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In addition to papers on Giraffes, Chimpanzees, and Ocelots,

the Year-Book contains some articles of avicultural interest, namely,

a valuable paper by Mr. Astley, on his Flamingoes and Egrets,

illustrated by photographs and marginal sketches; and notes on

the Spectacled Owl, by Miss Chawner, similarly illustrated, and

of much interest now that this species has become so rare in

captivity.


We would cordially recommend the Menagerie Club to our

readers; the Secretary is Mr. G. Tyrwhitt Drake, Cobtree Manor,

Maidstone. G. R.



REPORT OF COUNCIL MEETING.


The half-yearly Council Meeting was held on February 27th

at the Zoological Gardens, by kind permission of the Zoological

Society.


The following were present: Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo

(Chairman), Mr. A. Ezra (Treasurer), Miss Chawner, the Hon. Mrs.

Bourke, Mr. R. I. Pocock, Mr. D. Seth-Smitb. In the unavoidable

absence of Miss Alderson, Mr. Pocock kindly acted as Secretary.

The Chairman announced that letters of apology for absence had

been received from numerous members, including Miss Alderson and

Dr. Graham Renshaw.


The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.


The audited balance-sheet for the year ending October 31st,

1917, was submitted by the Treasurer, who announced that the sum

of £16 was carried forward to the current year.


The Secretary reported that Mr. Shore Baily had applied for

the Society’s medal for successfully breeding and rearing the Mexican

Black-breasted Quail (Colinus peclorcilis ) in the summer of 1917.

After discussion the Council decided (1) to extend the time for

applying for the medal from four weeks to eight weeks ; (2) to grant

the medal to Mr. Shore Baily. The Council also considered that

attention should be drawn to the rule that the first account of the

breeding and rearing of the young birds must be published in the

Magazine if the owner wished to claim the medal.


Officers of the Society were authorised to purchase, at the



