that it is principally due to his ability and energy that the 

 Club has attained its present position. 



I am sure I express the opinion of all the Members of the 

 Council when I say that as long as the Foreign Bird Club is in 

 existence it will owe a lasting debt of gratitude to Mr. Fillmer. 



The Club is also indebted to Mr. Pengelley for some useful 

 but unobtrusive work done by him, as Assistant Secretary, 

 during the latter months of Mr. Fillmer's tenure of office. 



I particularly wish it to he known that the delay in the 

 issue of the February number of "Bird NoTKS" was in no 

 way due to the late Hon. Editorial Secretary, but that it was 

 my fault. The plate of the beautiful Three-coloured Tanager 

 was my favourite of the four done for Vol. Ill, and for that 

 reason I kept it to the last. The work of the ordinary colour- 

 ists that are available being generally unsatisfactory, I had 

 determined to do the colouring myself, and although I had 

 allotted a very considerable lime for the work, I had under- 

 estimated it, and, despite devoting the whole of my time to it, 

 I failed to get it done in time. I beg, therefore, to express my 

 regret for the delay, to all subscribers. 



Considerable delay has occurred in getting out the March 

 number, for which I cannot hold myself entirely responsible, 

 as my appointment only began on March nth, and there was 

 at that lime very little matter in hand. vSeveral illustrations 

 were prepared with the intention of their being inserted in this 

 number, but it was found impossible to get them reproduced 

 in lime to appear; they will, therefore, appear in ihe April 

 number instead. 



H. GooDCHiLD, Hon. Editorial Secretary. 

 66, Gr.o'sTER Road, 



Regent's Park, London. 

 T^\st March, 1905. 



