PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNION. 



Account of the Sixth Annual Meeting. 



The Sixth Annual Meeting of the S. A. 0. U. was held in 

 Bloemfontein on the 30th September, 1909, at 10 a.m., in the 

 Normal College. Present were : — Dr. J. B. Greathead 

 (Norvals Pont), J. P. Murray (Maseru) ; C. McG. Johnston, 

 Captain Upton, A.S.C., C. E. Hudson, J. G. Hatchard, 

 F.R.A.S., o£ Bloemfontein ; L. E. Taylor F.Z.S., E. M. 

 Skea, and A. K. Haagner (Honorary Secretary), of Pretoria. 



In the unavoidable absence of the President (Dr. J. E. 

 Duerden), Dr. Greathead was nominated to the Chair. 



Migration. — The question of extending the observations 

 in South Africa was thoroughly discussed. Mr. Taylor 

 suggested that Storks might be captured and ringed in this 

 country ; but Mr. Haagner pointed out that these birds 

 were ringed in the nest in Europe and anticipated a lot of 

 trouble in accomplishing this out here, fearing even that it 

 was impossible. 



Mr. Taylor further wished to emphasise that South 

 African migrants should also be reported upon and that 

 we should not only confine ourselves to oversea migrants. 

 Mr. Murray suggested that the marking of Quail would 

 throw some light on the present mystery of their movements. 

 Mr. Johnston moved that as the Transvaal Museum had done 

 so much in the cause of ornithology, that institution be 

 requested to be good enough to issue to schools in the O.R.C. 

 and Transvaal a set of skins of the birds upon which data are 



