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55 years, therefore, its exact habitat has remained unknown, 
and no second specimen has been obtained. 
Anniversary Meeting of the British Ornithologists’ Union, 
]886.—The Annual Meeting of the British Ornithologists’ 
Union was held at 6 Tenterden Street, on Wednesday, the 
19th May, at 6 p.m., Mr. Sclater in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting having been read and 
confirmed, the Committee presented the following Beport:—- 
“ The Committee are glad to be able to point out that, in 
spite of the existing widespread depression, the British Orni¬ 
thologists’ Union maintains its prosperity. During the past 
year, owing to the exercise of rigid economy, the expenses 
connected with the publication of the Journal have been kept 
well within bounds, the remainder of the debt incurred 
through the publication of the f List of British Birds 9 has 
now been entirely liquidated, and there is now a balance in 
hand. Moreover, the stock in hand of the above-mentioned 
list is an asset that must not be lost sight of. The sale of the 
List having recently been small, your Committee suggest that, 
in order to assist in clearing off the stock, any Members of 
the B.O.U. should be permitted to purchase one copy of 
the List for os., or three copies for 105. 6d. 
“ At the last Anniversary Meeting the number of Members 
of the B.O.U. amounted to 174: viz. 146 Ordinary, 1 Extra¬ 
ordinary, 8 Honorary, and 19 Foreign Members. At the 
present Anniversary it has been increased to 183 : viz. 
155 Ordinary, 1 Extraordinary, 8 Honorary, and 19 Foreign 
Members. 
“ The Candidates for admission at this Anniversary are 
17, of which 15 are proposed as Ordinary, 1 as an Honorary, 
and 1 as a Foreign Member.” 
The Beport having been agreed to and adopted, the fol¬ 
lowing new Ordinary Members were balloted for and declared 
to be duly elected :—Lieut. Harold Stuart Ferguson, of 
16 Albemarle Street, W.; The Earl of Gainsborough; William 
Graham, Esq., Manor House, Crayford, Kent ; Harold Little- 
