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the Union's " Official Check-list of Australian Birds." By an 

 almost unanimous vote, members have decided in favour of a 

 second edition of the " Official Check-list." 



Members also voted to increase the " Check-list " Committee 

 from seven to twelve, and to divide the work. Eighteen names 

 were suggested, and the following twelve were elected : — Messrs. 

 Charles Barrett, A. J. Campbell, Basset Hull, Robert Hall, Dudley 

 Le Souef, Ciregory M. Mathews, A. H. E. Mattingley. and H. L. 

 White, Drs. J. A. Leach and W. Macgillivray, Colonel W. V. 

 Legge and Captain S. A. White. 



The library continues to increase, additions being mostly 

 ornithological publications from other parts of the world. 



D. Le Souef, Hon. Sec. 



Donations — Coloured Figure Fund 



(To June, 1915). 



Bibliographical Note. 



For the information of members, some of whom do not possess 

 the earlier parts, the following particulars regarding The Emu 

 are given : — VoL i. (1901-2), 3 parts ; vol. ii. {1902-3), 4 parts ; 

 vol. iii. (1903-4), 4 parts ; voL iv. (1904-5), 4 parts ; vol. v. 

 (1905-6), 4 parts, with supplement to Part 2 ; vol. vi. (1906-7), 

 4 parts ; vol. vii. (1907-8), 4 parts, with supplement to Part 3 ; 

 vol. viii. (1908-9), 5 parts (5th part special) ; vol. ix. (1909-10), 

 4 parts ; vol. x. (1910-11), 5 parts (3rd part special) ; vol. xi. 

 (1911-12), 4 parts, with supplement to Part 3 ; vol. xii. (1912-13), 

 4 parts ; vol. xiii. (1913-14), 4 parts ; vol. xiv. (1914-15), 4 parts. 



