OSME AGM 1992 
The fourteenth AGM will be held on Saturday 1 1 July 1992, in the Lecture 
Theatre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, 
London. Doors open at 1.15pm for a 1.45pm start. The speakers this year 
are Dr Holger Schultz on the work of the National Wildlife Research 
Centre, Saudi Arabia; Paul Doherty on Israel, spring 1992; Richard Porter 
on OSME's Conservation Research Committee; and Steve Madge on 
some lesser-known Middle East birds. 
You do not need tickets in advance, but please show the enclosed 
programme at the door to ensure free entry to the museum. 
After the AGM, why not join OSME Council members, speakers and 
friends in the bar of the nearby Hoop and Toy public house for an 
informal drink and chat. We look forward to seeing you there. 
New items on the sales list 
OSME Ties At the request of members, ties are again available in the 
colours olive-green and silver. This is in addition to the popular blue, 
maroon and red. All are made of 100% Polyester and feature our flying 
Sandgrouse motif. The cost is £6. 
Zoology in the Middle East Stocks of Zoology in the Middle East Volume 
5 have now arrived and there is a review elsewhere in this Bulletin. The 
cost is £10 including post and packing. 
Tribulus Tribulus is the name of the new journal replacing Bulletin of the 
Emirates Natural History Group (Abu Dhabi). The first two issues are now 
available at £4 each and are reviewed elsewhere in this Bulletin. 
The Emirates Bird Report No.l 5, compiled by Colin Richardson, is available 
at £4. This report covers the period January to June 1991 and also includes 
short articles on birds of the Emirates by various authors. 
ICBP Study Reports ICBP Study Report No.42 by Harry Sigg is entitled 
Bird Conservation Priorities in North Cyprus. Study Report No. 45 is The 
Catching of Birds in North Sinai, Autumn 1990 and is by Sherif M Baha el 
Din and Waheed Salama. Both were published in 1991 and cost £5 each. 
DHKD greetings cards These are beautiful photographic cards in full 
colour, depicting natural history subjects in Turkish and in English. On 
the back of each card is the message "We are against the destruction of 
the natural environment of Turkey." The price is £3 per pack of eight 
mixed designs and includes envelopes. 
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