350 Letters, Extracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 



of Gecinus rabieri are not more tliaii can be accounted for 

 by the notorious incorrectness of the plates in the Nouv. 

 Arch,, which frequently do not agree with tlie text. 



The fiiiures in ' The Ibis ' also are unfortunately not all 

 ~ that can be desired — the male especially is shown with the 

 red collar far too pronounced. 



Yours truly, 



London, HERBERT C. ROBINSON. 



7 February, 1921, 



The Annual General Meeting of the British Ornithologists' 

 Union. 



The Annual General Meeting of the British Ornitholo- 

 gists' Union for 1921 was held on Wednesday, March 9, 

 at the Offices of the Zoological Society of Loudon, Mr. G. 

 M. Mathews in the Ciiair. 



There were 36 members present. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and con- 

 firmed. 



Mr. H, J. Elwes, F.R.S., F.Z.S., was unanimously elected 

 President of the Union in place of Dr. W. Eagle Clarke 

 resigned. 



Before proposing members to fill vacancies on the Com- 

 mittee, the Chairman informed tlie meeting that he proposed 

 to put up the three members nominated by tlu^ Committee, 

 and to then take the feeling of the meeting as to whether 

 the remaining two vacancies should be filled at once or in 

 accordance with the method approved at tlie i)revious 

 Annual Meeting. The Rev. Y. C. R. Jourdaiu at tliis point 

 interposed, objecting to this method of procedure on the 

 grounds that Major Sladen had not been proposed merely 

 for the purpose of filling one of the two existing vacancies, 

 but to fill any one of the three or five vacancies which the 

 meeting should decide to fill. After some discussion the 

 Chairman decided that the meeting should be asked to 

 express their opinion by voting. On a show of hands the 

 motion proposed by Mr. Bonhote and seconded by Mr. Smeed 



