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in making excursions to various places of interest, which 

 would long be remembered by all those who had been 

 present. 



The Rev. E. C. R. Jourdain said that in the absence of 

 Mr. H. E. Dresser, the official representative of the B.O.U., 

 he too would like to take advantage of this opportunity to 

 express the feelings of warm gratitude felt by the English 

 Members of the Congress for the kind and hospitable 

 manner in which they had been entertained by their German 

 friends. Everything had combined to make the proceedings 

 successful, and, with the exception of showers on the opening 

 day, the weather had been splendidly fine. Owing to the 

 number of papers read in the different Sections it was im- 

 possible for any one Member to attend them all, but he 

 believed that many valuable contributions to science had 

 been made and that important steps had been taken towards 

 international Bird-protection. The Congress had been 

 entertained by the German Ornithological Society, the town 

 of Berlin, and the Executive of the Zoological Gardens, and 

 all Members had been granted free admission to the Gardens 

 during their stay. In addition to the regular business, 

 excursions were also arranged to the Wendish Colony in the 

 Spreewald, the observatory at Rossitten, and the Bird-colonies 

 at the Memmert. A number of Members also accepted 

 Count Berlepsch's invitation to visit the Schloss Berlepsch 

 to observe his system of bird-protection and the artificial 

 means made use of to encourage the birds to breed. The 

 whole proceedings were marked by a delightful spirit of 

 camaraderie, and must always be remembered with pleasure 

 by those who had the good fortune to take part in them. 



The Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain exhibited a clutch of two eggs 

 believed to be those of the Azorean Bullfinch {Pyrrhula 

 murina, Godman) . He said that this bird, if not actually 

 exterminated, was at any rate on the verge of extinction. The 

 eggs, which had not hitherto been described, were taken by 



