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JULY 15th, 1909 . 
Zbc ifovcii}\\ Biib Club. 
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NOTICES TO MEMBERS. 
IMPORTANT.— In the rules, re Cup Competition (in June issue), 
there was a printers' omission, which I failed to note when reading the 
proofs. To prevent confusion the rules in full are as follows: 
" Delete rule 7, and add in place: 
" The London Silver Cup, value £4.. 4. o., will be offered for coni- 
" petition at any IjOndou Show having our patronage, where ten or 
" more classes are given." 
" The Provincial Silver Cup, value /^i. 2. o., will be offered for com- 
" petition at any Provincial Show having our patronage, where six 
" or more classes are given ; for the Best Foreign Biid in the Sliow 
" exhibited by a member. No memlier can win a Cup more than 
" once in a Season." 
" The Cup must be won three times (not necessarily in succession) 
"before becoming the property of the winner. 
" No Medal or Cup shall be awarded at any Show unless at least 
" three members compete, ami tlie Cup will not be awarded if more 
" than one class is cancelled." 
May we again be permitted to urge upon each individual member, 
the importance of each making known the F'oreign Bird Club and its 
objects, to all interested in birds in their locality. If this were really done, 
we should double our memVjership in a few months, and we venture to 
strongly utge all to do what they can, so that this may be brought about. 
We shall be pleased to supply specimen copies for this purpose, or to 
send them to prospective candidates on request. 
We urge all our members to send us recoids of their binls, nesting 
notes (mere attempts often supply useful data), descriptions of aviary, rare 
acquisitions, etc., of either Foreign or British species. Will members 
residing out of Kngland kindly send us Avicultural and Field Notes of the 
l)irds of their locality ? By all assisting in this manner, the contents of our 
Magazine will be kept varied, interesting and practical ; but this can only 
be accomplished by the co-operation of all. 
Wesi.ey T. Pack, 
Hon. Eililnriiil Secrttui y. 
