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Correspondence.



Mr. Sclater and Mr. St. Quintin retired as members of the

Council (see Rule 8), and were appointed Auditor and Scrutineer.

Mr. Astley and Mr. Thom asset were elected as members of the

Council, and a vote of thanks was passed to both for their valuable

services rendered.


The date of the winter meeting was fixed for the end of

February, the exact date to be given later.


A vote of regret was passed on the death—in action—of

Major Perreau. The deceased officer had been a valued member for

nearly fourteen years.


The meeting closed with the usual votes of thanks.



Note.— Mr. Astley, to whom the very grateful thanks of the

Society are due for continuing the Editorship through a very trying

time, retires at the end of the present year (October). Dr. Graham

Renshaw, who will then become Editor, is the author of several

works on Natural History, an extensive lecturer on Zoology in the

University of Manchester, and reviewer in Zoology for the ‘ Medical

Chronicle,’ and has been a member of the Avicultural Society for

seven years.


We are sure all members will give Dr. Renshaw their good

wishes on his appointment to the post of Editor.



CORRESPONDENCE.



THE NIGHTINGALE IN DEVONSHIRE.


Dear Sir, —I hope I may be allowed to thank Mr. Teschemaker for having

now made it clear that he did not accuse Nelson of having betrayed a confidence.

Mr. Teschemaker also gives the corroboration which, as I stated in my “odd”

letter, was lacking in the article. I have no recollection of the conversation with

Nelson, but I have no reason to doubt that Mr. Teschemaker’s present statement

(p. 290) is correct.


In his original article, after explaining how carefully he kept this locality

secret, Mr. Teschemaker said (p. 188) “ nevertheless, so incorrigible is the col¬

lector’s habit of passing on information that even the above vague description



