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XXXIII. — Proceedings at the Annual General Meeting of the 

 British Ornithologists' Union, 1904. 



The Annual General Meeting of the British Ornithologists' 

 Union was held in the meeting-room of the Zoological 

 Society of London, 3 Hanover Square (by permission of the 

 Council of that Society), on Wednesday, the 11th of May, 

 at 6 p.m., when Dr. F. DuCane Godraan, F.R.S., the Presi- 

 dent, took the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Annual Meeting having been read 

 and confirmed, the following report of the Committee was 

 read : — "The Committee have to report the continued pros- 

 perity of the Union during the past year, both as regards 

 Membership and as regards its finances. 



" The annual volume of 'The Ibis' for 1903, published in 

 due course, is the third of the eighth series, which is under 

 the joint Editorship of Dr. P. L. Sclater, F.R.S., and Mr. A. 

 II. Evans. It contains 659 pages, and is illustrated by 12 

 plates, only two of which are uncolourcd. 



" On reference to the financial statement for the past year, 

 it will be observed that for the first time since 1898 there 

 have been no outstanding accounts at the end of the year, 

 and that the balance to the credit of the Union on the 31st 

 of December last amounted to £36 14s. 5d. 



" With much regret the Committee have to report the 

 deaths of two Ordinary Members since the last Anniversary, 

 viz., Dr. Edward Hamilton and Mr. W. F. Urvvick. Two 

 Members have resigned (Mr. T. L. M. Cartwright and- 

 Mr. Eugene W. Oates) and two have been removed under 

 Rule VL, viz., Commander A. F. Gurney, R.N., and Mr. F. 

 E. Mugford. 



"The Union now consists of 377 Ordinary Members, 

 2 Extra-Ordinary Members, 10 Honorary Members, 3 

 Colonial Members, and 19 Foreign Members. 



" There are 32 Candidates for Ordinary Membership at 

 the present Meeting. Mr. A. J. Campbell is recommended 

 for election as a Colonial Member, and Prof. Dr. Wilhelm 

 Elasius to fill the vacancy in the list of Foreign Members." 



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