THE 



South Australian Ornithologist, 



Vol. v.] Ist JULY, 1920. [Pakt 3. 



The South Austrahan Ornithological 

 Association. 



MONTHLY PROCEEDINGS. 



—March, 26th, 1920.— 



The twenty-first Annual Meeting was held in the Royal 

 Society's Rooms, Friday evening, 26th March, 1920, Capt. S. A. 

 White in the chair. 



Professor J. Burton Cleland was duly elected a member. 

 The resignations of Mr. Thos. Gill, C.M.G., and Mr. L. Jury, 

 were received with regret. 



Mr. A. Crompton recorded a Bee-eater and a Landrail at 

 Stonyfell, and the Boobook Owl was heard every night. Dr. 

 Morgan noted a Little Falcon at the golf links, Seaton, on 21st 

 March. Whistling Eagles were observed at Lockleys by Mr. 

 J. W. Mellor, while Minahs and Large Wattle-birds were about 

 in numbers. The same member reported that he frequently 

 came across they bodies of Magpies that had been electrocuted 

 by contact with the electric power wires along the Henley 

 Beach Road. Mr. A. R. Riddle kindly undertook to bring the 

 report under the notice of the Electric iSupply Co. ;Mr. W. 

 Weidenbach drewiattention to the unusual numbers of Magpies 

 near the city, and stated that he recently counted 43 of these 

 birds at Glen Osmond in ten minutes. Mr. J. Sutton observed 

 a Brown Flycatcher at Netherby, and also a White-naped 

 Honey-eater attacked and killed by a Magpie. Mr. K. Ashby 

 stated that Parrots were about in thousands during the month 

 at Blackwood, mostly Blue-mountains and Lorikeets. Spine- 

 bills and Mistletoe birds were also recorded. Capt. White 

 reported that Boobooks were about at Fulham, but very quiet, 

 also a few Delicate Owls. 



