BULLETIN 



OF THE 



BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS 



Mo. CCIX. 



The two-lmndred-and-sixth Meeting of the Club was held 

 at Pagani's Restaurant, 4-2-48 Great Portland Street, W., on 

 Wednesday, October 13th, 1915. 



Chairman: The Lord Rothschild, Ph.D., F.R.S. 



Members present : — E. C. S. Baker ; E. Bidwell ; C. D. 

 BoRRER ; P. F. BuNYARD ; E. Hartert, Ph.D.; Rev. 

 F. C. R. JouRDAiN, M.A.; G. C. Lambert; P. R. Lowe 

 {Hon. Sec. ^ Treas.) ; G. M. Mathews ; H. Munt ; T. H. 

 Newman; C. Oldham; C. B. Rickett ; D. Seth-Smith 

 {Editor) ; W. L. Sclater, M.A. ; C. G. Talbot-Ponsonby ; 

 H. M. Wallis ; H. F. Witherby. 



The Hon. Treasurer, in presenting a statement of the 

 Club's Accounts for the Session just concluded, expressed 

 regret that the balance lying at the bank was not larger 

 than it actually was — for, whereas the last session started 

 with a balance of £.29 \s. 7d., the present session commenced 

 with only £18 35. 8^. to the credit of the Club. 



Several causes had contributed to this decrease, amongst 

 which might be mentioned certain slightly increased ex- 

 penses due to one or two innovations which were instituted 

 last session. There had also been an increased difficulty 

 in getting in subscriptions, due, the Treasurer imagined, to 

 the war, and the absence or preoccupation of many members 

 [October 28th, 1915.] vol. xxxvi. 



