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The volume of ' The Ibis ^ for 1902, being the forty- 

 tbiarth of the vvliole issue, contained 707 pages, illustrated by 

 ]6 plates, mostl}^ the work of Keulemans, Gronvold, and 

 Goodchild. Amongst the papers I may call special attention 

 to Mr. W. Eagle Clarke's interesting account of his month's 

 residence in the Eddystone Lighthouse, and his study o£ 

 the phenomena of migration as there observed, also to Mr. 

 Boyd Alexander's memoir on the Birds of the Gold Coast 

 Colony. 



1903. 



The Annual General Meeting of the B. 0. U. in 1903 

 took place at 3 Hanover Square on the 13th of May, 

 F. DuCaue Godman, President, in the Chair. The accounts 

 for the year 1902, which had been audited by Mr. F. Gillett, 

 were examined and passed, and a vote of thanks accorded to 

 the Auditor. The Report of the Committee was read and 

 adopted, and twenty new Ordinary Members were ballotted 

 for and elected. The name of Mr. Robert Ridgway was 

 transferred from the List of Foreign to that of Honorary 

 Members. Captain F. W. Huttou, of New Zealand, Colonel 

 W. Vincent Legge, of Tasmania, and Mr. Alfred J. North, of 

 Sydney, N.S.W., were elected Colonial Members of theUnion, 

 and Dr. G. Martorelli, of Milan, Avas elected a Foreign 

 Member. After the Meeting the usual Dinner was held at 

 Limmer's Hotel, and attended by seventeen Members and 

 guests. 



The volume of ' The Ibis ' for 1903, being the third 

 volume of the Eighth Series, contained 668 pages, illustrated 

 bv 13 plates, drawn by Keulemans, Gronvold, Goodchild, 

 and other artists. Among the more important articles was 

 that by Mr. Boyd Alexander on the Birds of Fernando Po, 

 in which 101 species were enumerated. Other interesting 

 papers were those by Capt. H. A. Walton on the Birds of 

 Pekin and by Mr, J. L. Bonhote on the Birds of the 

 Bahamas. 



