Contents - October, 1916. 



(The author of each article is responsible for the facts recorded thereiu, and any 

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New Wren- Warbler, Malurus lamberti dawsonianus 

 (Barnard's Wren-Warbler). By H. L. White, M.B.O.U., 

 Bellirees, Scone, N.S.W. 



Ornithological Cruise Among the Islands of St 

 Vincent and Spencer Gulfs, S.A. By (Capt.) S. A 

 White, M.B.O.U., President R.A.O.U. ... - 



Investigation Concerning the Food of Cormorants 



By (Capt. J S. A. White, M.B.O.U., President R.A.O.U. 

 Fossil Birds' Eggs. By Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, C.M.Z.S., 



Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 



Macquarie Island Penguins. By A. Tulloch, Officer in Charge 



of the Mawson Wireless Station, Macquarie Island 

 Cuckoo Notes from Tasmania. By H. Stuart Dove, F.Z.S., 



R.A.O.U. 



By James Sloane, 



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The Golden Merops (Merops omatusj 

 Mulwala Station, Mulwala, N. S. W. 



Description of Eggs New to Science— Notophoyx flavi- 

 rostris (Sharpe). By H. L. White, M.B.O.U., Belltrees, 

 Scone, N.S.W. - - - - - - - - - loo 



Notes on the Lyke-Bird at Poowong, South Gippsland. By 



L. C. Cook, R.A.O.U. loi 



Camera Craft Notes. — Giant Petrel (Oseifraga gigantea), 103 ; Abnormal 

 Clutches, 104; Straw-necked Ibis, 105; Black Swan, 106; A Bird Tragedy, 106; 

 Mr. Chandler's Bird Portraits, 106 ; Nest of the Great Crested Grebe, 107 ; Nest and 

 Eggs of Red-throated Whistler, 116. 



Stray Feathers. — Bird Sanctuary, 107 ; An Albino Eagle, 107 ; An Unusual 

 Crimson Parrot, io8 ; Swifts Resting on Trees, 108 ; Early Combination Cuckoo 

 Clut'.h, icS ; Porosity of the Lyre-Bird's Egg, 109 ; Resident Swallows and Cuckoos, 

 IC9 ; Bird Notes from Camp, 109. 



Bird Observers' Club no 



Publications Received during July, August, September, 1916 112 



Correspondence 114 



Obituary Notice • - - - 115 



Resignation of Mr. Chas. L. Barrett, C.M.Z.S., Co-Editor 



of "The Emu" - - - - 11; 



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