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DECEMBER, 1911. 



The Foreign Bird Club. 



Notices to Members. 



The Yeak's Work: With this issue ianother volume of Bird 

 Notes is completed, and while fully realising- its short-comings, we 

 think, all will agree that it compares favourably with its predecess- 

 ors. 



iThe present volume contains five colouried plates, viz., 

 "plue Budgierigar," " Loo-Choo Robin," "Purple Sunbird land 

 Great Billeu Flycatcher," " Queen Alexandra Parrakeet," and Crims- 

 on-trin^ed Whydah." The almost numberleiss half-tone and line 

 illustrations are all of them of leither utilitarian or scientific in-: 

 terest; aimong our photo -reproductions, special mention must be made 

 of those contributed by our esteemed Hon. Bus., Sec, H. Willford', 

 Esq., illustrating the domestic life of various species both in thejr 

 native haunts and in the aviary. 



There is over 350 pages of text, practically covering' aU 

 species of birds, and every phase of practical aviculture. The tyro, 

 experienced aviculturist, and also the ornithologist, will find matter 

 in our pages both of practical land scientific interest. To all our 

 contributors and those who have assisted ito baring' this about we 

 tender our grateful thanks and appreciation. 



Breeding Medals: These have stimulated emulation among 

 us, and the number won is quite up to the average — several diffi- 

 cult species have been bred for 'the first time in this country, viz., 

 Hoopoe, Black -throated Bunting, Black -headed Siskin, Blue Tanager, 

 Eose-breasted Grosbeak, Guira Cuckoo, Indian White-eye, Orange- 

 headed Ground Thrush, Mexican Bunting, Mealy Redpoll, Silver - 

 esred Mesia, and Grey Finch—the list is however, not yet complete 

 and a full list of lawards 'wtill be published in January issue and 

 the medals forthwith distributed. 



Our Membeksrip: This continues to steadily increase, and in 

 spite of the leakage common to lall such siocieties as ours, our roll 

 will 'show a substantial increase on that of the previous year. We 

 still urge our members to do :all they can to make the F.B.C. 

 known to all interested in birds, |that this increase may be more than 

 maintained, what the few cannoi accomplish, Ithe many can. In 

 all sections of the Club's work progress has been made. 



Exhxbitional: This has been fully maintained, there is yet 

 soopo for extension, and I |aim sure our Hon. Exhibitional Secretary, 

 Mr. S. M. Townsend, would be better pleased if more interest was 

 taken in queries and notices inserted *under " The Show Season," and 

 express theii' 'views thereon more freely, and also to do their best 

 tgi support any extension of classification, so that such may be main- 



