80 Notes and Notices. 



1st July 



At 4,h the book is cheap to the bird student and ornitholoj^ist. 

 Mr. Hall (Bellerive, Hobart) is actinj? as his own publisher. 



Notes 

 I M po R '1 \\ X '1^ A X X () I' xc p: m ex T 



Index to T//< limn. Vols. 1— XX. 



Members will l^e interested to learn that Mr. H. L. White has 

 conferred a signal service on ornithology in general, and the 

 R.A.O.U. in particular, b}- having prepared an index of volumes 

 1 — XX. of TJie hlniK. X'eeding this work for himself he com- 

 missioned Mr. Gregory M. Mathews to arrange for the prepar- 

 ation of the work. This has been done in thorough style by 

 Mr. T. Wells. M.B.O.U.. ornithologist of the British Museum. 



Mr. White on learning that the printing of a larger number 

 would cost but little more than the cost of printing the dozen he 

 intended, ordered the larger number so that others can benefit by 

 his far-sighted and patriotic action. A gift of 100 copies to the 

 R.A.O.U. will enable a member to become the possessor of this 

 fine index of scientific names. Members requiring same should 

 send 15/- to Mr. Grey, Hon. Gen. Sec. 2 Temple Court, Melbourne. 



AxxuAL C()X(;ress axi) camp-out. 



Captain S. A. White is btiil absent on his long overland motor 

 tri[) to Darwin back to the Darling and down to Mt. Gambier. 

 He reports a fine season, and is to advise the Council as to the 

 best place in the interior about Lake Eyre for the annual camp- 

 out. Many enquiries are being made concerning this important 

 excursion and camp-out. 



It is expected that there will be a large attendance of dele- 

 gates at the majority (21st) Congress of the R.A.O.U.. in Ade- 

 laide, beginning on ( )ctol)er U)th. 



MOXTIILV COX\ERS.\Z(^lXES. 



The following topics have been 'ixy.^Cx for the monthly meetings 

 to i)e held on — 



Wednesday, July 5th. " Bron/ewing Pigeons and Butcher- 

 birds," introduced bv Mr. I>. Thomson, assisted by Mr. 

 F. E. Wilson at theK.A.o.r. room. 

 Wednesday, August Jnd. " Wo(h1 Swallows." by Mr. R. T. 



Eittlejohns. at the R.A.O.U. rooom. 

 Wednesday. September <.th. -"Quails." by Mr. A. J.Camp- 

 bell, at the Xational Museum, Melbourne. 



