204 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. [i^f'"jan. 



and Matthews ; Queensland — Mr. A. H. Chisholm (State secretarj^), 

 Professor H. C. Richards (Professor of Geology, Queensland 

 University), Messrs. C. T. White (Government Botanist), Henry 

 Tryon (Government Entomologist), G. H. Barker, R. lUidge, 

 H. G. W. Keid, A. Dingwall, Dr. Jefferis Turner, Dr. F. Hamilton 

 Kenny and Master Kenny, Dr. T. A. Price, Mrs. Price, Master 

 Harvey and Miss Nancy Price, Mrs. Mayo, and Mrs. Hobler. 

 Mr. Charles Walker, of Bell, erected the tents loaned through the 

 courtesy of the Home Secretary (in addition to a large marquee 

 of his own), and Mr. E. Varney was taken from Brisbane as 

 official cook. 



Reception at Dalby. 



Preceding the main party by a few hours, Dr. Leach, Dr. 

 D'Ombrain, and Mr. Chisholm reached Dalby at 6 p.m. for the 

 purpose of meeting the mayor and citizens. A civic welcome 

 was extended the visitors by the mayor (Aid. J. D. Morris), who 

 was accompanied on the platform of the School of Arts by the 

 chairman of the Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Victor Drury), 

 Aldermen P. Garrow, W. R. Hunter, and W. Fortescue. 



The following notes on the subsequent proceedings are ex- 

 tracted from an extended report in the Dalby Herald : — 



" After the mayor had introduced the visiting members of the 

 Ornithologists' Union, he said he felt sure the people of Dalby 

 appreciated with him the honour the scientists conveyed in 

 coming into their midst. He extended, on behalf of the aldermen 

 and citizens, a cordial welcome, and hoped the visitors' short 

 stay in Dalby would be enjoyable, and that they would obtain 

 greater knowledge of their specific subjects while they were on the 

 Bunya Mountains. He regretted that they were seeing the 

 district at its worst. There were just plains around Dalby — 

 indeed, it was the city of the plains — but they were fortunate in 

 having mountains near by that were bracing and life-giving. As 

 the mountains were not close to a railway, a few public-spirited 

 gentlemen, feeling that the visit of the scientists would be an 

 advertisement for the district, had arranged to motor the visitors 

 to the foot of the mountains and back. He felt it was a compli- 

 ment to the district that the visitors had come, and he hoped they 

 would gain knowledge of bird-life during their visit. 



" Mr. Victor Drury, in extending a welcome on behalf of the 

 Chamber of Commerce, said it was a distinct compliment that so 

 many scientists were visiting the beautiful Bunyas. They would 

 not only be interested in bird-life, but would be astonished at 

 the timber. During the time of Sir Joshua Peter Bell portion of the 

 mountains had been reserved as a national park, and he thought 

 that when the mountain road was opened there would be an influx 

 of tourists, as there was to the Blue Mountains. He had been 

 over both, and he could conscientiously say that the Bunyas held 

 their own. 



" Dr. Leach, in returning thanks for the wt'lcome, said the orni- 

 thologists had alwavs been treated so splrndidly in Queensland 



