162 White, Trip to Northern End of Flinders Ranges. [,5,^"}" 



Anthus austraiis adelaidensis, Mathews. Southern Pipit. — These 

 birds were fairly numerous through the ranges^ and were breeding 

 at the time of our visit. 



Corvus coronoides perplexu.s, Mathews. Southern Raven. — A few 

 birds were seen, but they were far too wary to come within gunshot. 



Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. 

 ANNUAL REPORT, 1915. 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — Your Council has much pleasure in 

 presenting to you its Fifteenth Annual Report. 



As our country has suffered so severely from the drought, and 

 the Council considered that all our energies and spare cash should 

 go towards helping the nation in its time of need, consequent 

 upon the dreadful war, it was unanimously decided by the Council 

 to postpone the annual congress, fixed for Queensland, and to do 

 the business of the session by correspondence. 



During the preceding twelve months eighteen new members have 

 been enrolled, and, for various reasons, twelve members have been 

 removed from the roll. 



Mr. F. M. Littler, Dr. Hamlyn Harris, and Mr. B.Woodward have 

 resigned as local state secretaries, and Messrs. E. M. Cornwall 

 (Queensland), W. L. May (Tasmania), and W. B. Alexander 

 (Western Australia) have been elected in their place. 



The honorary secretary, Mr. G. Finlay, and the press corre- 

 spondent, Mr. L. G. Chandler, both resigned to go to the war, 

 and Mr. D. Le Souef and Dr. Brooke Nicholls consented to carry on 

 the work. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell was elected as associate co-editor, and 

 Mr. A. E. Le Souef was elected on the Council in the place of Mr. 

 B. Woodward, who had resigned. 



The Council has again to record its indebtedness to Colonel 

 Charles Ryan for his kindness in placing his rooms in Melbourne 

 unreservedly at the disposal of the Council for its meetings during 

 his absence at the seat of war. The best thanks of the Council are 

 also due to the Royal Zoological and Acchmatisation Society of 

 Victoria for their continued kindness in housing the Union's library. 



The Union's official journal. The Emu has been kept up to its 

 usual standard of excellence, despite the financial drawbacks, and 

 many interesting and scientific papers have been published. H. L. 

 White, Esq., of " Belltrees," Scone, generously offered to pay half 

 the cost of a coloured illustration in each issue, and other 

 members have subscribed the balance of the sum needed. The 

 Council gratefully records its appreciation of such interest in and 

 support of scientific ornithology. 



The pubhcation of a new edition of the British Ornithologists' 

 Union's " List of British Birds " has necessitated the revision of 



