IV.



Report of the Council.



REPORT ©F THE COUNCIL


For the Year igoS-g.


The completion of the present Volume brings our second

series to a close, the Committee having considered it desirable

to commence a new series with the issue for November.


We believe that the present Volume will be found equal

in every way to those that have preceded it, and to contain a

large amount of valuable avicultural matter. The usual number

of plates, both coloured and otherwise, have appeared, and are

well up to the Society’s high standard.


The year has seen some considerable changes as regards

its officers. In May last Mr. Seth-Smith, being obliged to

resign the post of Hon. Editor, on his appointment as Curator

of Birds at the Zoological Society’s Gardens, the Committee

thought it advisable to appoint an Editor at a small salary, and

were fortunate enough to secure the services of Mr. Frank

Finn, certain members of the Society having generously con¬

tributed to a fund raised for this purpose.


The Committee regret to announce that the Hon. Business

Secretary, Mr. T. H. Newman, having served for five years, has

decided that he will not seek re-election for another term. They

are pleased to announce that Mr. R. I. Pocock has kindly con¬

sented to fill the post. Mr. Frank Andrews will act as

Secretary’s Assistant at a small remuneration.


As we are about to embark upon a new series, the Com¬

mittee sincerely hope that the members will make a great effort

to increase the size and usefulness of the journal by their con¬

tributions. We want, not only records of the breeding of rare

birds, but accounts of common species of foreign birds and of

British Birds. The latter seem to have been somewhat neglected

by aviculturists lately, but our members are reminded that the



