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mittee to keep the British List up to date, as the A. O. U. Committee is 

 supposed to do with the North American List, was voted down. 



The report of the Committee was taken up almost entirely with the 

 question of meeting the increased cost of 'The Ibis' which now amounts 

 to <£l000 a year. It is hoped that by the doubling of the initiation fee, 

 making it four pounds, increasing the subscription price of the journal 

 and materially augmenting the membership to avoid the necessity of 

 increasing the annual dues which are now one pound five shillings. The 

 question of publication is an international one and the members of the 

 A. O. U. will find much food for thought in this report as the same prob- 

 lem is constantly before us in regard to 'The Auk.' 



In making comparisons it must be borne in mind that while 'The Ibis' 

 publishes more pages per year, there are more words per page in 'The Auk,' 

 so that by careful count it will be found that the total amount of reading 

 matter for some years back is nearly the same in each and the number 

 of plates about equal, although 'The Ibis' has many more of its plates 

 colored. The price of 'The Auk,' however, is less than half that of 'The 

 Ibis.' Of especial interest to those who have the responsibilities of 'The 

 Auk' upon them is the statement that|the trustees of the British Museum 

 contributed ^250 toward the cost of publishing Museum articles in 'The 

 Ibis' and it is hoped that this contribution will be an annual one. Not a 

 few papers appear in 'The Auk' which exploit the collections of various 

 of our Museums as well as State and National Departments, toward 

 which they have contributed nothing. The possibility of assistance along 

 this line is well worth considering. 



The January number of 'The Emu' contains an interesting account 

 of the congress of the Royal Australian Ornithologists' Union, the first 

 since 1914, which was held in Queensland and lasted a fortnight from 

 September 23 to October 8, 1919. The meeting convened in Brisbane, 

 where three days were devoted to the transaction of business, presentation 

 of papers, and visits to points of interest in the vicinity. The week-end 

 from Friday to Monday was given up to a camp out on Stradbroke Island 

 in Moreton Bay, where 75 or more species of birds were observed. On 

 September 30 about 40 members of the Union left for Dalby, about 150 

 miles west of Brisbane, and the next day went into camp in the Bunya 

 Mountains. The camp was located about 30 miles from Dalby at an 

 elevation of 3000 feet at the base of Mt. Mowbullan, the highest peak 

 in the range. The week from October 1-8 was spent in observing, collect- 

 ing, and exploring the neighboring region and in the evening talks were 

 given around the camp fire. More than 50 species of birds were observed 

 among which Rifle Birds, Regent Birds and Satin Bower Birds were numer- 

 ous near camp. A National Park of 13,540 acres has been established in 

 the Bunya Range and the R. A. O. U. recommended that the entire range 

 be included in the reservation. Immediately following the meeting 

 steps were taken to have the National Park proclaimed a refuge for native 



