Il6 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union-. Fisf'T i 



was unanimously elected an honorary member in recognition of 

 distinguished service rendered to the R.A.O.U. since its inception. 



Many matters were discussed and resolutions agreed to at 

 meetings continued at the Museum and at the Cave House, 

 Yallingup. The chief of these stated that the State Game Laws 

 should be co-ordinated (sub-committee appointed) ; that strong 

 representations be made to State Governments to restrict grazing 

 rights and timber-cutting in National Parks and bird sanctuaries ; 

 that the use of the pea-rifle be restricted to persons over i8 years 

 of age ; that the time required for notice of congress business be 

 reduced to the minimum necessary to secure adequate notice ; 

 that, provision be made for voting by proxy and by post ; that 

 a system of distinctions in ornithology be instituted ; that fellow- 

 ships not exceeding three in any one year be awarded those who 

 had done good work in the science of ornithology ; and that 

 members in States desiring it should form themselves into branches 

 and meet regularly to discuss ornithological matters ; that as each 

 formal change in the rules necessitates considerable expense, the 

 Council take action with regard to such matters as do not 

 necessitate a change of rules and await an opportune time to deal 

 with the other matters ; and that the editors of The Emu adopt as 

 soon as possible the approved names accepted by the Check-hst 

 committee for the second edition. 



The address of the retiring president, Mr. A. F. Basset Hull, 

 unfortunately prevented from attending by Parhamentary duties, 

 was well received, and gave rise to a valuable discussion. The 

 address was ordered to be printed in The Emu. 



Several papers were presented and discussed — "Forgotten 

 Feathers," bv A. J. Campbell ; " The Watling Drawings," by' 

 A. H. Chisholm ; " The Birds of the Perth District," by W. B. 

 Alexander ; " The Relationship of the Western Australian 

 Avifauna," by Robert Hall ; " The Times Review of John Gould's 

 ' Birds of Austraha ' " ; " The Migration and Movements of Aus- 

 trahan Birds," by A. Gilbert (a committee — Messrs. A. J. Campbell, 

 C. L. Barrett, and A. H. Mattingley — was appointed to collate 

 statistics). 



Specimens were exhibited and examined. E. Ashby (S.A.) 

 exhibited a unique specimen of the Pink-breasted Robin, from 

 Tasmania, and several Humming-Birds ; A. J. Campbell exhibited 

 the skin of a Western Austrahan Bristle-Bird taken about 50 years 

 ago. A. S. Le Souef showed beautiful plates of birds and eggs 

 painted by Mr. Neville Cayley, R.A.O.U., for the forthcoming 

 work on the birds of Australia. 



E. Ashby introduced a valuable discussion oh the necessity of 

 active propaganda for bird protection. Members should address 

 school children whenever possible. A discussion showed unanimity 

 of belief that the tame cat gone wild is the worst enemy of native 

 bird-life. 



Mr. F. Fawson Whitlock, who had just arrived from an ornith- 

 ological expedition to Dirk ITartog Island, gave some interesting 

 notes. 



