354 Letters, Extracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 



the words " can be summoned by " the words " by the 

 Committee or" — Kule 13 to read : — 



'^ A special General Meeting can be summoned by 

 "the Committee or by any ten members of the Britisli 

 '^ Ornithologists^ Union on a written requisition ad- 

 '' dressed to the Committee for that purpose, which 

 " recjuisition shall specify the object of such s[)ecial 

 " meeting. At such special Meeting the special business 

 "to consider which it was convened, shall alone be 

 ''discussed. The Honorary Secretary when calling a 

 "meeting on any application shall allow at least ten 

 " days to intervene betw-eeu the date of issue of the 

 " notices and the date fixed for the meeting." 



This was also carried unanimously. 



A third recommendation of the Committee that Rule 17 

 be amended by adding after the words " Annual General 

 Meeting^' the words " or at a General Meeting called by the 

 Committee for that purpose" — Rule 17 to read: — 



" Any alteration or addition made to these rules may 

 "be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of the members 

 " present at tlie Annual General Meeting or at a 

 " General Meeting called by the Committee for that 

 " purpose provided due notice shall have been given 

 " thereof in the circular convening the meeting.'" 



There was a little discussion before the motion was voted 

 on, one or two members making certain remarks in reference 

 to the words "a majority of two-thirds." After this it Ava^ 

 put to the meeting and carried unanimously. 



Before proceeding to the next recommendation of the 

 Committee with respect to the Committee appointed to 

 consider records of occurrences of rare and hitherto un- 

 known bird visitors to Great Britain, the Chairman 

 informed the meeting that Dr. Eagle Clarke had expressed a 

 desire that his name should be removed from the Committee, 

 although he would be very pleased to act in an advisory 

 capacity with regard to any Scotch records. 



