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in 1884-6, the peaceful bird-collector became Bismarck’s 
Imperial Commissioner, and it was through his efforts that 
the northern portion of New Guinea, together with the 
islands of New Britain and Ireland became German Colonies 
and were renamed Kaiser Wilhelm’s Land and the Bismarck 
Archipelago. They will henceforth perhaps resume their 
old names and a new allegiance to the British Empire. 
“T can only conclude this brief survey of ornithology in 
war time with the hope that there are better times for our 
favourite study now that peace seems so near at hand. 
“‘ Personally I should like to see members of the Club 
devoting more time to the outstanding problems of ornith- 
ology which still require solution. 
“The anatomy of birds on which our classification must be 
based is much neglected in England.’ The study of migration 
has undoubtedly made great strides,, especially has our 
knowledge been advanced by the method of ‘‘ ringing birds” 
so ably organised by Mr. Witherby, but there is much 
yet to do in codifying the results, both in regard to the 
“ringing” results and alsoin regard to the mass of material 
contained in the eight annual reports on migration issued 
by the Club from 1906 to 1913. If travel is desired, South 
America in my opinion is still the least-known portion of 
the globe ornithologically. 
** Now peace is coming again to the world, let us be up 
and doing.” 
Lord Roruscuitp exhibited a picture from life of the. 
White or Reunion Dodo (Didus solitarius (Selys)), and a 
model reconstructed from this picture and certain details 
given by Professor Oudemans. He made the following 
remarks :—The picture exhibited is by Pieter Witthoos and 
is one of two painted by this artist from a living specimen 
brought to Amsterdam between the years 1670 and 1693 
(the date of his death). There are also extant two pictures 
of the same bird painted by Pieter Holsteyn, another con- 
temporary Dutch artist, and it is from one of these that 
the colour of the basal half of bill and naked face in the 
