68 A SHORT HIST(JKY OF THE B. O. U. 



II. — Rules of the British Ornitlio/nc/ists' Club. 

 As amended iSth October, 1907. 



I. This Club was fouuded for the purpobe o£ facilitating the 

 social intercourse of Members of the British Ornithologists^ 

 Union. Any Member of tiiat Union can become a Member 

 of this Club on payment (to the Treasurer) of an entrance 

 fee of One Pound and a subscription of Five Shillings for 

 the current Session. Resignation of the Union involves 

 resignation of the Club. 



II. Members who have not paid their subscriptions before 

 the last Meeting- of the Session, shall cease, ipso facto, to be 

 Members of the Club, but may be reinstated on payment of 

 arrears, and a new entrance fee. 



III. Members of the British Ornithologists^ Union may 

 be introduced as Yisitors at the Meetings of the Club, but 

 every Member of the Club who introduces a Member of 

 the B. O. U. as a Visitor (to dinner or to the Meeting 

 afterwards) shall pay One Shilling to the Treasurer, on each 

 occasion. 



IV. No gentleman shall be allowed to attend the Meetings 

 of the Club as a guest on more than three occasions during 

 any single Session. 



V. The Club shall meet, as a rule, on the Tliird 

 Wednesday in every Month, from October to June inclusive, 

 at such hour and place as may be arranged by the Committee. 

 At these Meetings papers upon ornithological subjects shall 

 be read, specimens exhibited, and discussion invited. 



VI. An Abstract of the Proceedings of the B. O. C. shall 

 be printed as soon as possible after each Meeting, under the 

 title of the ' Bulletin of the British Ornithologists^ Club,'' 

 and distributed gratis to every Member ivho has paid his 

 subscription. Copies of this Bulletin shall be published and 

 sold at One Shilling each. 



