ADVERTISEMENT.
The completion of our 12th Volume affords a convenient
opportunity of giving a list of the dates of the publications of the
Club, for the information of new Members and Librarians.
The Club was founded on January 10th, 1880, and its first
publication was the Inaugural Address delivered by Mr. R.
Meldola, on February 28th, 1880. This was published as a
distinct pamphlet, and it also formed pp. 1-26 of Volume I. of
The Transaction of the Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists'
Field Club, of which Part I. appeared in September, 1880, and
the following parts at irregular intervals. With Volume III.
the shorter title of The Transactions of the Essex Field Club was
adopted, in accordance with the change in the title of the Club.
In the first three volumes, the Transactions and Proceedings had
but one title-page, although with distinct pagination; but, in
order to facilitate editing, it was resolved to separate them,
and Volume IV. of the Transactions and Volume IV. of the
Proceedings were so issued. In January, 1887, however, the
publications were finally combined in The Essex Naturalist, of
which the 12th Volume is now concluded. The volumes were
annual up to 1894; now two years are included in each volume.
In future the Essex Naturalist will be issued at regular
quarterly intervals, on or about the 20th of April, July, October,
and January. The Council of the Club has decided to charge 5s.
per part to non-members, but the journal will be sent free by
post to Members. Therefore those wishing to have the Essex
Naturalist should become Members of the Club.
The old series, therefore, consists of three volumes of
Transactions and Proceedings combined, with single title-page for
each volume, and one each of Transactions and Proceedings with
separate title-pages, together with appendices. The parts were
issued as follows, and the appendices indicated should be bound
up with each volume :—