50 Order AccipitriformeK, Fa<niiy Fahinidae, Genus leracidea. 



It' ohscivatioiis on East-\V(^st Kailwav liiu'. Ii was decid(^cl to 

 publisli this ill the S.A. ()i-iiitholo<;ist. 



A letter was received from the j>iil»lislipr of i he "Scientitic 

 Australian," askin<>- that rei)orts of our meetings he sent on for 

 j)nbli('atioii ; the SiM-retaiT was directed to coniidv with this 

 request. 



Tlie Chairman referred to the sad l)erea\"emeur that one of 

 onr members. Mr. T. (i. Sonter, had sustained, and requested 

 the Secretary to forward a letter of s_vm[)athv from the Asso- 

 ciation. 



]Mr. F. K. Ziet/> mentioned that the S.A. Museum ha.d just 

 received a large collection of bird skins and eggs from Mr. ^Y. 

 White. It was a very generous gift, and would add many fine 

 sjjecimens to the Museum collection. Mr. Zietz invited members 

 to ins]>ect the new additions. 



The rest of the evening w'as taken up by a discussion on 

 Eagles and Hawics, and skins of the Wedge-tailed Eagle. T.ittle 

 Eagle, Whistling Eagle, White-headed Sea Eagle, Osprey, Fork- 

 tailed Kite, Square-tailed Kite, Black-shouldered Kite, and Let- 

 ter-winged Kite were examined. Mr. Lea was able to give a 

 valuable report on the contents of the stomachs of some of the 

 birds. 



Tlie skin of the Stpiare-tailed Kite was carefully examined. 

 These birds are rarely seen in South Australia, although this 

 jfarticular skin was obtained from a bird shot by ^Ir. E. Ashby 

 at Blackwood. 



Order Accipitriformes, Family Falconidas, Genus 

 leracidia — leracidea Berigora (Brown Hawk) 



—By S. A. White, C.M.B.O.U.. C.F.A.O.U.— 



Description — All upper surface reddish brown, with 

 feather shafts dark ; upper tail coverts deep rufous brown, with 

 ashy white bars and tipped with white; wing coverts rusty 

 brown ; primaries and secondaries light brown on outer web, 

 inner web white, barred with buff; throat and side of head 

 white, divided by a brown line; lower throat li^ht, with dark 

 streaks; tianks dee]» rufous; under surface almost white in 

 plaices. 



Distribution — Over the interior of Australia, but seldom 

 seen on the coastline. 



Habitat — Frequents open plains, ranges, timbered and 

 ■scrub countrv alike. 



