DECEMBER, 1903. 



Zbe jforeujn JBivb Club 



NOTICES TO MEMBERS. 



The partnership with the British Bird Club in the 

 ownership of Bird Notes has been put to an end, 

 and the Magazine is now under the sole control 

 of our own Club. 



IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. 

 PECIAI, attention is directed to the Amended Rules which 

 appear on another page. These have been under the 

 consideration of tlie Council for some montlis past and 

 have been passed in their present form after full discussion. 

 They are here presented for the approval of tlie meml^ers, and 

 if any six members object, it is open for them, under No. 7 of 

 our exi.sting rules, to require the new rules to be submitted to 

 the votes of tlie members. 



The chief alterations effected by the new rules are as 

 follows : 



The Club will be divided into "Members" and 

 "Associates." Men:bers will pay an annual subscription 

 of 10/-, Associates an annual subscription of 6/-. Only 

 members will be eligible for election to office, and they 

 alone will possess the right of voting— in other words, the 

 management of the Club will be in the hands of the 

 members alone. 



It is intended to issue, with the Magazine next year, at 

 least four hand-coloured plates \.o members 07tly. Similar 

 plates will be issued with the copies supplied to asso- 

 ciates, but uncolotired. After next year, it is hoped that 

 these coloured plates may be issued each month— but the 

 intention is always to restrict their issue to members only. 

 All the other advantages of the Club at present enjoyed by 

 members will be open to members and associates equally. 



An entrance fee of 2/6 will be charged to both 

 members and associates. 



Dealers in birds are excluded from all offices in the 

 Club except that of Judge. 



The date of the commencement of the Club's year is 

 altered to the ist of March. 



