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Creswick (Hathersage) ; Miss Cochrane (Bar- 

 ton Stacey) ; R. H. T. Drummond (Watford); 

 Hahnemann Epps, Mrs. Epps (London, 

 S.W.) ; John Elphinstone (London, N.) ; 

 E. W. Hendy (Manchester) ; Mrs. T. E. 

 Hodgkin (Stocksfield) ; J. E. Hurtley (Har- 

 rogate) ; Mrs. Jobbins (Guildford) ; Miss C 

 A. Maltby (Matlock) ; Mrs. McDonald 

 ( Waterloo ville) ; W. Mayer (Erdington) ; 

 W. Mudge (Paignton) ; Mrs. Rennie (Hun- 

 gerford) ; Miss Florence Somerville (Edin- 

 burgh) ; J. Strangman (London, W.). 



Watchers Committee. 



The appointment of Watchers and a 

 summary of the work undertaken for the 

 season of 1915 were reported. 



General Business. 



The Standing Committees for the year 

 were appointed as follows : — 



Finance and General Purposes : Mr. 

 Bell, Miss Clifton, Hon. Mrs. Drewitt, Mr. 

 Hastings Lees, Mrs. Lemon, Mr. Masefield, 

 Mr. Meade- Waldo, Miss Pollock. 



Publications : Mr. Bell, Miss Clifton, 

 Mr. Dresser, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Lemon, 

 Mrs. Fuller Maitland, Mr. Ogil vie -Grant. 

 Miss Pollock. 



Watchers : Mr. Meade-Waldo (Chair- 

 man), Dr. Drewitt, Mr. Keith Henderson, 

 Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Lemon (Hon. Sec), Mr. 

 Masefield, Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, Mr. St. Quintin, 

 Captain Tailby, Mr. Trevor-Battye, Miss 

 Turner. 



Correspondence dealing with Bird 

 Protection Orders, bird-catching, the 

 taking of nests and eggs, prosecutions, 

 the importation of Bitterns from Holland, 

 and other matters, was considered, and 

 the subject for the Public School Essay 

 Competition for 1915 was discussed and 

 agreed upon. 



H.H. the Ranee of Sarawak, a photo- 

 graph of whom is given by permission in the 

 present number of Bird Notes and New, has 

 been a Fellow and Vice-President of the 

 Society since 1906, and is keenly interested 

 in its work. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL ESSAY 

 COMPETITION. 



The Council of the R.S.P.B. invite 

 Essays on the under-mentioned subjects 

 from boys at Public Schools in Great 

 Britain. 



Silver and Bronze Medal Essays. 



The Flight of Birds : How to distinguish 

 birds by their flight — different styles of flight 

 in various species — soaring, hovering, gliding, 

 swooping ; straight, dipping, and zigzag 

 flight — formation of flocks of birds in flight 

 — birds that take prey on the wing — shape 

 of wings in connexion with powers of flight. 



" The Owl " Prizes. — A Special Prize or 

 Prizes of the value of One Guinea is offered 

 annually by a Member of the Council of the 

 Society for the best Essay or Essays on : — 



The British Owls : The Necessity for their 

 better Protection, and the means to be 

 adopted for the Preservation of useful and 

 rare Birds of Prey. Special reference should 

 be made to the economic value of the Owls, 

 and notes on Kestrel, Kite, Buzzards, and 

 other Raptors may be added at the option, 

 and according to the opportunities, of 

 Competitors. Personal observation and in- 

 formation are desired. The Essay may be 

 accompanied by Photographs. 



The Silver Medal is awarded in the 

 Senior Division (Competitors over sixteen 

 on August 1st, 1915), and the Bronze 

 Medal in the Junior Division, with the 

 addition of a work on Natural History 

 in each case. Certificates and books are 

 also awarded for the best Essays from 

 each school represented in the Com- 

 petition. The Essays should not exceed 

 3,000 words in length and should be 

 handed in to the representative of the 

 Society at the School, or forwarded 

 direct to the R.S.P.B., not later than 

 September 30th, 1915. 



Full particulars and entry-forms can 

 be had from the Secretary, R.S.P.B., 

 23, Queen Anne's Gate, S.W. 



