146 The Question of Amalgamation. 



. Suggitt's Lane, 



Cleetliorpes. 

 June loth, 1919. 



Sir. — Advertinij to Mr. Workman's letters in tlie Avlcultural Magazine 

 for June suggesting- the amalgamation of the F. B. Club with the Avicultural 

 Society, and the luJitor's article thereon. Bikd Notes, I take it, does not 

 claim to be a Technical Journal, btit seeks to enlighten and instruct bird 

 keepers generally. Does the Avicultural Mai^acinc cover the desires (need) of 

 the majority of our members? I admit the aims of both Societies are similar, 

 arc they identical ? 



Ouotng from Mr. Workman's letter : " Since the Zoologist was given 

 up. etc.." now do ten per cent, of our members wish to follow the lines of 

 the Zoologist': I think not. and if we did I am of the opinion that fifty per 

 cent, of our members would cease to be such. 



The lulitor of A.M. remarks that amalagamation " would be a great 

 service to zoology," and I am afraid that if amalgamation takes place, in a 

 verv few vears a\iculture for beginners, so far as the amalgamated societies 

 are concerned, will be a thing of the past. Our ;irticles must not be written 

 over the heads of the majority of oiir members! 



R. SUGGITT. 



Sir. — It would be truly a pity for " B.N." and " A.M." to be formed 

 into one Magazine. P^ach of them has its own character ;ind it would h: 

 a vexatious error to unite them. 



Gery. nth Vienne, France. A. DECOUX. 



June 17th. 1919. 







THE EDITOR'S VIEWS. 



As an expression of opinion appears to be expected from 

 the Editor I nv.i.st state the case as fully and briefly as I can, this 

 is not easy apart from criticising our contemporary, and this T 

 decline to do. 



Some few years ago. the then Editor of the Avicultural 

 Magacinc, took it upon himself in their Journal to practically 

 question the right of our existence as a separate society, and a 

 reply thereto appeared in the following issue of " B.N.," which 

 we thought and hoped was conchisive and had settled th'- 



