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EDITORIAL. 
The present number of The Naturalist is the sixth under 
the present conditions of publication, and it is now possible 
to indicate how these conditions will affect the form of the 
journal. It is clear that the size of The Naturalist will be 
normally limited to twenty-four pages for some time further, 
and this necessity has involved a modification of policy in 
order to make the maximum possible use of the available 
space. The opinion has repeatedly been expressed that the 
original articles and notes on natural history are the most 
valuable parts of a journal of this character. Attention has, 
therefore, been concentrated on maintaining and developing 
this feature. This has been accomplished partly by printing 
the book notices and reviews of current literature in smaller 
type, but also by the omission of editorial articles. These 
latter will not be resumed unless matters of general interest 
to readers of The Naturalist should arise. By these and other 
slight modifications it has actually been found possible to 
increase the proportion of original articles and notes included 
in our pages. We wish to draw the attention of both readers 
and of contributors to this aspect of the journal, since it 
will obviously involve the possibility of publishing a greater 
number of articles so long as these maintain the requisite 
standard. A second result of this policy will, however, be 
the need for further funds to meet the cost of illustrations. 
Already promises of help have been received, for which we 
express our indebtedness, and further assistance in this 
direction will be greatly appreciated. Under these conditions 
it is hoped to extend the scope of The Naturalist somewhat, 
and contributions dealing with aspects of natural history 
which are undergoing rapid development will be especially 
welcomed. 
The Rotherham Naturalists’ Society held its 53rd Annual 
Meeting this spring. It is just 50 years since the Society, 
which is one of the oldest of its kind in the country, joined 
the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union. We congratulate the 
Rotherham Naturalists most heartily and are pleased to record 
that the President of the Society for this year is Mr. Ralph 
Chislett, M.B.O.U., a review of whose charming bird book 
appears in this issue. 
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