no misconception. 



At the same time we do not wish any to run away with 

 the idea that the F.B.C. is nearing its end. most certainly not. 

 but owing to the slackness of part of our membership there is a 

 danger of its usefulness and progress being hindered and 

 marred. As stated, we have a membership of over 300, and 



