BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION. 35 



•on a second collection of birds made by Lt.-Col. Wardlaw- 

 Ramsay in the Andaman Islands, and Salvin's account of 

 his visits to the Museums of the United States. 



1875. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Union for 1875 was 

 lield at 6 Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, on May 26th, 

 Prof. Newton in the Chair. Seven new Ordinary Members 

 were elected, and Hans, Graf von Berlejisch and the Marquis 

 Giacomo Doria were elected Foreign Members. 



It was agreed that on the close of the Third Series steps 

 should be taken to prepare a General Index of ' The Ibis ^ 

 from its commencement. 



The volume of ' The Ibis ' for 1875 contained 540 pages, 

 illustrated by 10 plates, drawn by Keulemans and Smit. 



The Preface of this volume was written and signed by 

 the Editor, Salvin, who had returned from Guatemala, and 

 was at that time residing at Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge. 



1876. 



The Annual General Meeting of the B. O. U. for 1876 was 

 held at 6 Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, on Tuesday, 

 April 18th, Lord Lilford, President, in the Chair. Eight 

 new Ordinary Members were elected, amongst whom were 

 H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught. The name of Mr, Swinhoe, 

 who had taken up his residence in England, was transferred 

 to the list of Extra-Ordinary Members. 



The sixth and last volume of the Third Series of ' The 

 Ibis ' being about to ])e issued before the close of this year, 

 it was proposed that Salvin should be elected Editor of a 

 Seventh Series, to commence in 1877. Salvin, however, 

 was at that time much pressed by other duties, and demurred 

 to undertaking the sole responsibility of the Editorship. 

 It was therefore ultimately agreed that P. L. Sclater should 

 be requested to become Joint Editor with Salvin of the 

 new Series. 



j)2 



