iv. Society^s Note. 



The competing Essays were sent in on the last day of 

 1908 ; and at the Annual Meeting of the Society on February 

 18th, 1909, the Gold Medal, with accompanying honorarium 

 of Twenty Guineas, was presented by the Duchess of 

 Portland, President, to Mr. A. Holte Macpherson, B.C.L,, 

 F.Z.S. (London), and an award of Ten Guineas to Lieut.- 

 Colonel G. A. Momber, F.Z.S. (San Remo). On the same 

 occasion Mr. Macpherson was elected a Life Fellow, and 

 Colonel Momber a Life Member of the Society in recognition 

 of the service rendered to the cause by their work. Both 

 these gentlemen have generously returned the money awards 

 to the Society, for the furtherance of its objects. 



The Judges appointed by the Council of the Society 

 included the Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell and Mr. H. E. 

 Dresser (author of " The Birds of Europe"). 



