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collect and import their birds by irreproachable methods — this 
letter called fortli numerous favourable responses. Your Hon. 
Editor and .Sec. cannot, hovve\er, thoui^h in full sympathy with 
the project, undertake further duties, as they find themselves 
unable to cope with their present work with the punctuality 
they would wish. We sugi.;est that tlie Marquis of Tavistock 
outline his scheme and that those ready to support the project 
(viz ; to send out a collector to trap and collect the birds and 
pc'sonally brini^' them home) form themselves into a committee 
lo ;.',ive effect to so desirable a scheme. 
The Latk Puhlication op Bird Notes: The cause of 
this as ret^ards December issue was mainly the preparation of the 
indices, and as regards the present issue the revision of the roll 
is the main cause. To this, however, we must add having" 
to wait for copy beyond the proper date of going to press. It 
is very desirable that with next and future issues we should get 
as near as possible to the proper publishing date, viz: the 15th 
of each month. To enable him to do this the Editor needs 
copy, and he asks that 20 (twenty) articles be sent him at once. 
This can easily be done on the lines indicated imder 
" PROSPECT without hardship to any. It will not be 
well for our Journal to have either an excess of reprints or 
matter from the editorial pen. We press this subject upon the 
attention of each indi\-idual member. 
In Lighter Vein: From a recent number of Punch we 
reprint the following: 
A Naturalist heard a plumber piping in .Surrey last 
week." 
The close season for carol singers is now over and 
" several coveys have l^een seen in the suburbs this week." 
