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Bird Observers^ Club. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held on 27th January, at the residence 

 of Mr. A. J. Campbell, Armadale. There was a fair attendance of members, 

 and the host also welcomed as guests Mr. F. L. Whitlock, of Western 

 Australia, Mr. G. J. Broinowski, of Sydney, and Mr. C. C. Brittlebank, of 

 Bacchus Marsh. Mr. G. Dyer, a new member, was also welcomed. Mr. 

 Campbell was voted to the chair. A diploma, awarded to Mr. A. H. E. 

 Mattingley, C.M.Z.S., for his photographs of birds and animals exhibited at 

 the Dresden Exhibition, was displayed, and Mr. Mattingley was heartily 

 congratulated on his distinguished success. The design for a membership 

 card in connection with the " Gould League of Bird-Lovers " was submitted 

 to the meeting and approved. The Chairman introduced Mr. Broinowski, 

 who placed before members his suggestions for reissuing his well-known 

 work on " The Birds of Australia " in a cheap form. He stated that he did 

 not wish to gain financially in the matter, but to help spread a knowledge of 

 native birds among the Australian people. He then gave some interesting 

 reminiscences of his early bird-observing days. Mr. C. F. Cole read a 

 paper on the Satin Bower-Bird {Pfilonorhynchiis Twlaceus), in which he 

 described certain plumage phases in the male bird. Mr. Whitlock gave a 

 most interesting anecdotal account of his field work among cert<ain Western 

 Australian birds, including the rare Yellow-spotted Bower-Bird {CJilamydodera 

 guttata)., and Mr. F. E. Wilson read a paper written by Mr. L. Chandler 

 and himself on the nesting and other habits of the Helmeted Honey-eater 

 {Ptilotis cassidix). The Chairman, in responding to the vote of thanks 

 accorded him, said that not only had he been delighted to entertain 

 members of the Club, but he regarded the meeting as being in some way 

 historical, the final design for the " Gould League "' membership card having 

 been adopted that evening. 



Notes and Notices. 



For Sale, — A lady desires to part with her copy (in one 

 volume) of Campbell's " Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds." 

 Volume in good order. Price ^3. Apply, Editors Emu. 



Thanks. — The Council and members of the A.O.U. are 

 greatly indebted to Mr. H. L. White, of Belltrees, .New South 

 Wales, for his generosity in defraying the expense of engraving, 

 by Messrs. Patterson, Shugg and Co., the 12 illustrative blocks 

 which accompany Mr. Whitlock's article. 



"I HAVE been successful in obtaining more eggs of the Tooth- 

 billed Bower-Bird {Scenopcsetes dentirostris) from North Queens- 

 land ; they were taken by Frizelle, who accompanied Jackson in 

 1908. Jackson's statement about the eggs being hard to find 

 has been fully proved by Frizelle, who watched the birds for 

 months, and found the nest only after searching the tops of 

 dozens of trees near where he had located the birds. In each 

 case the clutch of eggs was accompanied by the nest, and a 

 sworn declaration by a witness to the taking. The eggs vary 

 very slightly from the type set, and are readily distinguished 

 from those of the Spotted Cat-Bird {jElnnvdus maculosus) when 

 placed together." — H. L. White. Belltrees (N.S.W.) 



