THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. VI.] 1st JANUARY, 1922. [Part 6. 



The South Australian Ornithological 

 Association. 



MONTHLY PKOCEEDINGS. 



— Meeting- held on Kitli December, 1!)lM. — 



Professor J. B. (Meland in the chair. Miss H. Lilias 

 Sanderson, of Killingworth. Stranoways Terrace, Xoi-th 

 Adelaide, wa.s nominated for membership. Tlie matter of 

 holding rile Egg Collection in trust for the S.A. Musenni was 

 discussed, and it was (h'cided to let the matter stand over until 

 the next meeting. .Mr. -1. Sutton handed in an inleresling note 

 i-ecording a Fan-tailed ("uckoo being fed by iUue Wrens in the 

 National I'ark. The icmainder of the evening was taken up 

 in inspecting the (I'ggs of the late Dr. Angove's collection. 



— ^Meetingbcld on 2Tth danuary. 1922. — 



Mr. F. M. Angel in the chair. Miss H. l.ilias Sanderson, 

 who was nominated at iIk^ last meeting, was duly elected as a 

 memb'cr. A clutch pf eggs of the White-eyed Duck (Nyroca 

 <iii.stnilis\ taken at Moorara Lake, 100 miles niuMh of Went- 

 woith, X.S.W.. on 2()(h Septend)er, 1021. by Dr. A. (Mienery Avas 

 presented by him to the Association jter Dr. Morgan. The 

 Hon. Secretai-y was re(|i]ested lo iliank the donor. .Vfter 

 some int'ormal discussion a r<'soluiioii was t-ari-ied "That, 

 should the Association iK'conie (h'tunct, the egg collection 

 and cabinet shall be Jiamled over lo and Ix'couie ihe [)roperty 

 of the South Austialian Museum. "' Mr. A. M. Lea. who was 

 jn-esent by invitation, infornu'd the .meeting of the situation 

 with regard to the ])ublishing of bis i-esearches into the con 

 tents of birds' st(mtaclis. He li;is already details of sonu' 

 1.000/1,200 sKuiiachs. with :*.0(i 400 still to examine. The 

 {>articulars will run into ilOd KM) pages an<l the summaries 

 a fui^ther 100 ])ages of a publicaiiou the size of the "Ornitho- 

 logist." Tlie jmblication may he doiu' by the Hoard of 



