of attending the Anniversary iVIeeting of the '' Allgemeine 

 Deutsche ornithologische Gesellschaft/' which commenced 

 at Cassel on the 23rcl of that month. I need hardly say that 

 I met with a most friendly reception. Our much esteemed 

 Honorary Member, Graf von Berlepsch, was in the chair, 

 and I had the pleasure of passing several days in company 

 'with him, Dr. Reichenow, Herr Nehrkorn, Herr Schalow, 

 Herr Matchie, and other well-known German naturalists. 

 The most important point of discussion was the future of the 

 ' Journal fiir Ornithologie/ which, as we all know, has been 

 edited for more than forty years by Dr. J. Cabanis. Many 

 interesting specimens of birds and eggs were also exhibited, 

 and the question of a new Catalogue of German Birds was 

 discussed. 



Lastly, in concluding these remarks, I may venture to 

 call attention to our own ' List of British Birds."" It is 

 now ten years since this useful Catalogue was prepared and 

 published. x\fter ten years^ increase of our knowledge of 

 the subject, it is evident that certain modifications iu nomen- 

 clature and alterations and additions to the List have become 

 necessary, and I think that the question of the best mode of 

 preparation of a second edition of 'The Ibis List of British 

 Birds ' should before long be taken into consideration. 



P. L. S. 



