48 Notes, &^c. [JfX 



NoteSt &c. 



Mr. Robert Hall's article, " Notes on a Collection of Bird-Skins 

 from Fitzroy River, North-West Australia," will be continued 

 in the next (October) number. 



Since the proclamation that Egrets are to be protected under 

 the Game Act in Victoria all the year round, the following 

 advertisement appeared in a local paper : — " A Sensational 

 Offer — This Week Feathers Half- Price — This (referring to an 

 illustration) Choice White Osprey, 2s.," &c. 



Prosecutions under the Victorian Gaine Act. — On the 

 24/3/02, at Warrnambool, Ed. Smith, sen., was fined £1 and 5s. 

 for shooting Quail in close season. On 21/5/02, at Pyramid 

 Hill, A. Brien was fined 5s. each for having two Magpies in his 

 possession. Magpies are so well able to take care of themselves 

 and have so increased of late years with protection that many 

 persons are of opinion that a partial protection is quite sufficient, 

 instead of for the " whole year " as at present. 



The Cockatoo and Parrot Exhibition, which is under the 

 auspices of the Coimcil of the Aust. O.U., to be held at the 

 Town Hall, South Melbourne, on the 17th, i8th, and 19th July, 

 in connection with the South Suburban Canary Show, promises 

 to eclipse all previous shows of the kind. The net proceeds of 

 the show are to be given to the Children's Hospital, Mel- 

 bourne. 



A Correction. — Referring to The Emu, vol. i., p. 120, and a 

 footnote " The Collecting of Ants' Cocoons as Food for Insect- 

 ivorous Birds," near the end of the note it is stated that the 

 cocoons "are well dried and will then keep a week or more." It 

 should read " the cocoons will keep a week or more, but when 

 dried will keep indefinitely." 



Referring to the " Stray Feathers " note on page 28, 

 " Red-capped Robin in Northern Queensland," Mr. F. C. 

 Berney sends the following supplementary information : — 

 " Concerning the same bird I may say that they are very 

 plentiful here just now (19/5/02), and have been since early in 

 March, but previous to that time I had not seen them at all in 

 these parts, but I shot a male in June two years ago at Homestead, 

 on the Campaspe River, where they were very scarce. The 

 female plumage seems here (Richmond, N.Q.) to be greatly in 

 the majority, but perhaps some of them may be immature 

 birds." 



