2() About Meinh'- 



About Members. 



All will be pleased to knov; that Mr. Edwin Ashby has 

 returned safely home from America, but sympathize with him 

 in the illness of his son (Dr. Ashby). 



Dr. A. M. Morgan spent a month in the South East, and 

 did some excellent work amongst the birds in an almost \u\- 

 worked district. A paper by the Doctor appears in this num. 

 ber. 



Mr. Frank Parsons has been on an ornithological trip up 

 the Murray River, and we are looking forward to the results 

 of the trip later. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor took a trip east of the Murray in the 

 maUee nnd pine country, and the first part of a paper upon his 

 work api)ears in this number. 



The President motored to Robe, and all through the dis- 

 trict. Itut failed to see yconauodcs chri/.<iorf(ifttc)\ and supposes 

 they must have left the district since Dr. Morgan met with 

 them. 



A Sketch of the Life of Samuel White 

 Ornithologist, Soldier. Sailor, and Explorer. 



By His Son, S. A. White, C.M.B.O.T. 

 XIX. THE ORNITHOLOGIST AND SAILOR. 

 There were few of the Aru women seen, and it is my im 

 }»ressi()n that they are not allowed to speak to strangers, and 

 this also applies to the girls. Wheuever I came suddenly upon 

 a home where there was a woman at work, she would drop 

 whatever she had in her hand aud rush uj) into the house. If 

 1 met one in jiny of the little tracks throutih the bush she would 

 run and hide. I always j)assed on without taking the slightest 

 notice, but I think this shvness soon wears off. I had a better 

 opi)ortunity of seeing some of the little children, for I made it a 

 practice to give them beads and other presents when I saw 

 them, then the fathers and friends of others would bring them 

 for nic to look at. but the poor little things were as much 

 terrified as if tliey had been taken to see a wild beast. Both 

 men and women adorn themselves with beads and other orna- 

 ments of brass, pearl, tortoise shell, finger rings, earings, and 

 necklaces ; the beads in greatest demand among them are mixed 

 white and coral red. The Aru i)eo])le are very fond of keeping 

 pets of all kinds. Dogs, cuscus and birds, as well as fowls. 



