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Vice-Presidents :


M. le Professeur HENNEGUY, du College de France, Membre PAcademie des

Sciences.


M. le Comte Nicolas POTOCKI.


Premiers fondateurs :


S. A. R. Monseigneur le Due de MONTPENSIER.


M. le Comte CLARY, President du St. Hubert Club.


M. le Docteur J. HARMAND, Ambassadeur honoraire.


M. le Docteur KERMORGANT, Inspecteur General du Service de Sante

des Colonies, Membre de l’Academie de Medecine.


M. le MYRE de VlLERS, Ambassadeur, President honoraire de la Stb

d’Acclimatation et de la Ste de Geographie.


Mgr. le ROY, Superieur Geueral des Missions.


M. RONDET-SAINT, Secretaire General de la Ligue Coloniale et de la

Ligue Maritime francaises.


M. le Professeur ROSENSTHIEL, du Conservatoire national des Arts-et-

Metiers.


M. le Docteur Baron Henri de ROTHSCHILD.


M. H. SAGNIER, Secretaire perpetual de PAcademie d’Agriculture.


M. le Comte G. de SkGUR.



REPORT ON THE COUNCIL AND

GENERAL SUMMER MEETING.


The annual summer meeting was held by kind permission of

the Zoological Society on June 22nd. The Council met previously

in the Council Chamber, afterwards joining the other members at

tea in the Fellows’ enclosure, when a most enjoyable hour or two

were spent. We were glad to welcome not only many of our older

members but also our newest member, Lady Samuelson, who bids

fair to rival the keenest on our list. We were also glad to see

the Editor of our contemporary journal “ Bird Notes.” After tea,

our members resolved themselves into small parties and visited the

Small Bird House, Western Aviary and Parrot House. The most

conspicuous bird seen was Wilson’s Bird of Paradise, looking quite

artificial in its gorgeous apparel. One, of course, missed many birds

seen before and wished the birds could be spared longer, but when



