28 'CHELTENHAM COLLEGE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL SECTION. 



President - - - M. Tanner, Esq. 

 Secretary - - - S. Dennis. 



The Prize — " Headley's Life and Structure of Birds " — was gained 

 by J. S. Dyas. 



Notices should be given in of the arrival or departure of migratory 

 birds, as well as for eggs. 



Working Members. 

 J. S. Dyas. S. Dennis. 



H. Thomson. E. Urquhart 



Meeting of the section was held at Thirlestaine 

 Villa on November 23rd, when a paper was read by 

 Mr. Cade on the structure of birds. The reader 

 acknowledged his great obligations to the recently 

 published book by Mr .Headley "Structure and Life 

 of Birds " and we would take the opportunity of 

 advising all who are interested in birds to obtain a copy of this most 

 useful book. While the subject is treated with great thoroughness 

 technicalities are avoided as much as possible, and anyone who has 

 read the book will have gained a very fair idea of the anatomy and 

 physiology of birds. 



The best thanks of the section and of the College generally are 

 due to Mr. W. L. Mellersh (O.C.), who has during the year given a 

 vast amount of time and trouble to re-arranging the collection of eggs 

 in the Museum. The collection has been badly cared for in the past 

 and there are many gaps to be filled up even among the commoner 

 species. 



We print below a communication from Mr. Mellersh giving a list 

 of deficiences and feel sure that we shall find many present 



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