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 NOTEvS. 



Mr. Vale has kindly consented to give a paper upon 

 Hybrids next month. 



The next birds to receive attention, in respect of 

 having standards drawn np, will be the Linnet and the 

 Siskin. 



After the business of the Committee Meeting Mr. 

 Boerma announced his intention of offering a gold 

 medal to the member introducing most new members 

 during 1902-3. The medal is a handsome one, and will 

 doubtless be appreciated by the winner. It is now in 

 the hands of our Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Maxwell. 



W. A. LOTT, Hon. Sec, 

 NationaTv British Bird & MuivR Cr<UB, 

 103, Cheapside, London, E.G. 



THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 



NOTICES TO MEMBERS. 



With this issue of "Bird Notes" each member of 

 the F. B. C. will find a post-card addressed to me. May 

 I ask, as a special favour, that every member will at once 

 sign this and post it to me ? I have to issue the voting 

 papers by the ist of April, so that I want to know the 

 names of the candidates forthwith. 



It is desirable that the list of candidates should be 

 as large as possible — I hope, therefore, that the great 

 majority of the members will express their willingness 

 to stand for election. The purpose of asking members 

 whether tlic}^ are willing to stand is simply to eliminate 

 the names of those who would refuse to accept office if 

 elected. 



I am quite willing to act as Secretary for another 

 year, if the members do me the honour of re-electing 

 me. But I think it would be better if some one else 



