Editorinl. 
25 
Editorial. 
The times we live in forliid anvtliin^' more tlian " lioldint;' 
on." nevertlieless tliat is no reason wliy tlie pa^es of our Jour- 
nal, be they many or few, should not sin-pass any that have 
l)receded them, nor the work of the Foreign Bird Club be less 
etlicient than in previous years. What we .are able to do should 
at least be well done. 
But if the work of the year, however limited its scope, is 
to be elticient, all nniNt do their part. 
There nnist not be thou.^'htless slackness in the payment 
of subscriptions and the remittance of arrears, as these are 
the only means of meeting- our financial ent^"as"ements. In 
like manner all must do tlieir i)art in sui)plyiny copy, that our 
|)ai^es may be filled with varied and interestiui^' matter — 
remember that cpiite a fair jiroportion of the articles of the last 
volume were writcn bv those serving; at the front, in the 
intervals of duly or durin.L;' their short leaves — they are proud 
of the journal and are looking; to those of us, whose sphere of 
service is at home, safe from the dan,i;ers and horrors of the 
various fi^htin^' fronts, to " cairv on." 
If our aviaries arc only i)artly stocked and so called 
cz'cnifnl episodes but few. let us see that we are thorough to 
secure and record the most coiuplete data possible. There are 
many of us. who can recall from the near past, many interesting 
events that have not been recorded, many of which should 
prove of practical interest to their fellow members, and help 
to till the gaj) of the dull months before the events of spring 
and smmner are coming in. 
There is a ([uestion many of us would do well to consider. 
Are we living up to the motto on the title page of each 
volume ? 
" By mutual confidence and muliial aid. 
Great deeds are ilmie and i^reat dixci>7'eries made." 
Surely there is room for progress in this direction whatever 
" the times " may be ! 
Your officers have sought to establish a regular sale and 
exchange system among ourselves, and u]) to the present but 
little progress has been made. Why? The reasons we think 
