BULLETIN 



OF THE 



BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB, 



Ho. I. 



The Inaiigural Meeting took place at the Mona Hotel, 

 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, on Wednesday , October 5th, 

 1892. 



Chairman : P. L, Sclater, F.R.S. 



The following Members of the British Ornithologists' Union" 

 were also present : — E. Bidwell, W, T. Blanford, F.R.S., 

 Philip Crowley, W. Graham, W, R,. Ogilvie Grant, T. J. 

 Monk, T^. Penrose, Count T. Salvadori, Howard Saunders, 

 W. L. Sclater, Henry Seebohm, R. Bowdler Sharpe, H. T. 

 Wharton, and John Young > 



Guests : Mr. E. Degen, Mr. W. P. Pycraft, Mr. Oldfield 

 Thomas, Mr. A. Smith Woodward. 



The Rules of the Club were proposed and adopted. A 

 Committee was appointed, consisting of Mr. E. Bidwell, the 

 Earl of Gainsborough, and Mr. H. Seebohm, with the 

 Editor of 'The Ibis.'' Mr. Howard Saunders was elected 

 Secretary and Treasurer to the Club. 



It was determined to hold a Meeting on the third Wednes- 

 day in every month from October to June inclusive. An 

 abstract of the proceedings to 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 



^November 1st, 1892.] 



