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THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 
Notices to Members. 
Introducing New Membkrs : Once more, at the coiiiinencement of 
another volume, we ur^e all to make an effort to propose at least one new- 
member during- the year — tliere are still many bird-keepers and bird-!ovcrs, 
who neither know of our Sociel\ nor its journal, and it is im[)0ssible for 
, our officers to reach more than an infinitesimal part of them — we earnestly 
urge you to make Bird Notics and The Foreign Bird Club known to every one 
in your locality, who is in any way interested in birds or aviculture, and so 
assist in increasing- our usefulness and filling- the gaps in our roll, caused by 
those who have fallen in this terrible war. 
The Illustration Fund : Owing to so manv of our members having 
been called up and consequently compelled to reniain dormant for a time, our 
income, never adequate for our needs, is still further reduced ; more, there has 
quite recently been a still further increase in the price of blocks, etc., and we 
urge all to do their utmost to send some donation, however small, to enable 
us, in some measure, to retain this feature in our Journal and to reduce our 
deficit. Moreover, we desire to arrange that those who have had to give up 
good positions to serve in the Forces, and nuist be dormant, should receive 
the Journal free while thus serf ing ; but this must entirely depend upon your 
response to the above fund. 
Correspondence : Owing to war-' work the Hon. Secretary is quite 
unable to acknowledge communications and rernittances as promptly as usual, 
but all receipts, etc. will be sent out -with as little delay as possible. For the 
same reason, will new members kindly accept receipt of Bird Notes as noti- 
fication that they have been duly elected r This will help to make the secre- 
tarial duties as light as possible. 
SIDNEY WII„LIAMS, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer 
_ WESLEY T. PAGE, Flon. Editor. 
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Deficit and Illustration Funds 
Owing to the exceptional times, increase in cost of paper, blocks, 
labour, etc., these two funds greatly need all the help members can give 
