Vol. XVIII. 



1919 



Royal Australasian Oynithologists' Union. 



231 



Report on the R.A.O.U. Oological Collection. 



Within the space of a few months the Union has become 

 possessed of a splendid collection of AustraHan birds' eggs, 

 numbering over 700 sets, and containing about 500 species 

 according to the Union list, all side blown, and full data. This 

 fine result is principally owing to the generosity of Messrs. H. L. 

 White, Thos. P. Austin, and J. H. Bettington. 



The following have also generously helped the collection from 

 time to time :— Miss J. A. Fletcher, Capt. Cochrane, R.N., Messrs. 

 G. F. Hin, F. E. Wilson, F. E. Howe, and A. Chas. Stone. 



Corner in the R.A.O.U. Room, Melbourne, showing the " H. L. White" 

 and " T. P. Austin" Egg Cabinets, and the Library containing the 

 great works of Gould and Mathews, the gifts of H. L. White. 



PHOTO. BY A C STONE. 



The collection is housed in two handsome blackwood cabinets 

 presented to the Union by Messrs. H. L. White and Thos. P. 

 Austin. Each cabinet contains 34 drawers (18 inches x 30 inches) 

 arranged in two tiers, and all are furnished with locking glass tops. 

 The drawers are fitted with graduated cardboard trays lined with 

 white cotton wool, in which the sets are arranged according to 

 classification, and with each set is placed a ticket setting out the 

 scientific and common name, date of finding, locality, name of 

 finder, and other interesting particulars where procurable. 



An illustrated catalogue of the collection has been compiled, 



