THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. Vr.-] ist JANUARY, 1922. [P.u:t 5. 



The South Australian Ornithological 

 Association. 



MONTHLY PROCEEDINGS. 



—Meeting held on notli Septeniber. 1!)21.— 



Ml'. F. M. Angel in the chair. 



Mr. J. J^nt ton read a cutting from The Argus, '2V>/U/2l, in 

 which particulars were given of a hirge .shipment of Austra- 

 lian animals and birds bv tlie Australian Zoological Control 

 Hoard. 



Mr. C. E. Sinison. of Casterton, \Mctoria, nominated at 

 last meeting, was duly elected a member. 



Mr. H. O. Love, of 24 Rose Terrace. \Vayville, was nonii- 

 uated as a new member. 



The resignations of Messrs. R. C. and ^^'. (J. Thomas were 

 accepted wirli regret. 



Mr. F. R. Zietz mentioned that ^h\ R. E. R. Osborne had 

 just returned from Kadina, and had told him he had observed 

 a great many Magjties, fully 1,500 being seen in a week's travel- 

 ling, i^eagulls wei'e noted well inland, and were following up 

 behind the ]>loughs after the insects unearthed. 



Mr. >Y. \Yeidenbach reported having noted two Shell Par- 

 rots at Glen Osmond, and Mr. A. Cromjjton mentioned that 

 Red-backed Grass Parrots ^\■ere in fair numbers in National 

 Park, Belair. 



Professor J. H. Cleland i-eported that at (ilea Osmond he 

 had noted a Crow being chased «uid mobbed by a tlock of Star- 

 lings. Mr. G. ^Veidenhofer said he had often seen the same 

 thing at Payiu'ham. 



The rest of the evening was taken up in examination and 

 discussion of birds of the \Vm. \Mii1e Collection, that had been 

 presented to the S.A. IMuseum. Members are indebted to Mr. 

 F. R. Zietz for bringing along such a large selection fiom the 

 collection, aiid for describing manv of the habits of birds that, 



