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from the trees back into the reeds. I noticed they have a harsh, 

 somewhat guttural call note, not unlike one occasionally 

 employed by the Crescent Honey-eater when a cat or other 

 enemy is in the vicinity. The beautiful Canary-like song of 

 this waterside dweller was heard unusually early this spring ; 

 when Mr. Thompson and myself were crossing the North Esk 

 on 22nd September on our way to the bush, one of these 

 songsters was heard in the dry reeds of last season close to the 

 Butts Bridge ; usually we do not notice them until well on in 

 October, and they do not nest here until November. Like the 

 Grass-Bird, they have no objection to the proximity of our 

 species provided there is cover, and their rich warble may be 

 heard close to the railway sheds, with trains passing and 

 repassing, and the dense engine smoke flying over their haunts. 

 — H. Stuart Dove. 



From MagazineSt &c. 



"A Trip to Mount Arthur" is a pleasant account of a 

 nature study outing undertaken by Messrs. H. Stuart Dove, 

 F.Z.S., and H. C. Thompsom, A.O.U., to the Lilydale district of 

 Tasmania, where a number of birds was noted. The notes are 

 published in 7"//t' £",t'(^w/;/^r (Launceston), 19/ 11/07. 



Birds of Spencer Gulf. — Mr. J. W. Mellor, one of the vice- 

 presidents of the A.O.U., has contributed to TJie Evening 

 Journal, Adelaide (18/5/07), a popular account of the birds he 

 noted on the islands about the Gulf during an excursion by 

 members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement 

 of Science, January, 1907. 



Birds of Boroondara. — Under tlie title of" Some Birds of 

 Hawthorn District," Mr. C. F. Cole, A.O.U., has contributed a 

 short but interesting article to The Victorian Naturalist (vol. 

 xxiv.. No. 5). Having been born and reared in the district, 

 besides being a close observer of bird-life, Mr. Cole's records, 

 especially "old-time memories" are valuable. 



Partridge-Pigeons. — In The Avicultural Magazine (vol. v., 

 No. 10, New Series), Mr. D. Seth-Smith, F.Z.S., contributes 

 aviary observations on the two species of " Squatter Pigeons " 

 forming the genus Geophaps. Because of their terrestrial and 

 other habits, Mr. Seth-Smith does not agree with any attempt 

 to separate these birds from their natural order Columbai. 



