EDQUIIST— Junior Orniiholoyists. 173 



More than one ornithologist has remarked on the reappear- 

 ance of certain birds in our i)arlvS during the last few years, 

 and on the increased numbers of other species which were not 

 entirely driven away. 



The movement has the full support of the South Australian 

 Ornithological Assc-ciation. To show their practical sympathy 

 with the movement the members have subscribed towards a 

 troj)liy, wliicli is offered for competition each year. 



The winning club holds the cuj) at their school for twelve 

 months. 



The winner receives a photograph of the trophy and book 

 prizes to the value of one guinea. 



The second prize consists of one guinea's worth of books, 

 part of the collection going to the winner of second })riz'd and 

 part to his school library. 



The purpose of dividing the prize between the prizewinner 

 and his school is to nuike him, understand that by helping him- 

 self he is helping to nii'ke tradition for his school, and also 

 that service for others 's a worthy idea\ 



The competition consists in essa;' writing and ia drawing 

 birds from .nature. 



When essays are to be submitted for conqjetition. each 

 competitor is re(]uired to write two, one on a tree and one on 

 a .biird. 



The essay which follows has been re]>ro(luced wilhout 

 alteration of detail. Sometimes the y(mng observers are at 

 fault, but usually their observations and deductions are very 

 accurate, es[)ecially for young children. 



First Prize I^ssav. 



IJy Thomas Mitchell, aged 10 year 5 months, of Kangaroo 

 Flat IM'imary School. 



— The White-browed Babbler. — 



This fussy and restless bird is found in our district as 

 well a3 on Eyre's Peninsula. It is known by the names of 

 "H(vi)])ing Dolly," "Kangaroo Bird," or "Cat Bird," and some- 

 time^ as "The White-eyed Chatterer." It lives on insects which 

 it finds under dead leaves, or dry bark. 



As it hops along, taking bounds about four or five inches 

 in length, it overturns all kinds of leaves, twigs, and bark, and 



