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During the evening members viewed some of the egg>i 

 received from Mr. H. L. White. 



Professor J. B. Cleland mentioned that Mr. A. M. I^ea, 

 Entomologist at the Museum, had made a study of the contents 

 of the stomachs of birds received at various times and liad 

 them all tal)ulated. The result was of great value, and it was 

 desirable that Mr. Lea's work should be published. It was 

 decided to bring this matter under the notice of tlie (lovernment 

 with a view of having it published. 



As the next meeting would fall so close to the holidays, 

 it "was d(x-ided to meet on the ICth December next. 



Order Passeriformes, Family Sylviidae, Genus Acan' 

 thiza, Acanthiza Chrysorrhoa (Yellovv'rnmped Tit). 



—By S. A. White. (\M.B.().r.. (\F.A.O.U.— 



In the original K.A.O.U. Check List this bird was listed 

 as above. Mr. (iregory M. Mathews, in his 191:* List, gave it 

 Cabanis's generic name of Geohdmleiis, but in the new K.A.O.U. 

 List this bird will be back under Acanthha. Mr. Mathews 

 made seven siih-sij.. taking Quoy and (raiuiaid's N.S.W. bird as 

 the dominant species. It may be dittirult to hold to so many 

 as seven sith-sp. Yet several of the forms differ remarkably 

 from each other. The interior birds, as would be expected, 

 are much lighter throughout and the yellow on the rum}) 

 brighter. The Yellow-rumped Tit was once a very common 

 bird on the Adelaide plains, but is seldom seen now, due no 

 doubt to its quiet, confiding nature, making it an easy |)rey to 

 the domestic cat, gone wild or otherwise. 



Description — Upper surface, greyish brown, with a shade of 

 olive all through it; wing coverts, same shade; primaries, dark 

 brown ; secondaries, dark brown, edged with olive brown ; fore- 

 head, from black to blackish brown, each feather having a white 

 spot at the extreme end, giving the forehead a spotted appear- 

 ance; feathers of the cheeks often edged with buff; throat and 

 under-surface, buffy white, becoming darker on the fianks; 

 under-tail coverts, yellow; line over the eye to the bill, white; 

 upper tail coverts, bright yellow; tail, dark, blackish brown, 

 narrow external margin of gr-ey, each feather tipped with grey- 

 ish wliite; face of feathers, whitish, tinged with yellow; bill, 

 black; feet, black; iris, dull white. 



