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The scheme for distinctions for members submitted by Mr. 

 A. H. Chisholm was referred to a svib-committee consisting of 

 Messrs. Alexander and Chishohn (Q.), Butler (Tas.), Hull 

 (N.SAV.), and J. A. Ross (Vic), for early consideration and 

 report to the Council. 



It was decided, on the suggestion of Mr. A. S. L,e Souef 

 (Director Sydney Zoological Gardens), to recommend to the 

 State Government that the forest reserves of each State should 

 be declared sanctuaries, and that if possible special sanctuaries 

 should be declared for species in danger of extermination. It 

 was decided that enquiries be made into the truth of a report 

 that seabird eggs are being taken by Japanese from the T^arrier 

 Reef area. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell, C.M.B.O.U., F.A.O.U., read a valuable 

 paper on "Naming Birds, Type Descriptions, Etc., According to 

 the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature." It was 

 well received, and all agreed on the desirability of full and ade- 

 quate description according to the recognized code. 



Mr. A. G. Campbell, J. P., R.A.O.U., sent a valuable paper, 

 summing up the results of several years' study of the Acanthizae 

 — a difficult Australian group. Mr. Campbell advocated 2 genera, 

 17 species, and 63 sub-species, as against 6 genera, 10 species, 

 and 80 sub-species recommended by Mr. Mathews. The paper 

 was considered op{)ortune and valuable to the Check-list 

 Committee. 



Mr. Neville Cayley, author of the forthcoming work on The 

 Birds of Australia, explained a colour chart embracing the 200 

 colours needed to describe Australian animals. It was expected 

 that copies would be available at a moderate price. This is a 

 modification of Professor Ridgway's well-known colour chart. 



The chief item of business — the Official Check-list, second 

 edition — was reserved for last place on the business paper, so 

 as to peiTnit inspection by the committee of material in the 

 Adelaide Museum. Dr. Morgan, Hon. Ornithologist, S.A. 

 Museum, assisted the committee to a decision on several knotty 

 points with his well-kept and well-arranged specimens. The re- 

 port of the committee showing that finality was being approached 

 was adopted. A sub-conunittee consisting of Messrs. \V. B. 

 Alexander and A. J. Campbell, and the convener (Dr. J. A. 

 Leach) was authorised to complete the list and to arrange for 

 publication as soon as convenient. 



Two scientific names, Dacclo (fujas and Gcryijoiie olboi/ularis, 

 whose priority was not certain, were made the subject of a 

 reference to the International Commission on Scientific Nomen- 

 clature with a request that these names be retained on the Aus- 

 tralian list. 



