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president’s address. 
made some remarks on nest-building by Swallows and 
Martins. Dr. H. S. Long exhibited two hen Pheasants which 
had partially assumed male plumage, and a paper on some 
Norfolk Annelids by the Rev. Hilderic Friend, communicated 
by Mr. Robert Gurney, was taken as read, owing to want 
of time. 
26th March. Dr. C. B. Ticehurst gave a preliminary 
account of Bird Migration into Lowestoft during 1910-11, 
after which the Members present accompanied the Curator 
to the mammal gallery of the Museum, to see the progress 
recently made in the work of revising the classification and 
nomenclature of the specimens. 
It would not be seemly that I should close this review 
of the Society’s history during the past year without alluding 
to the loss which it is sustaining by the retirement of Mr. 
Nicholson, after filling the office of Honorary Secretary for 
more than twenty years. It is impossible to take any active 
part in the work of this Society without realising that the 
post of Honorary Secretary is no sinecure. Twenty years is 
a long period in the life of any man, even of any Society, and 
the severance of such a tie as Mr. Nicholson has forged 
between the Society and himself by his long devotion to its 
best interests merits more than a word of parting. This was 
the feeling of most of the active Members of the Society, 
and at an informal meeting it was decided to promote a 
presentation to Mr. Nicholson from his fellow-members as 
a substantial recognition of his services. As was only to 
be expected, the proposal met with an immediate and wide 
response. As the result, we have had the pleasure of pre- 
senting to Mr. Nicholson to-night a writing bureau and 
cheque. You have also elected him an Honorary Member, 
and fortunately we know that the occasion does not mean 
his severance from the Society. 
Le roi est viort, vive le roi. I congratulate the Society 
most heartily in securing the services of Dr. Sydney Long as 
