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NOTICES TO MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. 



koR the second time in this Volume tlie Ntim1>er lias dis- 

 'l^ appointed the Editorial Secretary, as it was hoped that a 

 sufficient miuiher of ilhisiratioijs wonld be published as 

 would have compensated for their absence from the 

 March part. 



Against this, however, the Editor lias the pleasure of 

 announcing that, by the great generosity of one of the Mem- 

 bers of the Council, (who does not wish his name to appear) 

 the Magazine will have the benefit of the Editor's services in 

 his other capacity of Artist, in respect of the text and other 

 black-and-white illustrations, without cost to the Club beyond 

 that incurred in the reproduction of the various drawings. 

 The Magazine will therefore have as many illustrations, for the 

 present, as the Club can afford to reproduce, and contributors 

 are desired to keep this in mind, so that the fulle.st advantage 

 may be tnlceii of this unique gift. 



Three black-and-white drawings, in wash, are available 

 now, all three being done from living birds; of the Avocet 

 {RecurvirosUa avocetta), the Great Black Woodpecker [Picus 

 martins), and the Nutcracker {Nncifraga caryocatactes). Any 

 Member or Associate having experience of any of these birds 

 in captivitj-, or who has seen them in a state of nature, will be 

 greatly benefitting the Club by contributing an article on them. 



