THE WILLUGHBY SOCIETY. 



At a Meeting of Ornithologists, at 6, Tenterden-street, Hanover-square, 

 on May 7, 1879, Professor Newton in the Cliair, it was agreed " That 

 an Association should be formed for reprinting certain Ornithological 

 Works interesting for their utility or rarity." 



The late and present Editoes of " The Ibis " and Mr. Tegetmeier 

 were requested to form an Organising Committee to promote this 

 object, and Mr. F. Godman to act as Secretary. 



The Committee thus appointed met at 11, Hanover-square, on 

 June 4, 1879, when it was agreed : — 



I. " That this Association be called ' Thh Willughbt Society for 

 the Reprinting of scarce Ornithological Works.' " 

 II. " That the Annual Subscription be £1, payable to the 

 Secretary." 



III. " That no Copies of Works reprinted by The Willughby 



SociETY be sold." 



IV. " That every Member of The Willughby Society shall be 



entitled to one Copy of each Work printed in the year for 

 which he shall subscribe." 



In order to carry out eflfectually the object of this Society, it is 

 necessary that the number of Members should be as large as possible : 

 those, therefore, who wish to join it are requested to communicate 

 with the Secretary, Mr. F. D. Godman, 10, Chandos-street, Cavendish- 

 square, W.C. 



In addition to Tunstall's " Ornithologia Britannica," now 

 issued, 



SiB Andeew Smith's papers in the " South African Journal," and 



" Eeport " of his Exploring Expedition, and 

 Desfontaine's " Me'moire sur quelques nouvelles especes d'oiseaux 



des cOtes de Barbarie," from " Hist. de FAcad. des Sciences," 



1787, 



ave already in hand for the subscribers of the year 1880 ; and the 



