Ig The South Australian Naturalist. 



"The South Australian Naturalist." 



Our Journal has been published quarterly, as usual, and 

 the Editor, Mr. Wm. Ham, F.R.E.S., has maintained the quality 

 of articles of the standard set by the first Editor, Dr. C. 

 Penner, F.G^S. Original articles have been contributed by 

 Messrs. Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., A. M. Lea, F.E.S., E. H. 

 Ising, Wm. Ham, F.R.E.S., A. J. Morison, Prof. J. B. Cleland, 

 M.D., H. M. Hale, and W. J. Hosking. The issue last month, 

 August, 1923, completed the fourth volume. 



Exchanges. 



"The Victorian Naturalist," "The Australian Naturalist" 

 (Sydney). "The Queensland Naturalist," "The Geelong Natu- 

 ralist,"^ "The S.A. Ornithologist," "Transactions of the Royal 



Society of S.xV.," "Illustrated Catalogue of the Fishes of South 

 Australia," National Herbarium of Victoria, Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.). 



Newspaper Reports. 



We are much indebted to the daily newspapers for the 

 splendid reports of our meetings and excursions. 

 Exportation of Native Fauna. 



Professor J. B. Cleland was elected by the Section on an 

 Advisory Committee formed in Adelaide to consult with the 

 Officers of the Commonwealth Government in regard to this 

 matter. Mr. Edwin Ashby was appointed deputy. 



WM. HAM, Chairman. 



ERNEST H. ISING, Hon. Secretary. 



September 25, 1923. 



THE CALL OF THE WILD. 



' ' A striking feature of the field naturalists is their indiffer- 

 ence to the weather conditions. Blustering wind and driving 

 rainsqualls do not suffice to quench their ardour or to detain 

 them indoors. On October 10 the weather provided a 

 reasonable excuse for default in making an appearance, and 

 yet more than fifty members, half being of the fair sex, plucked 

 up courage to face the fierce gales and the bitter hailstorms in 

 an expedition to one of the bleakest and wettest parts of our 

 hills. The exhilarating purity of the bracing air of the hills 

 acted as a tonic to raise the spirits of the party to a pitch of 

 enthusiasm, despite the extreme inclemency of the weather. 

 The absence of formality, the al fresco meal, the jolly good- 



