Vol. XIII, 



1914 



] White, Birds Identified, Lower Murray Excursion. I2Q 



locality. A single specimen was obtained by Mr. E. Ashby near 

 Mannum last year, and is now in the Adelaide Museum. 



Philemon citreogularis. Yellow-throated Friar-Bird. — Numbers of 

 these birds were seen. They fly high at times, passing over the tree- 

 tops. Large young were flying about with the adult birds, the bird 

 being called the Yellow-throated because the immature bird has yellow 

 feathers on the throat, while the matured bird shows no trace of any 

 yellow. 



Anthus aitstralis. Australian Pipit. — Numerous all along the river, 

 especially where any clearings extend. 



Stagonopleura guttata. Spotted-sided Finch. — These pretty little 

 Finches were seen on the edge of cultivated ground. 



Corvus coronoides (?). Australian Crow. — Birds were seen which 

 answered to this species, but one cannot be sure without handling 

 the bird. 



Cracticus destructor. Collared Butcher-Bird. — This Butcher-Bird 

 was once very plentiful in the Murray districts, but it seems to have 

 almost disappeared ; only one bird was seen in the course of the 

 trip. 



Gymnorhina leuconota. White-backed Magpie. — A fair number of 

 these birds was seen, and often they came to the water's edge in 

 search of insects and worms in the damp earth. 



Owing to my not being in very good health after the recent 

 trying trip in the interior, I did not get about as much as some of 

 the other members. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor informs me that he identified the following 

 birds, viz. : — 



Accipiter torquatus. Collared Sparrow-Hawk. 



Drymodes brunneopygius. Scrub-Robin. 



Megalurus gramineus. Little Grass-Bird. 



Artamus superciliosus. White-browed Wood-Swallow. 



Zoster ops dorsalis. White-eye. 



Pardalotus xanthopygiiis. Yellow-rumped Pardalote. 



Plectorhyncha lanceolata. Striped Honey-eater. 



Mirafra secunda. Lesser Bush-Lark. 



Corvus australis. Australian Raven. 



Mr. Mellor also informs me he picked up a dead specimen of the 

 last-named species, and that the basal down of feathers was black. 



Thus 113 species were identified — a good performance, I consider, 

 for nine days' observation. 



Overland Excursion. 



By (Dr.) J. Burton Cleland, R.A.O.U. 



On the return of the i)arty to Overland Corner at mid-day on 

 Tuesday, 2nd December, the opportunity was taken of returning 

 to the starting-point, Murray Bridge, by a route which promised 

 some interesting country. The plan outlined was to proceed by 

 coach to Renmark, thence across the river to Paringa, and then 



