iv. Secrcfary's Report. 



Secretary's Report. 



W'itli this issue of \\\\<\i Xotks, \'o1. 11. of Series 111. is 

 complete. ( )ur members will, 1 think, ai^ree with me that, 

 thoui^h contributors are fewer, the i:)resent volume favourably 

 compares with its predecessors. I should, however, like to 

 see, during" the comin,q" year, more members contributing 

 articles to the journal. 1920 will be the " coming of age " of 

 the club, and I feel sure that if every member does his or her 

 best to help, either by writing or sending on to the Editor any 

 items of interest to aviculture, \'ol. TTI. will surpass any that 

 have preceded it. 



( )ur Illustrations have been very numerous, both as plates 

 and in the text, and great credit is due to Mr. Henstock, our 

 printer and publisher, for their excellent reproduction. Mrs. 

 .\. M. Cook's drawings have been cjuite a feature of the 

 \olume — all have l)een done gratis — freely given as her " part 

 as a 1)1 cm her to assist the club through the times of costly 

 production." On behalf of the Club and its ofKicers I must 

 express our best thanks and keen appreciation. 



Coloured plates, owing to the greatly increased cost of 

 production. ha\e been impossible; the club funds would not 

 permit such luxuries. 



During the year it was found necessary to increase the 

 annual sul)scription to £1. Judging by the number of letters 

 I received, endorsing this policy, the great majority of our 

 members approved of the step taken by the Council. 



Kjjo, I hope, will see the world again at peace. With 

 the return of normal times most of us will have restarted our 

 aviaries, and, e\en if not as full as in years gone by, will, at 

 least, have some a\ian friends therein. Foreign birds are now 

 l)eing imported in goodly numbers, and in very good condition. 

 ( )nly last month the finest collection of African birds I ever 

 .■ecollect seeing brought over at any time, arrived at Messrs. 

 (iamage's, of Holborn, and it was worth a long journey to see 

 them. 



