Tii-elftli Annual Meeting. 117 



containing a key-list of the first 12 families of South African 

 birds. 



I can only reiterate what I said in my last Annual Report, 

 viz., that if Members will not take a warmer interest in the 

 Society, and try and send the editors some publishing mate- 

 rial from time to time, their task becomes a hopeless one. 

 I would again appeal to those of our Members who can assist 

 in this direction. 



Alemberslup. — Thi'ee new members seek election into our 

 ranks : Messrs. H. B. Papenfus of Johannesburg and 

 Gurth Edelsten of Sepani, O.F.S., the former proposed by 

 myself and the latter by Mr. K. C. Johnston of Westminster; 

 also Mr. A. C. Worman of Durban. I would suggest 

 remoying from the roll of Members seven names, some of 

 which have not paid up since 1908 and others — of whom 

 two officers who have left South Africa — since 1909. The 

 total membership at date, including- those to be elected, but 

 excluding those I have just mentioned, totals 83 ordinary 

 and three honorary. 



Bird-Protection. — At the last meeting I mentioned that a 

 Joint Committee for this purpose had been appointed in 

 Johannesburg, on which two of our Members were elected 

 as delegates from the S.A.O.U. No meetings of this Com- 

 mittee have been held — at any rate, I have received no 

 notification to attend any, — probably on account of the 

 unrest in the country. I would suggest that a strong 

 recommendation l)e made to the Town Council of Pretoria 

 tliat all small birds be protected on' the Town Lands of 

 Pretoria, with the exception of the Weaver and Bishop 

 Birds. I saw a boy last week with a powerful air-gun 

 shooting several Larks, and these birds are of great utility 

 to the farmer and market-gardener. I would suggest tliat a 

 small Sub-Committee be appointed to draw up a bye-law and 

 wait upon the Mayor and Town Council in order to explain 

 the reasons for our suggestion. 



Migration. — Little has been done recently in this matter, 



