622 The Fourth International 



XL. — The Fourth International Ornithological Congress. 



The International Ornithological Committee held its 

 Fourth Quinquennial Congress at the London University, 

 Imperial Institute Buildings, during "Whitweek. 



Some 300 members from all parts of the globe, including 

 most of those best known in the ornithological world, 

 attended. 



Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpc was President, with Dr. E. Hartert 

 and Mr. J. L. Bonhote as Secretaries ; while Mr. C. E. Fagan, 

 of the British Museum, acted as Treasurer. These gentlemen 

 were assisted in their duties by Drs. Godman, Sclater, and 

 Penrose, the lion. Walter Rothschild, Messrs. Meade-Waldo, 

 Ogilvic-Grant, and Witherby, who formed the Organising 

 Committee. The Ibis was also well to the fore, as the 

 emblem of a very prettily designed badge, universally worn 

 during the meetings. 



Among the many Foreign Delegates and Ornithologists 

 who were present we may notice : Dr. Oustalet of Paris, 

 President of the Congress of 1900; Dr. Bureau of Nantes; 

 Baron de Guerne; MM. Tcrnier, Lover, and Debreuil, of 

 Paris; Dr. 11. Blasius of Brunswick; Hans, Graf v. Berlepsch 

 and Dr. Reichenow of Berlin ; Dr. Lorenz of Austria ; Dr. 

 Helm of Chemnitz. Hungary sent a strong contingent, in- 

 cluding HerrOtto Herman, Herr Stefan Chernel von Chernel- 

 haza, Herr F. A. Cerva, Dr. G.Hobrvath, Herr T. Csorzey. 

 Italy was represented by Dr. Giglioli and Count Arrigoni degli 

 Oddi ; Holland by Baron Snouchaert van Schauburg and 

 Dr. Biittikofer ; Belgium by Dr. Alphonse Dubois ; Russia 

 by Dr. Bianchi of St. Petersburg, and Baron Loudon. From 

 Sweden came Dr. Einar Lonnberg ; from America, Dr. 

 Stejnegcr, Mr. Frank M. Chapman, and Dr. D wight ; from 

 Switzerland, Drs. Fatio and Studer ; from Bulgaria, Dr. Paul 

 Leverkuhn ; from Madeira, Padre Ernesto Schmitz. Aus- 

 tralia sent Mr. F. M. Littler, and Mr. F. M. Fleming came 

 from Toronto. British Ornithologists attended in numbers, 

 most of the well-known members of the Union were present ; 

 Bird Protection was represented by a strong contingent, 



