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North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Durham, and Redcar, 

 Yorkshire ; Eugene William Gates, 6 Tenterden Street, 

 Hanover Square, W. ; Rev. Henry H. Slater, M.A., F.Z.S., 

 Sharrow, Ripon, Yorkshire ; and Major Charles Swinhoe, 

 Bombay Staff Cops, Commissariat Department, Bombay. 



Mr. Salvin announced that the Fourth Series of ' The Ibis * 

 would be completed with the Volume for 1882, and that he 

 did not propose to offer himself for reelection as one of the 

 Editors of a new Series. Mr. Godman intimated his wish to 

 resign the Secretaryship. 



The following Gfficers were then elected : — 



Lord Lilford President. 



Mr. H. E. Dresser Secretary. 



Mr. P. L. Sclater "J ^^^^ 

 Mr. Howard Saunders/ 



Mr. Salvin was elected a member of the Committee in the 

 place of Col. Godwin-Austen, and Capt, E. Shelley in the 

 place of Mr. Saunders. 



Mr. H. T. Wharton gave a short account of the progress 

 of the Committee appointed to prepare a List of British 

 Birds. 



The Meeting then proceeded to the consideration of Mr. 

 Harvie-Brown^s resolution — 



" That the day of Meeting and of the Dinner be changed 

 from May to the third week in February or first week 

 in March,'' 

 and Mr. Howard Saunders's amendment — 



"That the day of Meeting and of the Dinner be on the 



Wednesday after the Derby.'' 



Both the resolution and amendment having been seconded, 



the latter was put to the Meeting and lost, and the former 



was also lost. The rule as to the day of the General Meeting 



of the B. O. U. therefore remains unaltered. 



The Meeting then adjourned to attend the Anniversary 

 Dinner. 



