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opportunities present in that' neighbourhood for stud^dng bird- 

 life. While there he also studied the habits and language of the 

 aborigines of Lake Boga, and on that subject wrote a valuable 

 paper, which appears in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of 

 Victoria, vol. xxiii. (new series). Subsequently he left Lake Boga 

 and entered into business at South Yarra, and became an active 

 member of the Bird Observers' Club in Melbourne. Later, he was 

 elected hon. secretary of the R.A.O.U., and on retirement became 

 a member of the Council of the R.A.O.U. When Mr. H. L. 

 White sent a great number of eggs to the I'nion as a foundation 

 for a scientific collection, Mr. Stone was appointed curator of 

 the eggs, and held both that ofifice and his office of member of 

 the Council until his death. He was a most enthusiastic worker 

 for the Union, and one of his last efforts was directed to obtaining 

 a complete list of our members who took part in the Great War, 

 so that tlieir names may appear on the honour board placed in the 

 Union's room at Temple Court, ^Melbourne. 



Donation of the ** William Snowball " Oological 



Collection. 



Some years ago General Sir Chas. Ryan, the late Dr. William 

 Snowball, and Mr. Dudley Le Souef combined in an enterprise 

 to explore the little-known region of Northern Australia, with the 

 object of adding to their respective oological collections northern 

 novelties, and sent Mr. H,. G. Barnard afield on their behalf. 



]\Iany good specimens were secured, including eggs of the Albert 

 Rifle-Bird, Manucode, and others. Eventually Mr. Le Souef's 

 collection was acquired by Mr. H. L. White, Belltrees. General 

 Ryan still possesses his treasures in handsome, polished, figured 

 blackwood cabinets, while the late Dr. Snowball's collection, 

 through the thoughtfulness of the trustees (]\Ir. and Mrs. Robert 

 Porter) of the family has been donated to the R.A.O.U., and 

 will make an important, as well as an historical, addition to the 

 Union's fast growing and useful Museum. 



The thanks of members, individually and collectively, go out 

 to the family of the late Dr. Snowball, and their trustees, for 

 this most handsome gift. 



Notes. 



On account of the extended printers' strike, the usual April 

 issue was not published until 29th May, 1920. 



Owing to pressure on our space some matter has been re- 

 duced and some held over. 



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