500 Anmversarij Meeting of the B. 0. U. 



The Union on Mr.y 14th consisted of 347 Ordinary 

 Members, 2 Extraordinary Members, 9 Honorary Members, 

 and 17 Foreign Members, making a total of 375. Twenty- 

 eight Candidates for the Ordinary Membership were seeking 

 admission to the Union. 



The finances were adequate, although the expenditure 

 on the illustrations had been somewhat heavier than usual. 



The Report having been adopted, the Accounts for the 

 year, audited by Mr. H. E. Dresser, were presented by the 

 Secretary and approved by the Meeting. 



Dr. F. DuCane Godman, F.R.S., was re-elected President, 

 and Mr. Howard Saunders Secretary for the ensuing year. 

 Dr. F. G. D. Drewitt was elected a Member of the Com- 

 mittee, in the place of Mr. W. E. de Wiuton, who retired by 

 rotation. 



The following alterations in the Rules of the Union were 

 recommended by the Committee : — 



Rule 2, par. 1. To insert the words ''^Colonial 

 Members "" after " Extraordinary Members, ^^ and for 

 par. 3 to insert " Colonial Members to be eminent 

 Ornithologists residing in the Biitisii Colonies and 

 India, and not to exceed ten in number." 



Rule 3, last pai". To insert the word " Colonial " 

 after the word " Honorary." 



The effect of these alterations would be to form a new 

 class of Colonial Membeis, not to exceed ten in number. 



These alterations were discussed and adopted by the 

 Meeting. 



The following twenty-eight Candidates were then balloted 

 for and declared to be duly elected Ordinary jNIembers of 

 the British Ornithologists' Union : — Harry Becher, C.E., 

 4 Walpole Street, Chelsea, S.W. ; The Hon. Richard O. B. 

 Bridgeman, Lieut. R.N., H.M.S. 'Partridge,' Cape of Good 

 Hope Station ; Bertram A. Bristowe, The Cottage, Stoke 

 D'Abernon, Surrey; Robert M. Cowie, M.R.C.S., 2nd Life 

 Guards, Windsor ; Charles Henry Dent, Raincliffe Villa, 

 The Valley, Scarboro'' ; The Rev. Allan Ellison, M.A., 

 Ardoyne House, Watton, Hertford ; (Japt. Stanley S, 



