Excerpt from The Ibis, 1875, Vol. 5: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology IN bringing the 17th volume of 'the ibis' to a conclusion, it remains for me to thank the many contributors to its pages for the support they have given me. That the former have not diminished in number, nor their contributions fallen off in excel lence or variety, may well be subjects of congratu lation to the Members of our Union. That our prospects for the coming year seem no less bright is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.