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NATURE NOTES 
Mrs. E. A. Nash, Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S., Mr. Milton Offord, 
Mr. G. K. Paley, Mr. Robert Paulson, Mr. P. Payne, Mr. 
Hubert H. Poole (Honorary Librarian), Mrs. H. W. Raven- 
shaw, Mr. F. W. Rudler, I.S.O., F.G.S., Councillor and Mrs. 
Satchwell, Miss Florence Saunders, Mr. A. Forbes Sieveking, 
F.S.A., Mr. G. W. Simmons, Councillor and Mrs. H. W. 
Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Soar, Miss Tench, Mr., Mrs. and 
Miss Castle Turner, Mr. Harry J. Veitch, F.L.S., Mrs. Veitch, 
Mr. and Mrs. Edric Vredenberg, Mr. and Mrs. James Walker, 
Mr. John J. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. R. Marshman Wattson, Mr. 
C. O. Waterhouse, Miss Waterhouse, Mr. Wilfred Mark Webb, 
F.L.S. (Honorary Secretary), Mrs. Wilfred Mark Webb, Miss 
Wilson, Commander Wilson Barker, R.N., Miss Wood, Mrs. 
Woodhouse, Mr. George W. Young. 
At 8 p.m. a lecture on “Bird Architecture ” was given in the 
Theatre by Mr. E. J. Bedford, who was one of the first naturalists 
to use photography for the representation of birds and their 
nests. Dr. Dudley Buxton (Chairman of Council) presided and 
introduced the lecturer. Among the photographs of nests shown 
by Mr. Bedford were those of the Song Thrush and Blackbird, 
the latter containing eight eggs (which all hatched out but 
one), and a series of a Nightingale showing the “ site,” bird 
on nest, eggs, and young. The lecturer explained that he 
always endeavoured to obtain at least two views of the same 
nest, the “site ” and a nearer view showing eggs, &c. Several 
examples of Robins’ nests, one bird building three times in 
the same school-room at Crawley Down, Sussex, twice in the 
folds of a curtain, and once upon the books in the school 
library, were shown ; a Chiffchaff’s nest containing Cuckoo’s 
egg, and a picture of a young Cuckoo, a fortnight old. A 
Pheasant sitting on her nest showed the protective colouration 
afforded by Nature, and was very difficult to discover until 
pointed out. A photograph of several nests of the Sand- 
martin was shown, and the lecturer stated that the owner of 
the sand-pit being obliged to disturb a portion of it, arrange- 
ments were made to obtain the photographs shown. Other 
subjects were Magpie, Nightjar, Lapwing, Swallow, Terns, 
and views of the “Pinnacles” Eider duck. Guillemots, and 
Cormorants at the Fame Islands, young Bullfinches, several 
examples of Wrens which the lecturer put forward as an 
argument in favour of birds exercising reasoning power in the 
selection of material to Tuatch the position chosen for the nest, 
another similar instance being some Rooks’ nests built under 
one another, their previous nests being blown down in a gale, 
the one under which they built tlie second time, having remained 
firm. Common House-Sparrows’ nests were shown under the 
plumes of a h'ield Marshal’s hat, belonging to a London statue ; 
and the series was concluded with the nests, eggs and young of 
the Mute Swan, together with the adult birds. 
A vote of thanks to Mr. Bedford was proposed by the Earl 
