Oates oe del 
Xoological Aecord Association. 
Ava Meeting held on the 11th January, 1871,* of the Committee, 
which was appointed in September, 1870, by the British Associa- 
tion for the Advancement of Science, for the purpose of continuing 
a Record of Zoological Literature, it was unanimously resolved— 
“1. That an Association be formed, to be called the Zoo- 
LOGICAL Record Association, for the purpose of con- 
tinuing the publication of the ‘ Zoological Record ;’ that the 
Members of the present Committee be hereby constituted 
the original Members of such Association; and that Mr. 
Stainton be requested to act as Secretary and Executive 
Officer of the Association.” 
= 2 at, believing that a guarantee of £5 from each of 
50 Members will be sufficient to continue the ‘ Zoological 
Record,’ the Members of the Association now present pledge 
themselves to endeavour to obtain that number of guarantors.” 
To those unacquainted with the ‘ Reeord of Zoological Litera- 
ture’ it may be as well to state that it was commenced by Mr. 
Van Voorst in the year 1865, under the Editorship of Dr. Ginther, 
since which time a volume has been published annually, containing 
a very full abstract of, and a very complete index to the Zoolo- 
gical Literature of the preceding year. 
The work, commending itself:4 ther to the scientific than to the 
general public, has not hith&M been financially successful, not- 
withstanding that fg asl years the British Association 
has voted (on fai@inous recommendation of the Committee 
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* Present——The Rev. Canon Tristram (in the Chair), Professor Flower, 
Dr. Giinther, Mr. McLachlan, Professor Newton, Mr. Salvin, Dr. Sclater. 
