BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. 



The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

 The Annual Meeting of the Society was held 

 at the Westminster Palace Hotel, S.W., on 

 March 9th, 1910, the Duke of Bedford in 

 the chair. The other speakers included 

 Mr. Montagu Sharpe (Chairman of Council), 

 Su^ Arthur Bignold, Bart,, Sir Wilham Portal, 

 Bart., the Rev. H. R. Gamble, Mr. LawTcnce 

 Hardy, M.P., Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, 

 Mr. J. R. B. Masefield, Mr. Ogilvie Grant, 

 Colonel Coulson, and Mr. F. C. Borrett. A full 

 report of the proceedings is contained in the 

 Annual Report of the Society, and can be 

 had from the Society's office, 23, Queen 

 Anne's Gate, S.W. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



A Meeting of the Council was held at the 

 Middlesex Guildhall, on January 28th, 1910, 

 when there were jDresent : Mr. Montagu 

 Sharpe, in the chair, Miss Clifton, Mr. H. E. 

 Dresser, Dr. Drewitt, Miss Hall, Hon. Mrs. 

 Henniker, Mr. W. H. Hudson, Mr. Hastings 

 Lees, Mrs. F. E. Lemon, Mr. Ogilvie Grant, 

 Captain Tailby, Mr. F. E. Lemon (Hon. 

 Secretary), and Miss Gardiner (Secretary). 



The Hon. Secretary's Report stated 

 that since December 17th, 1909, lectures 

 illustrated by the Society's slides had been 

 given as follows: December 21st, Mrs. Burdon 

 (Royston) ; January 5th, Miss Farquhar 

 (Wickham) (Bird and Tree Day) ; January 

 10th and 15th, Miss Rintoul (Edinburgh and 

 Colinsburgh) ; January 22nd, Miss Pirn 

 (Dublin). A hst of the Bird and Tree Festi- 

 vals which had been held was presented, and 

 it was reported that a circular letter had been 

 sent to the schools informing them of the 

 change of date for the competitions, and 

 suggesting methods for keeping alive interest 

 in the study during the short enforced 

 interim. The issue of Bird Protection Orders 

 in four Counties was recorded. 



The Finance and General Purposes 

 Committee presented the Statement of 

 Accounts for 1909, as signed by the 

 Auditors, and reported the investment of 

 £150 in Local Loans Stock. Annabella 

 Lady Boughey and Miss Isabel Bonus were 

 elected Fellows of the Society, and the 

 following new Members were elected : — 



Mrs. Arnold Burro wes (Buckingham) ; 

 Rev. R. H.Consterdine (Lindow, Wilmslow) ; 

 R. Dendy (Haileybury) ; Mrs, Grundy 

 (Royston) ; Mrs. Machin (Redhill) ; Mrs. 

 Parker (Ettington) ; Miss L. L. A. Taylor 

 (Coleshill, Bucks) ; Mr. P. L. C. Webster 

 (Hailej^bury). Life 31 embers : — Mrs.Crowder, 

 Miss H. M. Littlejohn, Allan Herbert Percy 

 Noble (London, W.). 



General Business. — The work of the In- 

 spector with respect to the checking of 

 bird-catching during the coming season was 

 discussed, and attention was drawn to the 

 proposal of the trade to appeal against the 

 Old Street magistrate's verdict in a recent 

 conviction for possession of Protected Wild 

 Birds. A letter from the Secretary of the 

 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 

 to Animals was read, dealing with the co- 

 operation of the two Societies in the case of 

 Bird Protection legislation, and assent was 

 given to the propositions made. Some discus- 

 sion took place respecting the legal Protection 

 of Wild Birds off the British coast under the 

 Act of 1896, and suggestions were made for 

 the amendment of the law on this point. 

 Mr. H. E. Dresser undertook to represent 

 the Society at the International Ornitho- 

 logical Congress to be held in Berlin, May 

 30th to June 4th, 1910. 



Meetings of the Finance and General 

 Purposes, Publication, and Watchers Com- 

 mittees were held at 23, Queen Anne's Gate, 

 on February 18th. 



