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behaviour they do not seem much farther apart than is the case with

small examples and typical north-eastern examples of the Goldfinch.

This cannot be thrashed out with skins.


Twite . — Some few occurred with the catchers in 1918 in usual

quantities, i.e. moving parties. Have no account of this season’s

breeding.


Linnet .—Saw old and young in fair quantities in East Anglia,

Kent, and Wales. Resident winter birds were “ hit badly ’’ by the

1916-17 winter, so much so that distinctly fewer pairs were noticeable,

where formerly they teemed. I have known from forty to fifty broods

occur in a season in one pleasaunce, and have seen them in cloud

parties later in the same district. Even now they can be heard hourly,

but are distinctly less.


{To be continued.)



DR. LOVELL-KEAYS.


It is with great pleasure that we note the safe return of our

valued and esteemed colleague Dr. Lovell-Keays ; every member will

congratulate him on his restoration to health after his arduous and

perilous war service. We recollect his articles contributed under the

name of “ Secretarius ”, and his labours as Hon. Business Secretary ;

now that he is once more with us we hope to again profit by his wisdom

and experience.


G. R.



REPORT OF COUNCIL MEETING.


A Council Meeting was held by kind permission of the Zoological

Society at the Offices at the Gardens on July 17. Present : Lieut-

Gurney (Chairman), Miss Chawner, Miss Alderson (Hon. Sec.), the

Hon. Mrs. Bourke, Messrs. Ezra (Hon. Treasurer), and Seth-Smith.

Letters of regret for non-attendance were received from Drs. Amsler,

Butler, and Renshaw, and Messrs. Astley, Mead, Waldo, and Shore

Baily.



