THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. VI.] 1st OCTOBER, 1922. [Part S. 



The South Austrah'an Ornithological 

 Association. 



MONTHLY PROCEEDINGS. 



—Meeting held on :JOrh June, 1922.— 



The President (Professor J. B. Clelaud, M.D.) was in the 

 chair. 



The following correspondence was dealt with: — 



Erom the Hon. Secretary British Ornithological Union 

 and the Editor "The Aiik," advising, that they had given instruc- 

 tions to the publishers of their magazines ( "The Ibis" and "The 

 Auk" respectively) to forward iC0})ies as issued in exchange 

 for "The South Australian Ornithologist." A hearty vote of 

 thanks was accorded, to both authorities. 



Australasian Association for the Advancement of 

 Science. — Letter from Professor J. R. Wilton, the local 

 State secretary, covering one from the local secretaries, Wel- 

 lington, N.Z., intimating that the next meeting is to be held at 

 Wellington, N.Z., on Tuesday, Oth January, 11)2:5, and Ave were 

 approached for the names of our delegates and reminded that 

 offers of papers to be read at the meeting should be sent to 

 the local State secretary as early as possible. Professor J. B. 

 Cleland and Captain S. A. White were appointed as delegates. 



A letter was received from Mrs. P. R. Zietz and Mrs. A. 

 Zietz thanking the members for the letter of sympathy in their 

 bereavement. It was decided by this meeting to purchase the 

 complete set of "The Emu," ottVi-ed to us by Mrs. F. H. Zietz, at 

 the price of £4 10/-. 



The following new members were proposed : — Messrs. H. 

 J. Brewster Jones and Eric S. Paterson. 



Swallows. — The President drew the attention of members 

 to an article in the June number of the Medical Journal of 

 Australia bv John Dale, M.B.B.S., Medical Ollicer of Health, 



