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including Dr. Montague Sharpe, President, and Mr. and 

 Mrs. Lemon, Secretaries of the Royal Society for the 

 Protection of Birds. 



The members held an informal meeting at the Imperial 

 Institute Buildings on Whit Monday evening, and settled 

 down to work on the following morning. The Congress was 

 formally opened by Dr. Oustalet, the ex-President, with a 

 few short and appropriate words. He then vacated the 

 Chair in favour of Dr. Sharpe, who gave a most instructive 

 and interesting address on the origin and progress of the 

 national bird-collection in the British Museum. The 

 Congress was divided into five Sections, and the following 

 gentlemen selected as Presidents and Secretaries thereof : — 



Section I. — Systematic Ornithology and Geographical Distri- 

 bution. 



President. Dr. P. L. Sclater. 



Vice-Presidents. Hans, Graf v. Berlepsch and Prof. Dr. Reicbenow. 



Secretaries. Dr. Parrot and Mr. Ogilvie-Grant. 

 Section II. — Migration. 



President. Herr Otto Herman. 



Vice-Presidents. Dr. Biancbi and Mr. Howard Saunders. 



Secretaries. Herr Titus Csorzey and Mr. H. F. Witherby. 

 Section III. — Biology and Oology. 



President. Dr. Fatio. 



Vice-Presidents. Dr. L. Stejneger and Prof. Dr. H. A. Giglioli. 



Secretaries. Baron Snouchaert van Scbauburg and Mr. E. 

 Bidwell. 

 Section IV. — Economic Ornithology. 



President. Mr. H. E. Dresser. 



Vice-Presidents. Prof. Dr. Blasius and Prof. Dr. Einar Lonnberg. 



Secretaries. Herr Cbernel von Cbernelbaza, Dr. F. G. Penrose. 

 Section V. — Aviculture. 



President. Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. 



Vice-Presidents. Freiberr Hans von Berlepsch, Baron de Guerne. 



Secretaries. Dr. Biittikofer and Mr. D. Setb-Smitb. 



The following gentlemen were elected Vice-Presidents of 

 the General Meetings : — His Grace the Duke of Bedford, 

 Prof. Dr. Oustalet, Prof. Giglioli, Prof. Reichenow, Herr 

 Otto Herman, The Hon. W. Rothschild, Dr. Godman, 



Dr. Sclater. 



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