all Societies who a])pl\' lor it, according- to our regulations, ano 

 offer medals and cups for conipetitiou among our meinlvers at 

 Open Shows. It is yet too early to speak of this season. 

 Exhibitors can only secui'e an increased clas.sitication by 

 supporting what is given, li facts point to a demand for an 

 increase, tliis will always Iw forthcomin,g, as it is a mere ease 

 of supplj' and demand. 



OuK Progkess: Again this has been steady and it will 

 be seen in January next that the revised roll will total 100 

 bona-fide members; Ijut in this respect we must not " i'e.-,t 

 on our oars," for there is always a larger or smaller annual 

 leakage in every society, and again we ask the assistance of 

 every member to seek new members, and to make the Foreiga 

 Bird Club and its Journal known to all wlio are interested m 

 bird-life, so that in the shortest possible time we may reach 

 a total of at least 500. There is no time like the commence- 

 ment of a fresh volume and another year's work to gather in 

 new members. 



To accomplish what has lieen done, on a small mem- 

 bership, has entailed a hea\y burden u] on all, and a I'onstant 

 drain upon our funds, making it necessary for us to ask for 

 your generous help to the Deficit and Illustration I'\uuU; given 

 this, by the end of another year (nir didiculties will be past. 



W"e desire specially to thank the Kev. U. U. Raynor 

 for valued assistance in proof correction, and .Mi'. ^^'. A. 

 Bainbridge for compiling the index of English Names of l>irds 

 for the current vohune. 



We congratulate our Members on a successful year's 

 work and take the past as a happy augury for the future. 



