32 General Meetings. 



This resolution was adopted unanimously., with the excep- 

 tion of Dr. Stejneger, who opposed it, maintaining that the 

 Ornithological Congress, being an international body con- 

 taining members of many nationalities, had no business to 

 interfere with the internal laws of distant Colonies, or to 

 dictate a course of action to foreign Governments. This view 

 was combated by several other members of the Congress, 

 but Dr. Stejneger, on the grounds above stated, 

 though he was otherwise quite in sympathy with the resolu- 

 tion, maintained his opposition, and specially desired that 

 this should be stated in the records of the Proceedings. 



The President then laid before the Congress a Resolution 

 of the Permanent International Ornithological Committee, 

 viz.: "That the next International Ornithological Congress 

 be held in Berlin in 1910, Prof. Reicheiiow being the President, 

 Count von Berlepsch and Prof . Rudolf Blasius "Vice-Presidents ; 

 that if the Congress could not be held in Germany, it 

 should take place in Belgium, Prof. Dr. Dubois acting as 

 the President. 



Prof. Reichenow stated that there might be difficulties in 

 holding the next Congress in Berlin so that he felt himself 

 unable to accept the honour. A discussion ensued, and Dr. 

 Sclater proposed as an amendment that " Berlin, or some other 

 city in Germany," should be substituted for " Berlin." 



The Resolution, as amended, was carried. 



Prof. R. Blasius thanked, in the name of the Congress, 

 its Patron, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales ; the Honorary 

 Presidents, H.R.H. the Prince of Bulgaria and Mr. Alfred 

 Rüssel Wallace ; the President, Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe ; the 

 Treasurer, Mr. C. E. Fagan ; the Secretaries, Messrs. Ernst 

 J. 0. Hartert and J. Lewis Bonhote ; and the members of 

 the Organising Committee, Messrs. F. Du Cane Godman, 

 E. G. B. Meade- Waldo, W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, P. Penrose, 

 Hon. Walter Rothschild, P. L. Sclater, and H. P. Witherby 

 for "das vortreffliche Gelino-en " of the Congress. 



The President expressed his thanks to all the Members of 

 the Congress, and especially the foreign delegates, for their 

 attendance and help. He then formally closed the Congress. 



