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The monthly meeting (il this Association was lield m tlic Institute, 

 North-terrace, on Friday evening, 24th November, 191 1, Captain 

 S. A. White presiding. There was a good attendance. The hon. 

 secretary drew attention to the depredations taking phicc with regard 

 to that familiar little bird, the " Shepherd's Companion " (Rhipidura 

 tricolor). It was resolved to draw the attention of the police to the 

 matter, as these birds arc totally protected. Mr. J. W. Mellor, who 

 represented the association at the recent session of the Royal Aus- 

 tralasian Ornithologists' Union, held in Sydney, gave a short rt'sumc 

 of the proceedings and the working excursion to the Ourimbah scrub, 

 in the Gosford district, where about seventy species of birds were 

 observed. Captain White gave an account of his trip taken to the 

 mallee country about the Bow Hill district, whither he went a few 

 weeks ago to study the birds in connection with Mr. Gregory M. 

 Mathews' book in course of publication. The season proved some- 

 what dry and hot ; nevertheless. Captain White was fortunate in 

 securing a couple of specimens of the Red-throated Thickhead (Pachy- 

 cephala rufognlaris) and several other interesting species of birds, 

 including the Chestnut-backed Ground-Thrush (Cinclosoma castano- 

 notum), the Striped Grass-Wren (Amytornis striatus), and the Mallee 

 Miner {Myzantha melanotis), which he exhibited in illustration of his 

 remarks. Mr. F. R. Zietz exhibited specimens from the Adelaide 

 Museum collection for comparison with the mallee specimens. These 

 included the Noisy Miner {Myzantha garrula), Dusky Miner (M. 

 obscura), and the Yellow-throated Miner (M. flavigula), Gilbert 

 Thickhead (Pachycephala gilberti), and a series of Grass-Wrens — 

 Striped (Amytornis striatus), Goyder (A. goyderi), and A. gigantura. 

 Mr. Mellor also exhibited specimens. Mr. J. W. Hosking showed a 

 Field-Wren (Calamanthus campestris) from Mount Gambler. Messrs. 

 M. S. Hawker, J. Bathgate, H. Simpson, and A. H. Clark were elected 

 members of the Association. 



Notes and Notices. 



Special Notice. — Members are kindly reminded that only 

 matter for publication should be addressed to the Editors, The 

 Emu. General correspondence should be addressed to the hon. 

 secretary, while subscriptions, &c., should be forwarded direct to 

 the hon. treasurer (whose address, and that of the hon. secretary, 

 appears on the wrapper of this journal). Members will also 

 please recollect that subscriptions are payable in advance — a 

 necessity for the proper upkeep of The Emu. 

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Field Ornithology in South Australia. — In connection with Mr. 

 Gregory Mathews' work, in course of publication, Capt. S. A. 

 White has been, during a series of trips, voluntarily collecting 

 specimens for that author. Capt. White, who was accompanied 

 by Mrs. White, has kindly promised for this journal a series of 

 his field observations, commencing with an excursion to Eyre 

 Peninsula, undertaken last August. This account will ajipear in 



