44 ^^°^ Magazines, &c, [izS'juiy 



From Magazines, &c. 



"Generic Names Applied to Birds During the Years 

 1901 TO 1905, inclusive, with Further Additions to 

 Waterhouse's ' Index Generum Avium.' " — This important 

 list, compiled by Charles W. Richmond, of the U.S. National 

 Museum, has been issued at the Government Printing Office, 

 Washington. It revolutionizes some of the existing generic 

 names of Australian birds, and is recommended to the thoughtful 

 consideration of the future committee or compilers of an Aus- 

 tralian check-list. 



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Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club's Easter Camp- 

 Out, 1909. — The club has reprinted in book form from The 

 Tasvianiaji Mail a report on this excursion, which was attended 

 by 85 persons, of whom 24 were ladies. The locality chosen 

 was Wineglass Bay, on the eastern side of the Freycinet 

 Peninsula. In addition to a general report on the camp-out, 

 notes are given on the botany, ornithology, geology, and 

 zoology of the Peninsula, those on the birds being contributed 

 by Mr. Robt. Hall, C.M.Z.S., who deals with the 33 species, 

 including land and sea forms, observed during the period (from 

 Good Friday till the following Tuesday) over which the excursion 

 extended. As a scientific reference, it is unfortunate that the 

 list of bird names is full of typographical errors and obsolete 

 terms. This is to be regretted, as the reprint is issued under the 

 badge of the Naturalists' Club, and therefore should have been 

 revised. Accompanying the letterpress are numerous fine illus- 

 trations of the beauty-spots of the locality visited. The function 

 was carried out without the slightest hitch, and the club is to be 

 congratulated on its success. 



Animals Preservation Society. — A well-attended 

 meeting was held at the Royal Society's rooms last night, under 

 the presidency of Mr. Winchcombe, M.L.C., for the purpose of 

 calling into existence a society for the preservation of our fauna. 

 Addresses were delivered by Messrs. F. Farnell, W. W. Froggatt, 

 W. A. Greaves, H. C. L. Anderson, D, G. Stead, L. Harrison, 

 and others, all touching upon one aspect or another of our 

 indigenous animals or plants. It was urged that from economic, 

 patriotic, natural, historical, and sentimental points of view, a 

 society should be formed to encourage the preservation of our 

 animals and birds. One proposition was that the flora should 

 be also protected ; but the meeting decided to deal only with the 

 fauna, and gave the name of " Australian Animals Preservation 

 Society " to the new organization. It was decided to make the 

 subscription 5s. for membership, and the acting hon. secretary, 



