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A new departure in natural history.



of specimens without the intervention of a dealer ; for, next to eggs

collected hy oneself, it is surely most satisfactory to obtain them at

first hand from the actual collector.


We are pleased to learn that the publication of such a medium

is to be taken in hand by a well-known collector, Mr. K. L. Skinner,

of Brooklands Estate Office, Weybridge, who will he pleased to hear

from any member of the Avicultural Society who is interested in

the idea.


The publication, which is to be a monthly one, will probably

take the form of an Egg Collectors' Exchange and Mart and will be

issued to subscribers only.


It is hoped to publish the first number on June 1, 1919, and

thereafter as nearly as possible on the first day of each succeeding

month. The subscription for the period ending December 31, 1919,

will be 4s. and for future years 5s. No reduction will be made in the

case of those joining after the commencement of a year, but such

new subscribers will receive the back numbers of the year in which

they join.


The founder regards it as essential that only reliable collectors

should he admitted as subscribers, and will take all possible steps to

ensure this. No subscriber need therefore have any hesitation in

transacting business with any other subscriber.


We are pleased to learn that the advertisement of British-

taken eggs of certain species, the protection of which is so much to

be desired, will he absolutely taboo.


It is hoped that much may he done in the w y ay of bringing

together collectors in remote parts of the Empire and facilitating inter¬

course between them, and between those in this country and America.


The information to be published will at first consist of sub¬

scribers’ advertisements and notes and comments on matters of

interest to egg collectors. Subscribers can advertise in any number

of the paper at a charge of | d . per word, and will have the right once

in each year to a free 25-word advertisement. The names of all new

subscribers will be published once a year, on joining, and on renewing

their subscriptions, together with their addresses. Both names and

addresses can be omitted if preferred in any case.



