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election by the 1st of April. The o})ject in asking 

 members whether thev are willing to stand for election, is 

 simply to eliminate those who would refuse to accept office if 

 elected. It is hoped that the great majority will return an 

 affirmative answer, as it is desiral^le that the number of can- 

 didates should be as large as possible. 



I may explain that the duties of tlie Council, while by no 

 means merely nominal, are not at all onerous. No meetings 

 are held, and all that is required of members of the Council is 

 that they shall be prompt in replying to letters on Club 

 business. 



I believe it to be the wish of a large number of members 

 that there should be more representatives on the Council of 

 the non-exhibiting, and strictly amateur, members. And if 

 some ladies are willing to serve, I feel sure they would be 

 welcomed. 



I shall be pleased to serve as vSecretary for another term, if 

 elected, but I should like my friend Mr. Swan to serve with me 

 as joint Secretary. If this arrangement meets with the approval 

 of the members, we propose to ask them to allow Mr. Swan 

 and myself to settle between us the allocation of our respective 

 duties. 



The reproduction of Miss Brooksbank's charming drawing 

 in this number of " Bird Notes," is, I hope, the first of a series 

 from that lady's hand. The Club must congratulate them- 

 selves upon possessing a member with such an undoubted 

 talent for the delineation of bird life. It is intended to publish, 

 either next mouth or in May, another drawing which Miss 

 Brooksbank has already executed, and which I think will be 

 considered even better than the Whydah. 



I regret that this number of our Magazine is so largely 

 occupied with Show Reports— chiefly on the British Bird and 

 Hydrid .Sections— but we have now reached the end of the .Show 

 season, and there will be no more Show Reports before 



