BRITISH OHNrmOLOGISTS' UNION. 



PRESIDENT. 

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



EDITOR. 

 W. L. ScL.viER, Esq., :M.A., F.Z.S 



SECRETARY. 

 E. C. SxiART Baker, Esq., F.Z 



COMMITTEE. ^- jy, ^ ^ ^ 



The President. ^ ^ «-' - ^ ''^^-j 



rni: Editor of 'Thi: Ibis/ V Ex officio. 'v^« ,<\« 



The Secretary. ) '^^al MuS^^ 



H. E. Howard. Esq.. F.Z.S. (Elected 1917.) -^^ --^ ' 



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

 J. H. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S. {Elected 1919.) 



The British Ornithologists' Union was iustituted in 1858 for 

 the advaucemeut of the scieiice of Oruithology. Its fiiuds are 

 devoted primarily to the publication of 'The Ibis,' a Quarterly 

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

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



The Union consists of Ordinary Members. Honorary Members 

 (limited to ten), Honorary Lady ^Members (limited to ten) , Extra- 

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

 Foreign ^lembers (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, 



Oidinary, Extraordinary, and Honorary ]\Iembers are entitled to 

 receive a copy of ' The Ibis ' gratis. 



Colonial and Foreign ^Members if they wish may subscribe to 

 ' The Ibis ' by payment of £l os. each year on the 1st of January, 



Anthors are entitled to 25 separate copies of their papers published 

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



The Election of Members takes ])lace at the General fleeting 

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

 are recpiested to apply to the Secretary for information. « 



N.B. — 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 

 communications legarding Sul)scrii)tions, changes of Address, 

 nou-recei|)t of the Journal or delay in receiving it, applications 

 for Authors' copies of Pa[)ers, and otner 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. AVm. Wesley and Son, 28 Essex Street, 

 Strand, London, W.C. 2. 



E, C, STUART BAKER, 



Hon. Secretary. 



