BRITISH OKNITHOLUliiSTS' UiNlON. 



PRESIDENT. 

 W. Eagle Clarke^ Esq., LL.D., F.L.S. 



EDITOR. 

 W. L. ScLATKR, Esq., M.A., F.Z.S. 



SECRETARY. 

 E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., F.Z.S. 



COMMITTEE. 

 The President. ^ 



The Editor of 'The Iius.^ >■ Kv officio. 

 The Secretakv. ) 



The Lord Rothschild, D.Sc, F.R.S., F.Z.S. (F:iected 1916.) 

 H. E. Howard, F]sq., F.Z.S. (Elected 1917.) 

 G. M. Mathews, Esq., F.Z.S. (Elected 1918.) 



The Brii'ish Ornithologists' Union was instituted in 1858 for 

 the advaucemeut of the science of Ornithology. Its funds are 

 devoted primarily to the publication of 'The I bis, ^ a Quarterly 

 Journal of Ornithology, of which nine series, of six volumes each, 

 have been completed, and the tenth series is now being issued. 



The Union consists of Ordinary Members, Honorary Members 

 (limited to ten), Honorary Lady Members (limited to ten), l*]\tra- 

 ordinary Members, Colonial Members (limited to ten), and 

 Foreign Members (limited to twenty). 



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

 bution of £1 OS. on election ; and .€1 5s. on the 1st of January of 

 each subsequent year. 



Ordinary, Extraordinary, and llonoi'ary Members are entitled to 

 receive a co[)y of ' The Ibis ' gratis. 



Colonial and Foreign Members if they wish may subscribe to 

 ' The Ibis ' by payment of £1 5s. each year on the 1st of January. 



Authors are entitled to 25 separate copies of their papers published 

 in ' Thi-: Ibis/ on applying for them to the Secretary. 



The Flection of ^lembers takes place at the General Meeting 

 held in March. Ladies or gentlemen wishing to. become Members 

 are re(|ueste(l to apply to the Secretary for information. 



N.H. — All Papers, Notes, and Letters intended for publication in 

 'The Ibis,' as well as books and papers for review, should be 

 addressed to the Editor, 10 Sloane Court, S.W. 1, and all 

 eomniunications regarding Subscriptions, changes of Address, 

 non-receipt of the Journal or delay in receiving it, applications 

 for Authors' copies of Papers, and other matters of a like nature, 

 should be addressed to the Secretary, Chief Police Office, 

 West India Dock, E. 14. All communications regarding 

 the purchase of the publications of the Union should be 

 addressed to Messrs. A¥m. Wesley and Son, 28 Essex Street, 

 Strand, London, W.C. 2. 



E. C. STUART BAKER, 



Hon. Secretary, 



