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Vol. IV.] 



5TH JANUARY, 1905. 



[Part 3. 



Australasian Ornithologists* Union. 



SYDNEY SESSION. 



The fourth annual session of the A.O.U., which was held at 

 Sydney, although not attended well numerically, was a decided 

 success. The following members took part in the meetings : — 

 From South xA-Ustralia — Mr. and Mrs. John Mellor and Mr. 

 J. W. Mellor ; from Tasmania — Colonel W. V. Legge ; from 

 Victoria — Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Coles and Messrs. D. Le Souef, 

 A. J. Campbell, R. Hall, and A. Mattingley ; from New South 

 Wales — Messrs. S. Le Souef, E. H. Lane, P. Peir, and E. N. 

 M'Kie. 



On Monday, 28th November, members met in session at 

 8 p.m., in the Royal Society's House, Elizabeth-street, Colonel 

 Legge being in the chair. Apologies for their unavoidable 

 absence were read from Captain F. W. Hutton (president). Dr. 

 Geo. Hurst (vice-president), and others. A very encouraging 

 annual report and balance-sheet (published elsewhere) were read 

 by the hon. secretary and hon. treasurer respectively. An 

 interesting report on " Observations by Lighthouse-keepers " was 

 also presented. 



A very able address by the president, Captain F. W. Hutton, 

 F.R.S., on the " Geographical Origin and Subsequent Develop- 

 ment of the Land Birds of New Zealand," was then read by 

 the hon. secretary. 



It was resolved to alter rule 4 so as to increase the number 

 of members of Council from four to six. 



Many new members* were elected, also the following office- 

 bearers : — President — Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. (N.Z.) ; 

 vice-presidents — Drs. C. S. Ryan (V.), G. Hurst (N.S.W.); hon. 

 treasurer — Mr. F. P. Godfrey (V.) ; hon. secretary — Mr. A. 

 Mattingley (V.) ; hon. editors of The Emu — Messrs. A. J. Camp- 



* New Members :- r/<r/^;-/rt. — Miss Howard, Miss E. J. Turner, Mr. F, P. 

 Godfrey, Capt. Anderson, Admiral Bridges, George Robertson and Co. Ld. New 

 Zealand.— '&. M. Moorhouse, E. Stead, T. Iredale, H.Guthrie-Smith. Western 

 Australia. — E. A. Hassell. Great Britain, — H. Gronvold, W. H. Workman. 

 Philippine Islands. — R. C. McGregor. 



