THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. IV.J 1st OCTOBER, 1919. [Part 4. 



The South Austrah'an Ornithological 

 Association. 



June 27th, 1919. 

 The monthly meeting of the South Australian Ornithologi- 

 cal Association was held in the Royal Society's rooms, North 

 Terrace, on Friday evening, 27th June, 1919. Capt. S. A. White 

 presided. Mr. J. Sutton, of Netherby, Mitcham, was nominated 

 for membership. All members present were exceedingly pleased 

 to hear that Surgeon-Major W. MacGillivray had returned from 

 Europe fit and well, and looked forward to meeting him upon his 

 return from Sydney, where he has gone on duty. Mr. F. Par- 

 sons described a wonderful sight of bird life recently at Ken- 

 sington, where many parrots of the lorikeet family had congre- 

 gated in the flowering blue gums. They were of three species, 

 but their numbers were remarkable. Mr. C- H. Lienau stated 

 that he had seen four male blue wrens in full plumage in com- 

 pany with two in brown plumage, feeding another brown bird, 

 which was remarkable for this time of year. Mr. F. R. Zietz 

 reported having seen the Rufous Thickhead (Leivinornis riifiven- 

 tris) at Kingswood. Master Alan Lendon stated that he had 

 seen the fantailed cuckoo and regent or warty-faced honey-eater 

 in the Botanic Garden. Mr. J. Sutton had been observing the 

 brown tree creeper at Mitcham, that was in the habit of roosting 

 in a vent pipe. Mr. Edwin Ashby forwarded some interesting 

 bird notes from the Blackwood district. He stated that one of 

 the little bronze cuckoos had been rehearsing his spring notes. 

 Many singing honey-eaters were now in the district, which is an 

 unusual occurrence in the hills. The swift lorikeet had been 

 seen at Blackwood on June 3 and 27. Several flame-breasted 

 robins had been noted. The large wattle bird, as well as Blue 

 Mountain parrots, wero very numcTons In his garden jnst at 

 prescn't. The rii'airnian stated that thre(^ swans pi'cspnted a 

 which directed attention to the great number of barn owls that 

 had been found dead. The Chairman said he had had many 



