124 Mr. E. Hartert — Anniversary Meeting 



Herr Schalow recognised two periods of the Society : the 

 first from 1850 to 1875^ which was principally devoted to 

 European ornithology; the second after 1875^ in which 

 a wider view was taken^ resulting in much good work 

 done in exotic ornithology. A glance at the contents of 

 Professor Cabanis's 'Journal fiir Ornithologie' bears out 

 the statements of Herr Schalow, and I believe that a new 

 "sub-period/^ at least of the 'Journal/ might be rec( gnised 

 since the time that the publication became the property of 

 the Society (in 1893) and began to appear more regularly 

 and to grow in size. 



After Herr Schalow's lecture the representatives of other 

 societies were cerernoniouslj' received and made their speeches. 

 Of these the better-known bodies, at least in England, were 

 the Deutsche zoologische Gesellschaft (represented by Pro- 

 fessor Chun), the Senckenbergische naturfoi'schende Gesell- 

 schaft (by Herr de Neufville), the Verein zura Schutze der 

 Vogelwelt (by Dr. Carl Hennicke), the Zoological and 

 Ornithological Societies of Leipzig, Braunschweig, Neisse, 

 Stuttgart, and the Ornithologische Centrale of Budapesth. 



I did my best to express the goodwill and good wishes of 

 the Members of the B.O.U., and gave a brief account of the 

 origin and work of our Union, exhibiting the first and the 

 latest volumes of 'The Ibis,^ which, of course, compared 

 most favourably wdth the ' Journal fiir Ornitliologie.' 



Drs. P. L. Sclater and R. B. Sharpe were elected Honorary 

 [Members of the " Gesellschaft.'" 



The rest of the first day was occupied by a visit to the 

 Zoological Gardens of Leipzig, the festival dinner (with very 

 numerous speeches), and other entertainments. German 

 ornithologists are not in the least averse to gaiety after their 

 scientific meetings. 



The second day, October 7th, was entirely devoted to 

 science. A large number of lectures were delivered, some 

 with exhibits of various kinds, and almost every one was 

 followed by more or less lengthy discussions. The following 

 subjects which came before us are specially noteworthy : — 

 Count von Berlepsch spoke about Bolivian birds, exhibiting 



