The South Australian Ornithological Astociation. 



Mr. A. Cioiuptoii repoiTed llia-t he Jiad lieaid the Pallid 

 Cuckoo calling at UiJpei- Kensington on 22nd August. 



Captain White exhibited some very fine specimen plates of 

 birds and eggs from "Calej's 'Birds of Australia.' " 



Captain ^^'^hite mentioned that during iShovv Week the 

 Society for I'levention of Cruelty to Animals intended holding 

 an "Animal Week," and he asked alT members to give all tlu' 

 assistance possible ro this deserving Society. 



The birds for discussion for the evening were the Falcons. 



Captain White tabled a skin of Falco lunulatus iiwlanotis, 

 the Flinder's Island Little Falcon. Mr. Zietz, on behalf, 

 exhibited skins of Falco lunulatus, Little Falcon; Falco Hypo- 

 leucus, Ore}' Falcon; Falco jiielanogcnijs, Black-cheeked Falcon 

 and Falco suhnigcr, P.lack Falcon. It was noticed that while 

 the adult Little Falcon was of a bluish shade of colour on the 

 hack, the young birds are of a brownish colour. 



Much interesting information respecting the Falcons was 

 given. 



Order Accipitriformes, Family Muscicapidae, Genus 

 Petroica— Petroica riulticolor (Scarlet-breasted 



Robin). 



—By S. A. Wliite, C.IM.B.O.C. C.F.A.O.T^— 



Description — Male: All uj)per surface, black; forehead, 

 white; wings, blackish brown, the outer feathers dark brown, 

 secondaries marked with white; tail, dark brown, in some cases 

 almost black, the two outside feathers marked with white 

 obliquely, the remaining feathei-s are marked with white on the 

 outer webs; under wing coverts, white; breast, bright scarlet; 

 throat, hlack ; lower part of abdomen, white; eyes, brown; feet 

 and bill, black. 



Female. — All uii])er surface, brown; wings, brown, quill 

 feathers marked on outer webs with Avhite; tail, brown, outer 

 feathers almost all white, the remainder edged with white; 

 white spot on forehead ; throat, greyish brown ; breast, tinged 

 with scarlet; under tail coverts and tibdomen, white; -eyes, 

 brown ; feet and legs, dark broAvn ; bill, dark brown. 



Immature — The young birds have a inottled appearance 

 due to the general greyish brown colour with darker marking 

 down the centre of the feathers; the wing feathers are edged 

 with buff and the inner webs white; tail, dai-k brown; outer 



