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XEbe Selbornc Society’s flDagasine 
No. 124. ^ APRIL, 1900. VoL. XL 
SELBORNIANA. 
Annual Meeting and Conversazione. — Thursday, May 17, 
is the date fixed this year for our annual meeting and conver- 
sazione. An official notice to that effect appears at the end of 
this number, but more particulars will be given later. The 
President has promised to take the chair, and, as country 
members have so few opportunities of meeting those belonging 
to other branches, it is hoped that this gathering may be as 
representative as those of past years. 
Golder’s Hill.— We have received the most satisfactory 
Report of the Hampstead Heath Extension Scheme for adding 
Golder’s Hill to Hampstead Heath, presented to a meeting of 
subscribers on March 21. The Report, which is illustrated with 
three views and a map, shows a clear balance of ^^245, which it 
is recommended should be invested towards acquiring further 
desirable additions to the Heath. 
The English Sparrow in the United States. — “J. B.” 
writes : — “ May I protest against Mr. W. T. Hornaday’s 
suggestion— as quoted in your last issue — that sparrows should 
be exterminated ? Would it not be a cowardly and mischievous 
act, even irreverent, when we remember Who it is that we are 
told regards even them.” 
Edinburgh Association for the Protection of Wild 
Birds. — Mr. W’. A. Nicholson (“ Goldfinch ”), of 39, Tower 
Street, Portobello, N.B., writes: — “Owing to the wanton and 
continued persecution of our wild birds, an Association is being 
formed in Edinburgh for their protection. Our wild birds are 
slowly but surely decreasing, and the need of such a Society is 
great. Our endeavours have been so far successful, but many 
