RULES 



OF THE 



BRITISH ORNITHOLOaiSTS' CLUB. 



{As amended, January 12th, 1921.) 



I. This Club was founded for the purpose of facilitating the 

 social intercourse of Members of the British Ornithologists' 

 Union. Any Member of that Union can become a Member 

 of this Club on payment (to the Treasurer) of an entrance 

 fee of One Pound and a subscription of One Guinea for 

 the current Session. Resignation of the Union involves 

 resignation of the Club. 



II. Members who have not paid their subscriptions before 

 the last Meeting of the Session^ shall cease, ipso facto, to be 

 Members of the Club, but may be reinstated on payment of 

 arrears. 



III. Ordinary Members of the British Ornithologists' 

 Union may be introduced as Visitors at the Meetings of 

 the Club, but every Member of the Club who introduces 

 a Member of the B. O. U. as a Visitor (to the dinner or 

 to the Meeting afterwards) shall pay One Shilling to the 

 Treasurer on each occasion. 



IV. No gentleman shall be allowed to attend the Meetings 

 of the Club as a guest on more than three occasions during 

 any single Session ; and no former Member who has been 

 removed for non-payment of subscription or any other cause 

 shall be allowed to attend as a guest. Ladies are not 

 admitted as guests. 



V. The Club shall meet, as a rule, on the Second 

 Wednesday in every Month, from October to June inclusive, 

 at such hour and place as may be arranged by the Committee. 

 At these Meetings papers upon ornithological subjects shall 

 be read, specimens exhibited, and discussion invited. 



VI. An Abstract of the Proceedings of the B. O. C. shall 

 be printed as soon as possible after each Meeting, under the 

 title of the ''Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club,' 

 and distributed gratis to every Member ivho has paid his 

 subscription. Copies of this Bulletin shall be published and 

 sold at Two Shillings each to Members. 



Descriptions of new species may be added to the last 

 page of the ' Bulletin,' although such were not communi- 

 cated at the Meeting of the Club. This shall be done at 

 the discretion of the Editor and so long as the publication 

 of the ' Bulletin' is not unduly delayed thereby. 



