50 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE 



Witlierby was appointed Secretary and Treasurer in Mr. 

 Graut^s place. 



The volurae of 'The Ibis' for 1892 (being the fourth 

 volume of the Sixth Series) contains 014 pages, illustrated 

 by 1-1 coloured plates, mostly drawn by Keulemans. The 

 volume commences with a list of the Birds of Heligoland, 

 a most useful resume for reference, prepared by Seebohm 

 from Gtitke's then lately published volume, ' Die Vogel- 

 warte Helgolands.'' Other important papers in this volume 

 are those by Mr. Graham Kerr on the Birds of the LoM-er 

 Pilcomayo and by Mr. J. LaTouche on the Birds of Foochow 

 and Swatow, China. 



1893. 



The Annual General Meeting of the B. O. U. in 1893 was 

 held at the Zoological Society's Office, 3 Hanover Square, 

 on May the 3rd, P. L. Sclater in the Chair (in the absence 

 of the President). The lleport of the Committee Avas read, 

 and the accounts for 1892, which had been examined and 

 found correct by Mr. Howard Saunders, were approved. 

 The balance carried forAvard to January 1st, 1903, was £105. 

 Eighteen new Ordinary Members of the Union were ballotted 

 for and elected. Dr. Anton Reichenow, of Berlin, was 

 ballotted for and elected an Honorary Member. After the 

 Meeting the usual Dinner was held at Dimmer's Hotel and 

 was attended by thirty-two Members and guests. 



The volume of ' The Ibis ' for 1893, being the fifth volume 

 of the Sixth Series (edited by P. D. Sclater), contains 626 

 pages, illustrated by 15 plates, mostly drawn by Keulemans. 

 Among the more important papers in this volume are Lieut. 

 Barnes's account of the Birds of Aden, Dr. Plartert's essay 

 on the Birds of the Curacao Group in the West Indies, 

 and Mr. H. O. Forbes's List of the Birds of the Chatham 

 Islands. 



The 'Bulletins' of the British Ornithologists' Club 

 (Nos. I.-X.) are reprinted in this volume. 



