EDITORIAL, 257 
“When the required number of skins from the areas 1, 2 and 3 
have been acquired the fact should be published so as to prevent anyone send- 
ing in others. Within the area marked 4—none should be shot—but there is 
no objection to ornithologists reporting it. 
““ Natural History Societies and Museums as a rule pay no heed at all to 
reports of birds being seen—unless their dead remains are sent along—this en- 
courages the useless killing of birds rare in that locality and harms the species, 
“ Your wants might be published in the Journal under— 
1—Centre of distribution from which the type skins come and in which the bird is most numerous probably, 
2—The species is fairly common in this area, 
3— Area in which bird is only seen on occasions and from which a limited number of skins are required. 
4—Area in which it is rare if present at all and in which it must not be killed. 
(A) Skins, 
(B) Information regarding the species in question, 
and also, as important as your wants—your “ don’t wants’? which will save 
the lives of rare birds and the ‘ collectors ’ some trouble.” 
In a subsequent letter Capt. Livesey elaborated a scheme to effect the desired 
purpose on the following lines :— 
The publication by the Society—say four times a year, of 12-15 special map 
diagrams. The information given on the map would record as far as possible 
the information already possessed, gleaned from the pages of the “* Fauna ”’ 
*‘ This ” and this Journal, and state the information required by those working 
on Birds either out here or at the British Museum. 
These booklets would be sold to members so that the expense to the Society 
would not be great. To many members they should be an attraction and at 
the end of the year should see the return to the Society of a great mass 
of material. Here a difficulty presents itself as pointed out by Capt. 
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