NOTE.—A new volume commences every November



All Subscriptions


should be sent to the Publishers,


Messrs WEST, NEWMAN & Co., 54, Hatton Garden, E.C


AVICULTURAL SOCIETY,



Persons wishing to join the AVICUI.TUR at. Society are requested to

communicate with either of the Hon. Secretaries or the Editor.


NOTICES TO MEMBERS.


Phe Subscription to the Avicultural Society is 10 '-per annum, due on

the 1st of November in each year, and is payable in advance. The entrance

fee is io 6. The Avicultural Magazine is sent free to members monthly.

Members joining at any time during the year are entitled to the back

numbers for the current year, on the payment of entrance fee and

subscription.


All MSS. for publication in the Magazine , Books for Review , and Private

Advertisements should be addressed to the Editor, Mr. J. LEWIS BonhotH ;

Gadespring Lodge, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.


All Queries respecting Birds (except post mortem cases) should be

addressed to the Honorarj' Correspondence .Secretary, Dr. A. G. BuTr.KR,

124. Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent.


All other correspondence , should be sent to the Honorarj’ Business

Secretary, Mr. R. I. Pocock ; Zoological Society’s Gardens, Regent’s Park,

London, N.W. Any change of address should be at once be notified to him.


Advice is given, by post , bv members of the Council to members of

the Societj - , upon all subjects connected with Foreign and British birds.

All queries are to be addressed to the Hon. Correspondence Secretary

and should contain a penny stamp. Those marked “ Private ” will not

he published.


The Magazine is published bv Messrs. WEST, Newman & Co.. (54,

Hatton Garden, E.C.) to whom all SUBSCRIPTIONS, orders for extra copies,

back numbers, and bound volumes (accompanied by remittance) should be

addressed.


Cases for binding Vol. VI., New' Series, of the Magazine (in art cloth,

with gold block on side) can be obtained from the Publishers, post free and

carefully packed, at 1/6 each ; or the Publishers will undertake the binding

of the Volume for 2/6, plus 8d. for packing and postage. Members are

requested to state whether they want the wrappers and advertisements

bound in at the end or not



BOUND COPIES OP The “ AVICULTURAL MAGAZINE.”


The following can be obtained from the Publishers at the prices given

below. Postage 6d. per volume extra :


Vol. II., 6/- to members; 8/6 to the public. Vols. V. to VII., 10/6 each to

members; 126 each to the public. Vol. VIII., 14/- to members; 17/6 to


the public.


New Series—Vols. I. to IV., (sets only) ^4 net to members; £5 to the public.


,, Vols. II. to VII., 16/- each to members; 21/- to the public.

Third Series—Vol. I., .. 16/- ,, ,, 21/- ,, „


Current Monthly Numbers 1/3 each (except in special cases, such as the

Number containing the List of Members, Index, etc., when the Com¬

mittee may increase the price), by post 1 / 4 ; for back Numbers a higher

price is charged according to circumstances.


Vols. I., III. & IV., are out of print. Second-hand copies sometimes

reach the Publishers, to whom application should be made.



