BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. 



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Miss H. Preston (Bournemouth), Mrs. H. S. 

 Pullar (Bridge-of-Earn), W. P. Pycraft 

 (London), Henry E. Rose (Bourton-on-the- 

 Water), Mrs. Rousseau (Maidenhead), G. 

 Sharp (Marlborough), H. P. Wardell (New- 

 bridge-on-Wye), E. H. Warner (Quorn Hall), 

 Mrs. E. L. Williamson (India), Miss H. V. 

 Wilson (London), Miss Wright (Winchester). 

 The Committee reported the engagement 

 for three months of a travelling inspector 

 to deal especially with birdcatching and bird- 

 shops, and to assist the Watchers' Committee 

 when required. 



The Publication Committee reported 

 that a translation was shortly to appear 

 of a book entitled " How to Attract 

 and Protect Wild Birds," setting out the 

 methods adopted by Baron von Berlepsch, 

 in Germany. As the circulation of the book 

 would be likely to foster and promote the 

 protection of birds, the Committee recom- 

 mended the purchase of a certain number of 

 copies upon the terms offered by the 

 publisher, which recommendation was 

 adopted. 



The Watchers' Committee reported that 

 the special appeal for funds had resulted in 

 about £100 being subscribed to the Watchers' 

 Fund. Further arrangements for watching 

 in various localities were reported. 



General Business. Upon the report that 

 a meeting of representatives of the Royal 

 Society, the Royal Society for the Protection 

 of Birds, the Linnean Society, the Zoological 

 Society, the British Museum (Natural History) 

 and the Selborne Society, for the considera- 

 tion of the Importation of Plumage Bill, 

 as drafted by Mr. James Buckland, had taken 

 place at the house of Lord Avebury on 

 March 13th, and that the result had been 

 that Mr. Montagu Sharpe had been asked to 

 re-draft the Bill, so as to embody the pro- 

 posals for alteration put forward, the Bill 

 as re-drafted was discussed and approved, 

 and a petition to the House of Lords in favour 



of it was, after consideration, signed and 

 sealed on behalf of the Society. 



Meetings of the Finance and General Pur- 

 poses, Publication, and Watchers' Committees 

 were held on June 19th. It waa reported 

 that the Importation of Plumage Bill would 

 reach Committee stage in the House of Lords 

 on June 22nd, when Mr. Montagu Sharpe 

 and Mr. Lemon had been summoned to give 

 evidence. The inspector's report of his three 

 months' work was read and approved. The 

 action to be taken in several cases of infringe- 

 ment of the Bird Protection Acts was dis- 

 cussed. It was agreed that a Conference of 

 Local Hon. Secretaries and other workers 

 should be held during the coming autumn. 



In response to the special appeal issued 

 by the Watchers' Committee, the following 

 amounts have been received in subscriptions 

 and donations : — 



f 25— C. Milnes Gaskell. 



£15— The Duchess of Bedford. 



£5 5s. — Rev. A. L. Hussey. 



£5— T. Baring, Miss E. Field, W. J. Percy Player. 

 Miss A. Radcliffe, Conrad Russell, C. H. Saunders, 

 Anonymous (Oxford). 



£3 3s. — J. L. M. Borough. 



£3 — Boyd Alexander, Mrs. Christie, Hon. Mrs. 

 Drewitt. 



£2 2s.— W. H. Beaumont, T. H. Scott, A. Holt 

 Macpherson, Mrs. Fuller Maitland. 



£2 — J. A. Harvie Brown. Sydney Brock, Mrs. <;. 

 Brooksbank, The Misses Ford, J. H. Curney. W. 

 Waterhouse Gibbins, Miss F. Russell, G. J. Talbot. 



£1 10s.— Mrs. A. M. Boyle. 



£1 Is.— Mrs. Ashton Allen, G. E. Blundell, F. 

 C. H. Borrett, H. W. Brett, H. Brinsley Brooke. 

 L. C. Creadi-Haward, Dr. Drewitt, Miss A. Garrett. 

 Rev. H. S. Gladstone, E. J. Harford, Keith Hender- 

 son, H. J. Johnson, Mrs. Massev. \Y. E. Moore. 

 Lieut. H. Pennell. R.X.. Dr. F. Penrose. H. Rodgers, 

 Captain Tailby, J. Thornely. 



£1 — a. Craig, Keith Henderson. Collingwood 

 Ingram, Miss Jeffrev, Mrs. H. Kin-. A. E. Price, 

 A. A. Ure. 



15s. — R. Burrowes. 



10s. 6d. — Norman Graham, Miss Hutton. 



10s. — Miss Baxter, H. B. Booth. H. Barringer. 



T. B. Cohen, G. W. Chittv. Miss Chawner, 



Hewitt. Mrs. Mavnard Proud, F. H. T. Streatfeild. 

 C. W. Ware. 



5s. — Miss Anderson. Mrs. Willis Bund. J. H. Hay, 

 T. B. Jeffery, H. Johnstone, Miss F. E. Lines. B. 

 Lonsdale. J. Macdonald, Mrs. Poynting, Frank 

 Russell. Dr. W. B. Russell. F. G. Swan, Mrs. 

 Waller. 



Amounts under 5s. — 14s. 6d. 



