BRITISH ornithologists' UNION. 51 



1894. 



The Animal General Meeting of the B, O. U. in 1894 was 

 lield at the Zoological Society's Office, 3 Haaover Square, on 

 May 9th. In the absence of the President, the Chair was 

 occupied by P. L. Sclater. The accounts of 1893, having 

 been examined and found correct by Mr. Harting, were 

 passed. After payment of all expenses a balance of ^£50 

 was carried forward for 1894. Seventeen new Ordinary 

 Members were elected. Dr. H. Giglioli, of Florence, was 

 elected an Honorary Member, and Dr. Menzbier, of Moscow, 

 Dr. Th. Pleske, of St. Petersburg, and Herr Schalow^, of 

 Berlin, were elected Foreign Members of the Union. 



It was agreed that a new (Seventh) series of ' The Ibis ' 

 should be commenced in 1895, and Mr. P. L, Sclater 

 and Mr. Howard Saunders were appointed Joint Editors 

 of it. 



The question of a General Index for the Fourth, Fifth, 

 and Sixth Series of ' The Ibis ' was discussed and referred 

 to the Committee. 



The Annual Dinner, held at Limmer's Hotel, was attended 

 by twenty-seven Members and guests. 



The volume of 'The Ibis' for 1894 (edited by P. L. 

 Sclater), being the sixth and last volume of the Sixth Series 

 and the thirty-sixth of the whole work, contained 609 pages, 

 illustrated by 15 plates, mostly drawn by Keulemans. In it 

 will be found Mr. Aplin's account of the Birds of Uruguay 

 and several of Capt. Shelley's articles on the Birds of Nyasa- 

 land. To one of the latter is attached a beautiful figure by 

 Keulemans of A(/aporitis liliume. 



A General Subject-Index to the Sixth Series of 'The 

 Ibis ' is attached to this volume. 



The roll of Members of the British Ornithologists' Union 

 given in this volume contains the names of 255 Ordinary 

 Members, 1 Extra-Ordinary Member, 10 Honorary Members, 

 and 20 Foreign Members. 



