760 Letters, [Extracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 1921. 



Notice to Members of the B. 0. C. 



A Special Meetii)g of tlie Britisli Ornithologists' Club will 

 be held at the Meetiiig-rootn of the ZDological Societ}' in 

 Regent's Park, on Wednesday, 9 November, at 5.30 p.m., 

 when Mr. E. P. Chance will show a cinematograph film 

 illustrating the life-history of the Cuckoo. The film, which 

 was taken under the direct superintendence of Mr. Chance, 

 illustrates many details of the habits of the Cuckoo hitherto 

 unrecognized. Members of the Union who are not members 

 of the Club are cordially invited. 



. Kussian Ornithologists. 



From the last number of the ' Journal fiir Ornithologie ' 

 received (p. 463), we learn on the authority of Dr. Keichenovv 

 that Dr. V. Binncln, Hon.M.B.O.U. died on 10 January, 

 19.20, and Mr. S. N. Alpheraky in 1918. Mr. S. A. 

 Buturlin is living at Alotyri in East Russia, Prof. Menzbier 

 in Moscow, and Dr. Suschkin has succeeded to the post in 

 the Petrograd Museum formerly held by Dr. Bianclii. 



The late Lieut. G. Wyman Bury. 

 Mrs. Bury writes in regard to the obituary notice of her 

 late husband, Lieut. Bury, which appeared in the January 

 number of 'The It)is ' (p. 151), that her husband was not 

 attached to the Percival-Dodson expedition in 1899-1900 

 as stated in the notice, but he established their camp at 

 Abyan and then returned to Aden ; when he heard of the 

 serious illness of Mr. Dodson, which sub.sequently resulted 

 in his death, he obtained leave to return to Abyan and 

 brought the ex})e(lition safely back to Aden. 



