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the more general scheme which should take the form of a 

 visible memorial to be placed in the Natural History 

 Museum. 



To carry this out an influential committee has been 

 formed under the chairmanship of Lord Rothschihl and of 

 which, as the representative of the Union, Mr. E. C. Stuart 

 Baker is a member. 



With this number of ' The Ibis ' is enclosed a leaflet with 

 the complete list of the Committee, an explanation of their 

 proposed plans, and an appeal for subscriptions to carry out 

 the purpose for which they were appointed. 



The Hon. Treasurer of the Committee, Mr. C. E. Fagan, 

 I.S.O., Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road. London, 

 S.W. 7, will be very glad to receive contril)utioiis from any 

 member of the Union. 



International Ornithological Congress. 

 We hear that American ornithologists are hoping to 

 arrange to hold an Liternational Ornithological Congress 

 in America, !)robably at New York, in 1921. Up to now 

 five of these international gatherings have been held, at 

 Vienna in 1884, at Budapest in 1891, at Paris in 1900, 

 at London in 1905 under the Presidentship of the late 

 Dj'. R. Bowdler Sharpe, and at Berlin in 1910 under 

 Dr. Reichenow. The meeting for 1915 was to have been 

 held at Sarajevo in Bosnia, and of course did not take 

 place. We hope a good representative body of British 

 ornithologists will be able to attend the meeting- in 19.21. 



The Editor of ' The IMs.' 

 The Editor of ' The Ibis ^ has left England for America 

 and will be al)sent for about six months. During this time 

 Mr. A. H. Evans (9 Harvey Road, Cambridge), who for so 

 many years was associated with the late Dr. P. L. Sclater 

 as joint-editor, has most kindly consented to act as tem- 

 porary editor. All communications usually addressed to 

 Mr. Sclater should therefore be sent to Mr. Evans at the 

 address given above. 



