S EL BORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 
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Calls of Birds. — I should feel greatly obliged to any of your correspondents 
who would contribute calls and notes of our British birds. It is very desirable 
that the scream of the blackbird should be syllabled by different observers. 
Again, the love song of the greater tit would repay independent renderings. I 
am aware that many bird-lovers are thoroughly arr fait in both calls and songs, 
yet how few attempt to record their knowledge of this rather difficult subject. 
Springfield, Brigg, Chas. Louis Hett. 
April 4, 1900. 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES. 
The Council acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the following donations 
and subscriptions : — 
Donations. — Mrs. R. F. Sturge, 5s. Miss E. Lecky, 2s. 6d. Miss E. B. 
Rawson, l8s. Earl of Stamford, £,2. Earl of Selborne, £\. Earl Percy, ;^3. 
Subscriptions.— }. H. Masters, Esq., los. Mrs. M. Wolrige Whitmore, 
los. Mrs. }. Hogg, los. Miss Agatha Walker, los. Anon., 2is. 
Council and Committee Meetinpts.— The next meetings of the Council 
will be held at 20, Hanover Square, on Tue.sdays, May l and 15, and June 5, 
at 5.30 p.m., and of the Conversazione Committee on May i and 15, at 6 p.m. 
Annual Meeting. — The Annual Meeting and Conversazione will take 
place, as previously announced, on Thursday, May 17, from 8 to ii, at the 
Society’s rooms, 20, Hanover Square, W. The Right Hon. Lord Avebury will 
give the Presidential Address, and will be supported by the Earl of Stamford, 
Sir Robert Hunter, Professor Boulger, the Right Hon. James Bryce, M.P., Rev. 
Professor Henslow, Professor Hulme, and others. After the meeting Mr. Fred 
Enock has kindly consented to give one of his demonstrations, illustrated by- 
lantern slides, of his ow-n recent drawings and photographs. Mr. Q. B. Lodge 
will also exhibit some of his slides of birds. There will abo be exhibits shown 
by Mrs. Brightwen, Mr. F. W. Ashley, Rev. Professor Henslow, Miss Woodd, 
and members of the Quekett and Royal Microscopical Societies, &c. 
Branch Secretaries are requested to send in their applications for tickets of 
admission for members of the Society and their friends to the Secretary, 20, 
Hanover Square, W., if possible not later than May 10. Members requiring 
tickets should apply to the local Hon. Secretary, or, in the case of members 
unattached to branches, to the Secretary of the Selborne Society, 20, Hanover 
Square. A stamped addressed envelope should in each case accompany the 
application. It is particularly requested that those intending to be present will 
fill in their names on the ticket in the blank space provided for the purpose, and 
also that honorary secretaries of branches who attend will take steps to make 
themselves known to the Secretary or members of the Council. 
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. 
Croydon and Norwood. — The Annual Meeting of the Branch was held 
on April 20, at 9, Chatsworth Road, Croydon. The annual report referred to 
the work that members of the Society have done towards securing Croham 
Hurst and Grange Wood, and expressed a hope that even now the former may at 
least be saved. The formation of a Croydon Antiquities Protection Committee 
had done something towards calling attention to what is left of Croydon Antiqui- 
ties. A number of lectures had been delivered during the winter, special 
attention being given to the providing of natural history addresses to the 
juveniles. The finances show that by careful management the Branch just pays 
its way. Increased subscriptions are required and more members would be 
welcomed. The report was adopted on the proposal of Mr. J. C. Peters, 
seconded by Miss White. The election of officers was proposed by Miss 
Cropley, seconded by Mrs. Grover. Mr. J. C. Peters succeeds Mr. F. Downing 
in the delegacy to the Central Council, Mr. Downing having been elected 
