Che Queensland naturalist. 
THE ORGAN OF THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND ITS BRANCHES. 
VOL. III. JULY, ig2I. No. I. 
FOREWORD. 
At this stage in the history of the Queensland Field 
Naturalists ’ Club and its journal, it seems advisable to 
comment briefly on recent developments and the outlook 
for the future. The point is that circumstances have 
arisen which make it likely that the scope of the Club 
will be broadened and the Naturalist enlarged or 
otherwise altered. 
These circumstances have to do with a proposal 
to amalgamate the Field Naturalists’ Club with the Gould 
League of Bird-Lovers. It is not easy to say from which 
body the proposal emanated, for the personnels of both 
are largely identical; indeed, this was one of the factors 
that prompted the suggestion for alliance. Other con- 
siderations were the possibility that by amalgamation the 
aims of both bodies could be more efficiently and economi- 
cally carried out, a larger field of operations covered 
(including the more systematic enrolment of country 
members), central rooms obtained, and a greater influence 
secured with the Governments and the public. Moreover, 
it was thought that, with a body directly representative 
of the whole State, the Queensland Naturalist could be 
enlarged and made an even more vital factor than it is 
at present in the study of natural history in this great, 
bountifully-endowed unit of the Commonwealth. 
Having given close consideration to these points, a 
combined meeting of the executives of both bodies agreed 
to the following resolution: “That the Queensland Field 
Naturalists’ Club and the Queensland Gould League of 
Bird Lovers amalgamate into one body, to be called the 
Queensland Natural History Society, all funds and assets 
of the existing bodies to be pooled; this action to be 
subject to a ballot being taken of all adult members of 
both bodies prior to 30th June, 1921; a seventy-five per 
cent, majority to decide the issue.” 
The ballot has been taken, and the result will be 
reported at an early date. 
