50 



The increased subscription and the entrance fee will not 

 come into force until the commencemefit of the 7iext year of the 

 Club {the ist of March next). 



A post card accompanies this issue of Bird Notes — 

 members will greatly oblige by filling up this and returning it 

 to me at once. All members must make their election as to 

 whether they will in future be members or associates. It is 

 hoped that a large majority will decide to pay the higher 

 subscription. 



The coloured plates will be hand-coloured lithographs of 

 the best quality, reproduced from drawings by professional 

 artists of repute. They will resemble, and be fully equal to, 

 the coloured plates in the Ibis and tlie Avicnltural Magazine. 

 The plates supplied to associates will be lithographs from the 

 same stone, but imcoloured. 



With the view of making all our members acquainted with 

 the nature of the coloured plates to be issued next year, Dr. 

 Creswell has started a subscription for a coloured plate to 

 appear in our February issue (the last of the current volume). 

 This plate will be a reproduction of a drawing by Mr. 

 Goodchild of one of the most admired prize-winners at the 

 recent Palace Show. It will be issued as a coloured plate, with 

 «// the copies of the February magazine. The following is a 

 list of the subscriptions already paid or promised— about ^"5 

 more is required, which must be subscribed before Christmas 

 if the plate is to appear — as otherwise there will not be time 

 for the colouring to be done before February. Contributions 

 to this fund will be gratefully received by Dr. Creswell, the 



Treasurer, or either of the Hon. Secretaries. 



£ s. d. 



Mr. L. W. Horton i i o 



Dr. R. H. Clarke i i o 



Dr. W. G. Creswell i i o 



Mr. H. Dart 050 



Dr. E. Hopkinson o 10 o 



Mr. T. H. Newman i i o 



Dr. Hopkinson is leaving on the i6th inst. for West Africa, 

 to take up the post of Protectorate Medical Officer in Gambia. 

 His address will be simply " Gambia, West Africa." He hopes 

 to return to England next Summer. 



Horatio R. Fii.i,mer, Hon. Editorial Secretary, 

 14th Dec, 1903. 52, Ship Street, Brighton. 



