IQ2 Austi'alasian Ornithologists'' Union. I 2nd"oct 



who had been appointed co-delegate, had been representing the Union, 

 and he (Captain Hutton) had thought it best to leave the representa- 

 tion in his hands. 



A communication was read from Mr. A. G. Campbell relative to his 

 " Dichotomous Key," in which he stated that the Key would cover 

 about 40 pages of The Emu. After a lengthy discussion it was decided 

 to print the Key as a supplement to The Emu. 



The hon. sec. pointed out the desirability of having the Union's 

 journal copyrighted so as to include the copyright of the " Dichotomous 

 Key," which matter was left to the hon. editors. 



Letters were read and dealt with from the following : — F. M. Littler, 

 W. Pidsley, A. Fowler, L. Harrison, T. W. Richards, A. Grossman, 

 C. F. Belcher, and the Director Field Columbian Museum, Chicago. 



The following new members were duly enrolled : — L. Harrison, 

 Sydney ; F. K. Calder, Fremantle ; E. Brooke Nicholls and C. P. 

 Kinane, Melbourne. 



Mr. Robert Hall, F.L.S., C.M.Z.S., at the desire of the Council, kindly 

 consented to give his lecture " A Naturalist's Tour in Siberia and the 

 East," at the forthcoming Annual Session in Adelaide. 



It was decided that in the event of the president. Captain Hutton, 

 F.R.S., being unable to write a presidential address, owing to his 

 absence in Europe, the task would therefore devolve upon one of the 

 vice-presidents, and that Dr. Charles Ryan be asked to be good 

 enough to assist the Council by preparing an address. 



South Australian Ornithological Association. 



The bi-monthly meeting of the South Australian Ornithological 

 Association was held at Dr. A. M. Morgan's residence, Adelaide, on 

 Friday evening, 7th July, 1905. Mr. F. R. Zietz presided over a good 

 attendance. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor reported that the Australasian Ornithologists' 

 Union Congress would meet in Adelaide during October, and that ii 

 was the intention of the Union to hold an excursion to Kangaroo 

 Island. It was resolved to assist the Union in every way to make the 

 Congress a success. 



Mr. F. R. Zietz read some interesting notes upon the crossing of 

 various species of Australian Finches in England, resulting in some 

 curious hybrids. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor drew the attention of the members to the fact of 

 a second Moa's egg having been found in New Zealand recently, the 

 first specimen having been unearthed forty years ago. It was sold for 



;^IOO. 



The chief business of the evening consisted of the examination and 

 discussion of the Honey-eater genus Melithreptus. Mr. A. H. C. 

 Zietz, F.L.S., showed specimens of nearly all the species found in 

 Australia, and gave some interesting notes upon them, especially in 

 reference to a new species found recently by Mr. F. R. Zietz on 

 Kangaroo Island, and which had been described by Mr. A. J. North, 

 of the Sydney Museum, and designated the Long-billed Honey-eater 

 (ilf. magftirostris), its nearest ally being the Brown-headed Honey- 

 eater (A/, brevirostris). Mr. Zietz also showed a pair of Chestnut- 

 bellied Quail {Excalfactoria lincata), got at Dismal Gully, near Victor 

 Harbovir, S.A., and a specimen of the Oriental Pratincole {Glareola 

 orientalis) from Milang, S.A. Mr. J. W. Mellor exhibited a specimen of 



