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ringing birds which it is hoped may 

 assist in determining the protection re- 

 quired by migrants. Among other in- 

 stances he mentioned that of a Robin 

 ringed in Staffordshire in June and 

 identified at Gers, in France, in the 

 following October, and of a Swallow 

 which covered the distance of 7,800 

 miles between England and Natal ; 

 " thus," comments the Pall Mall Gazette, 

 " are all flying men reduced to nothing 

 by this brave little bird with its amazing 

 flight of close upon eight thousand 

 miles." 



The medals and prizes won in the 

 Public Schools Competition were pre- 

 sented by the Ranee to those of the 

 winners who were able to attend, Captain 

 Tailby explaining the scope and objects 

 of the annual prize instituted for essays 

 on the British Owls and their protection. 



The several motions were carried 

 unanimously, and at the close of the 

 meeting tea and coffee promoted informal 

 discussion of the Bird Protection cause. 



A full report of the proceedings will 

 be published, as usual, in the Society's 

 Annual Report. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



The Council of the Society held their 

 quarterly meeting at the Middlesex 

 Guildhall on January 22nd. In the 

 unavoidable absence of the Chairman, 

 Mr. Montagu Sharpe, Mr. Ernest Bell 

 presided, and there were also present : 

 Miss Clifton, Hon. Mrs. Henniker, Mr. F. 

 E. Lemon (Hon. Sec), Mr. Meade-Waldo, 

 Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, Miss Pollock, Captain 

 Tailby, and the Secretary (Miss Gardiner). 



The Hon. Secretary's Report 



stated that since the meeting of the 

 Council in December, lectures had been 

 given by Major Marriott at Lewes ; 



Mr. Masefield at Forsebrook, Hanley and 

 Cheadle ; Miss C. Spender at Bath 

 (three lectures) ; Mr. J. H. Vickers at 

 Farnborough ; Miss A. Anderson at 

 Perth ; and Mr. Chas. Oldham at Berk- 

 hamsted. A Bird Protection Order, dated 

 January 14th, 1915, had been issued for 

 the County of Down, extending the close- 

 time for certain birds to December 1st. 

 Twenty-four Bird-and-Tree Festivals had 

 been held. 



Finance and General Purposes 

 Committee. 



The statement of accounts for the year 

 1914 was presented and approved, subject 

 to audit. The Hon. Local Secretaryship 

 for Derbyshire, vacant by the marriage 

 and removal from the county of Miss B. M. 

 Gray, was filled by the appointment of 

 Miss Vaudrey, who kindly takes the work 

 for the county in addition to that for 

 the town of Derby. Mr. Leolin Brigg 

 (Keighley), Miss Alice Blyth (Skelmorlie), 

 and Mr. G. E. Lodge (London, S.W.) 

 were elected Fellows. The following were 

 elected Members : Mrs. E. S. Clark 

 (Bath) ; R. Cox (Niton) ; Miss Clara 

 Gardner (Luton) ; Major R. R. Gubbins, 

 D.S.O. (Rockcliffe), Miss Monica Hollond 

 (London, S.W.) ; Miss Lambart (Bath) ; 

 S. W. Morgan (Little Haywood) ; Mrs. 

 Norman (Bath) ; C. W. Somerville 

 (Chorlton-cum-Hardy). 



General Business. 



No nominations had been received for 

 Members of Council ; it was accordingly 

 agreed that the existing Council stand for 

 election at the Annual Meeting ; two of 

 its members, Mr. Staveley Hill, M.P., 

 and Mr. Masefield, have been elected 

 since the Annual Meeting of 1914. The 

 arrangements for the Annual Meeting 

 were considered, and the draft Annual 



