Vol. VI. 

 1907 



J Correspondence . ^53 



and his way, to my thinking, makes it a finer word than any of 

 the alternative spelHngs. — Yours, &c., 



14th November, 1906. ERNEST SCOTT. 



South Australian Ornithological Association. 



Thk bi-inonthly meeting was held at the residence of Dr. A. M. Morgan on 

 31st August, 1906, when Mr. J. W. Mellor presided over a good attendance. 

 Notes were received from Mr. E. Ashby upon native birds found breeding 

 at Blackwood. The Chairman notified the members that the Australasian 

 Ornithologists' Union's sixth congress would take place in Tasmania from 

 22nd November to about 8th December, when Launceston and Hobart 

 would be visited, and meetings held to discuss bird subjects, following which 

 a working camp would be held at Mount Barrow. Mr. M. Symonds Clark 

 drew attention to an extract from the journal of the late John M'Douall 

 Stuart upon his exploration in Australia in i860, in which the intrepid 

 explorer mentions a strange Cockatoo shot near Mounts Rennie and Peake, 

 Central Australia. The wings were of a beautiful crimson hue, with a light 

 leaden colour on the back. The description as given could not be placed. 

 Dr. A. M. Morgan recorded several birds found breeding early at Ironbank, 

 near Upper Sturt ; while Mr. J. W. Mellor and Capt. S. A. White gave notes 

 upon birds at the Reedbeds, the former testifying to the tameness of the 

 feathered friends of mankind when treated kindly. Mr. A. H. C. Zietz, 

 F.L.S., noted the Red-chested (2uail {Turnix pyrrhothorax) breeding at 

 Meningie, Lake Albert. Mr. Alfred Crompton recorded the Straw-necked 

 Ibis {Carphibis spinicollis) having laid in captivity. Mr. E. Ashby sent 

 evidence of having found the &%% of the Bronze-Cuckoo {Chalcococcyx 

 plagosus) in the nest of the White-bearded Honey-eater {Melzo?ms novce- 

 hollandice)^ which was considered a rare occurrence. Mr. F. R. Zietz 

 observed the Flame-breasted Robin {Petrivca pha'tiicea) at Teatree Gully on 

 the recent holiday, which was late in the year, as this little bird does not 

 breed here, but departs early to lay and rear its young in southern highlands. 

 Mr. Robert Crompton presented interesting notes regarding a trip recently 

 taken to Lake Frome, where he had studied the bird life, which was some- 

 what different to that nearer Adelaide. Mr. Crompton showed several birds, 

 including the Tricolored Chat {Ephthianura tricolor), the Red-breasted 

 Babbler {Pomatorhiniis rubeculus) ; also eggs of these and several species of 

 birds from the Lake Frome district. Mr. J. W. Mellor displayed a rare 

 clutch of eggs of the Rock-Warbler {Origma rubricata) from New South 

 Wales. Mr. E. Ashby showed a species of Honey-eater from the Northern 

 Territory resembling the genus Myzomcla, but longer in the tail, which 

 was queried as new. He also had several species from New South Wales, 

 including the Grass-Warbler {Cisticola exihs), the Leaden Fly-catcher 

 {Myia^ira rubecula), the Fuscous Honey-eater {Pli/ods fused), and the Little 

 Field- Wren {Chthonicola sagittata). Mr. A. H. C. Zietz., F.L.S., exhibited 

 a series of small Honey-eaters, including the Brown Honey-eater {Glycj'^- 

 phila ocularis), the White-breasted {G. fasciata), Brown-backed {G. 

 modesta), the Black Honey-eater {Mysomda iiigra), the Sanguineous 

 Honey-eater {M. sanguinohnta), and the Red-headed {M. crythroccphala). 

 Dr. A M. Morgan exhibited a number of species of birds' eggs for 

 comparison with others exhibited. 



The bi-monthly meeting of the South Austrahan Ornithological Association 

 was held at the residence of Dr. A. M. Morgan on Friday, 26th October, 

 1906, Mr. J. W. Mellor presided. Dr. Morgan reported haying been 

 able to identify by observation in 14 days 82 species of native birds 

 while on a trip to Mount Gunson, a district which to the vision of 



