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he Emu 

 July 



received in Hobait. It was not jtosisble to make a skin, but, 

 in view of the interest attached to the specimen, it was preserved 

 in spirit. The bird was shot at Bothwell by Mr. H. C. Slater, 

 and it is due to the interest shown by Mr. 15. H. Edgell, of "Den- 

 nistoun," Pjothwell, that the specimen was forwarded to the 

 Museum. Particular attention was paid to the specimen in 

 order to trace any signs of captivity, but none could be observed. 

 It would therefore api)ear as if the bird was a true "accidental" 

 and worthy of a place as such on the Tasmanian avifaunal list. — 

 Clivf, Lord, F.L.S., R.A.O.U., and J. Akxoi.d (The Tasmanian 

 Museum, Hobart). 



Late Swallows.— ( )n Emi)ire Day, when about two miles east 

 of Latrobe, which township is six miles or so inland from Devon- 

 ])ort, I noticed with some surprise two ])airs of Welcome Swal- 

 lows {Hirnndo ueoxena), sitting on the (nerhead wires by the 

 roadside, evidently enjoying the genial sunshine of the late 

 autumn. As all the Swallows had left l)evoni)ort seven weeks 

 before for the mainland, it was an unexpected pleasure to find 

 these still making themselves at home in our island, and prob- 

 ably intending to winter with us. The spot where they were 

 seen was close to the Mersey River, and adjacent to large patches 

 of scrub and gum-sai)lings, so that it was sheltered and warm. 

 Not far away are the old shale-oil works, with sheds and retorts 

 still in situ. It is cjuite ]irobable that the birds roost under some 

 of these, in the same way that a pair or two of the Welcome 

 Swallows roosted in crevices of an old stone-cpiarry at Launces- 

 ton for several winters, and ])robably do so still, coming out on 

 sunny davs to catch Mies under the shop verandahs. — H. Stuart 

 DovK. F.Z.S., R.A.O.U.. W. Devoni-ort. Tasmania. 8/6/1922. 



Obituary 



Mr. 1'. K. ZILTZ. R.A.O.U. 



Mucli regret will be felt in the death of Mr. Fritz Robert 

 Ziet/. the well-known South Australian ornithologist. This oc- 

 curred at his residence — Seafield .\venue, Kingswood, .\delaide — 

 on Monday, Ai)ril 10th, l')22, after a short and painful illness. 

 Mr, Zietz was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. .\. H. C. Zietz. 

 His father, after being connected with the Kiel Museum, Ger- 

 many, became Assistant-Director and Ornithologist of the Ade- 

 laide' Museum. He held these i)ositions until his retirement under 

 the Sci>tuagenarian Act a few years ago. Mr. Robert Zietz was 

 born (»n October 11th, 1874, and was therefore only 48 years of 



