jforeujii Biv5 Botes 



FOR FEBRUARY, 1902. 



The Council of the Foreign Bird Club have decided 

 upon a very important step, which, although somewhat 

 revolutionary, has been taken after full consideration 

 and in the belief that it will be for the benefit of the 

 Clnb. The Club will join hands with the National British 

 Bird and Mule Club so far as "Notes" is concerned: 

 after this month "Foreign Bird Notes" will become 

 "Bird Notes" simply, and about half its pages will be 

 devoted to British birds. "Bird Notes" will be edited 

 jointly by the Hon. Secretaries of the N. B. B. & M. C. 

 and F. B. C. — all matter relating to British birds being 

 sent to Mr. Lott, and all relating to Foreign birds to me. 

 "Notes" will be printed in the same type and on the 

 same size paper as at present, but it is hoped that the 

 number of pages per month may be increased — this last 

 will depend upon the energy of our contributors. 



It will be the aim of the Editors to preserve the 

 balance between British and Foreign, and to allot, on 

 the average, about the same amount of space to each 

 subject. But whether or not we shall be able to achieve 

 this result depends upon the members of the two Clubs. 

 If the members of either Club do not send in sufiicient 

 matter to fill their half of the publication, they must not 

 complain if the space which they have failed to occupy 

 is devoted to the other Club's hobb}'. If both Clubs 

 keep the Editors well supplied with copy, we shall go on 

 swimmingly, and each subject will be equally well 

 represented. I hope I may rely upon the members of 

 theF.B.C. to send in sufficient articles and correspondence 

 to more than fill our half of " Notes" — but if this is to 



