212 R.A.O.U. Congress. [^ulfT 



of a Gould Memorial Volume in connection with the 21st anni- 

 versary of the R.A.O.U. next year. 



It was decided to communicate with each State Secretary con- 

 cerning bird protection and the use of pea rifles by boys. 



It was decided that the next session be held in Adelaide, and 

 that the A.O.U. and B.O.U. be invited to arrange, if practic- 

 able, for representatives to attend the 21st anniversary cele- 

 brations in Adelaide. 



A harbour excursion was cancelled owing t(j the death of Hon. 

 John Storey, Premier of New South Wales, and the session ad- 

 journed as a mark of respect. 



The report of the Check-list Committee (see below) was re- 

 ceived, and the Council was authorised to make arrangements for 

 publication when ready. 



The Check-list Committee reported that — 



(1) All points of difference between the Draft Check-list and 

 Mathews' and Iredale's Name-list, as well as points raised by 

 members of the Check-list Committee had been examined. 



(2) A decision had been reached in all cases of difference. 

 Dacelo gigas (Boddaert, 1st December, 1783 — a definite date) 

 was accepted as against the indefinite 1783 of uovcc-gu'mccc 

 (Hermann). Gerygone olivacea being founded on error and 

 having no priority of publication was not accepted for the same 

 author's Gerygone albogularis — a matter of line priority and 

 simultaneous publication. 



(3) A sub-committee (Mr. Alexander and Dr. Leach) was 

 appointed to prepare a circular on the form the list should take, 

 the amount of reference, synonymy, etc., to be given; the Com- 

 mittee as a whole will then decide the exact form of publication. 



(4) To expedite preparation three sub-committees of four 

 members each were appointed to prepare — 



(a) The scientific names, data, reference, etc.; (bj the ver- 

 nacular names; (c) The geographical distribution. 



(5) These committees are: — 



(a) Messrs. Campbell, Hull, .Alexander and Dr. Leach 

 (convener) ; (b) Messrs. Barrett, Chisholm, Le Souef, 

 Mattingley (convener) ; (c) Dr. MacGillivrav and 

 Messrs. R. Hall, H. L. White and Capt. S. A. White 

 (convener). 



(6) In accordance with the expressed wish of the members, as 

 expressed at previous sessions, large genera have been used. 



(7) In accordance with previous decisions, it was decided not 

 to consider the validity of sub-species, but, as a hel]i to field 

 workers and others, to list under the proper dominant sj)ecies 

 the name and other reference of each sub-species proposed. 



