BRITISH ORNITHOLOG ISTS' UNION. 



PRESIDENT. 



The Eight Hon. Lord Lilford. 



secretary. 



F. DuCane Godman^ Esq. 



COMMITTEE. 

 The President. ") 



The Editors op 'The Ibis.' ^ Ex officio. 

 The Secretary. ) 



Lt.-Col. H, H. Godwin-Austen. 

 W. B. Tegetmeier, Esq. 

 H. Seebohm^ Esq. 



The British Ornithologists' Union was instituted in 1858 for 

 the advancement of the science of Ornithology. Its funds are 

 devoted primarily to the pubKcation of 'The Ibis/ a Quarterly 

 Journal of Ornithology, of which twenty-three volumes have now 

 been completed. 



The Union consists of Ordinary Members, Honorary Members 

 (limited to ten), and Foreign Members (Hmited to twenty). 



Ordinary Members pay an admission fee of £2, and a contri- 

 bution of £1 on election, and £V on the 1st of January of each 

 subsequent year. 



Ordinary Members and Honorary Members are entitled to 

 receive a copy of ' The Ibis ' gratis. 



Authors are entitled to 25 extra copies of their papers pub- 

 lished in 'The Ibis," on applying for them to the Secretary. 



The Election of Members takes place at the Annual General 

 :Meeting, held in April or May of each year. Persons wishing to 

 become Members are requested to apply to the Secretary for infor- 

 mation respecting Election. 



F. DuCANE GODMAN, 



Secretary. 

 6 Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, W. 



Now ready, Price 30s. 

 A GENERAL INDEX OF THE FIRST THREE SERIES OF 



'THE ibis; 



1859-1876. 

 Edited by Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S. 

 J. VAN VOORST, 1 PATERNOSTER ROW 



