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had becouie of the birds. "Dead," said the boy. And 

 this was the untimely end of what might, in the hands 

 of an experienced fancier, have been rare and interesting- 

 exhibits at the "Glass-house." 



Does an}' other member know of a similar occurrence 

 in connection with albinos ? F. Turnber. 



NATIONAL BRITISH BIRD AND 

 MULE CLUB. 



Committee Meeting held at Headquarters, 4th 

 September, 1902. 



Present: Mr. Robson (Chairman), Mr. Pollard (Vice- 

 Chairman), Messrs. Frostick, Vale, Jones, Tolhurst, C. 

 Cooper, Maxwell, Urch, Morgan, Dewhurst, Sand}-, and 

 the Hon. Secretary. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Letters were read from Messrs. Browning, Colton, 

 Pyniau, Urch, Tyson, Egerton, Bell, Steele, Tanner, 

 Lumsden, Wilkinson, Bancroft, Rudd, Godwin, Lythgoe. 



Application for support and patronage was made on 

 behalf of the Barnsley and District Ornithological Society: 

 it was agreed to grant one Silver Medal. 



Application of Warrington and District Ornitho- 

 logical Society. — A good classification being given, it 

 was proposed by Mr. Frostick, and seconded b}' Mr. 

 Jones, that we give one Gold Medal. — Carried. 



The application of the Whitehaven Society was 

 granted as last year, upon the usual conditions. 



The application of the Manchester and Northern 

 Counties Society was next before Committee, and it was 

 agreed that if they would provide 14 Classes, the Club 

 would grant them an extra Gold Medal to be awarded 

 to a member who had never won a Medal of the Club, 

 otherwise one Gold Medal as last year. 



A special application on behalf of the London Cage 

 Bird Association was made, and in view of its being the 



