BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION. OO 



1899. 



The Annual General Meeting of the B. O. U. in 1899 

 was held at 3 Hanover Square^ on May the Srd^ F. D. 

 Godman, President, in the Oiair. The Committee reported 

 that they had found that the state of the finances would 

 justify them in proceeding with the Subject-Index of 

 ^The Ibis' from 1859 to 1894, the manuscript of which 

 had been completed for some time, and that they had there- 

 fore commenced to print it and hoped that it would be ready 

 for issue before the end of the year. 



The accounts of the Union for 1898, which had been 

 audited by Mr. H. E. Dresser, were examined and passed, 

 and twenty-five new Ordinary Members were ballotted for 

 and elected. 



The usual Dinner after the Meeting was held at Limmer's 

 Hotel, and was attended by twenty-three Members and 

 guests. 



The volume of 'The Ibis ' for 1899, being the fifth volume 

 of the Seventh Series (edited by Sclater and Saunders), 

 contained 691 pages, illustrated by 13 plates, mostly the 

 work of Keulemans. Amongst the more important papers 

 were four articles containing the Field-Notes of the late 

 John Whitehead during his last journey in the Philippine 

 Islands, illustrated by a map to shew his itinerar}'. 

 Whitehead died in Hainan on June 3nd, 1899. 



1900. 



The Annual General Meeting of the B. O. U. for 1900 was 

 held at 3 Hanover Square on May the 16th, F. D. Godman, 

 President, in the Chair. The Committee announced that 

 the Subject-Index for the first six Series of ' The Ibis,' 

 1859-1891, edited by Mr. Gates, had been completed and 

 distributed to the subscribers in the preceding January. 

 The accounts of the Union for 1899 had been audited by 

 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant and were passed as correct. 

 Dr. 11. Bowdler Sharpe and Mr. E. Hartert were selected to 

 represent the B. O. U. at the International Ornithological 



