514 Letters, Extracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 



"The last volume of 'The Ibis' is the sixty-first, and 

 commences the eleventli series. It contains 826 pages, 

 and is illustrated with twelve coloured plates, seven un- 

 coloured plates, and three text-figures. The large size of 

 the January number for this year is due to the fact that 

 we have received several donations to enable us to pay 

 for special articles and their illustrations, and subsequent 

 numbers will probal)ly revert to about their normal size. 



''The sales of 'The Ibis' during 1919 have been very 

 large owing to many persons who had ceased purchasing 

 during the War making up their numbers. A few more 

 Lists of Birds and copies of the General Index have also 

 been sold." 



The Committee regret to report the death of the fol- 

 lowing members since the last Annual General Meeting: — 

 F. R, S. Baxendalc, Dr. J. Wiglesworth, E. Gibson, and 

 F. W. II cad ley. • 



Tlu! following gentleman has resigned : — C. jNI. Woodford. 



The names of ^lessrs. W. W. Cordeaux, E. J. Jolmstone, 

 II. Vj. llawson, J. Swinburne, and C C. Treatt have been 

 removed from the list of members under Rule G. 



The membership of the Union is given below in com- 

 parison with the previous five years : — 



There are forty candidates for Ordinary Membership, and 

 it is hoped that in subsequent years thei'c will be a still 

 further large increase, a fact which the Committee has kept 

 in mind when deciding not to recommend any increase in 

 the rate of subscription for the present. 



In regard to the Godman-Salvin Medal the Committee 

 are able to report that j6178 7^. 2td. has been subscribed 

 as shown in tlie Balance Sheet, but £2\ of this has to 



