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villages in. the dales. Lapwings and Golden Plovers had 

 disappeared from the low-lying fields near the river, where 

 large flocks usually spend the winter ; Wood-Pigeons and 

 Stock-Doves had largely, though not entirely, left the district. 

 On f^ebruary 11 th, which might be considered as the 

 climax of the frost, and just before the thaw commenced, 

 about sixty frozen-out Mallard were seen in the middle of a 

 large field, and all the Snipe and most of the small birds in 

 the neighbourhood appeared to have congregated on the 

 Ilkley sewage-works, regaling themselves on the offal in 

 the sewage and on the still unfrozen sludge. 



The next Meeting of the Cluh will he held conjointly 

 with the Annual Dinner of the B. IT. on Wednesday, 

 March 14th, 1917, at PAGANI'S RESTAURANT, 42-48 Great 

 Portland Street, W., at 6.45 p.m. 



The Meeting will he devoted to an exhihition of Lantern 

 Slides hy Members, and the Editor especially requests that 

 those who wish to show slides will kindly send him particulars 

 as early as possible, so that their names may he included in 

 the Agenda. 



Members of the Club intending to dine are requested to 

 inform the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Talbot-Ponsonby, at 5 Crown 

 Office Row, Temple, E.C. 



(Signed) 



Rothschild, D. Seth-Smith, C. G. TALBor-PoxsoNBy, 

 Chairman. Editor. Sec. S,' Treus. 



