XAA Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. [isf"jaii. 



Fitzroy ; Mr. R. T. Littlejohns, Northcote ; Messrs. Melville and 

 Mullen, 'Melbourne ; Mr. A. G. Murray, Abbotsford ; Mr. J. C. 

 M'Quade, St. Kilda ; Mr. B. Schultz, Arkona, via Dimboola ; Mr. 

 F. Taylor, Hurstbridge ; Mr. Reg. Walton, Auburn ; Mrs. Home 

 and Miss Helen Bowie, Clifton Hill. 



New South Wales. — Mr. W. Finigan, hon. secretary Gould 

 League of Bird Lovers, Sydney ; Mr. S. A. Hanscornbe, Belltrees, 

 Scone ; Mrs. J . Oberlin Harris, Springhay, Merrylands ; Librarian 

 Australian Museum, Sydney ; Mr. H. Rickards, Rockdale. 



Queensland. — • Mr. W. W. Chapman, jun., Homebush Mill, 

 Mackay ; Mr. J. Swanson, jun., Mackay. 



South Australia. — Agricultural College, Roseworthy ; Mr. F. 

 Angel ; Mr. E. Bewes ; Miss M. S. Hornabrook, Avenal Gardens, 

 Medindie ; Mr. F. E. Parsons, Adelaide ; Miss R. Toms. 



Tasmania. — Mr. R. S. A. Green, Kelso, West Tamar ; Miss E. 

 M' Donald, Oatlands. 



England. — Mr. J as. Buckland, London, W.C. 



United States. — Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, 

 Conn. 



Sweden. — ^The Librarian, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 

 Stockholm. 



Northern Territory. — Mr. J. Lewis, Chief Veterinary Officer, 

 Port Darwin. 



The following were elected office-bearers : — President, Mr. 

 Robert Hall ; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. H. E. Mattingley and 

 Capt. S. A. White ; hon. secretary, Mr. F. E. Wilson ; hon. 

 treasurer, Mr. Z. Gi'ay ; hon. librarian, Mr. W. H. D. Le Souef ; 

 hon. press correspondent, Mr. E. B. Nicholls ; hon. editors of The 

 Emu, Messrs. A. J. Campbell and Charles Barrett. 



Members of Council : Victoria, Col. C. Ryan, Dr. J. A. Leach, 

 Dr. Geo. Home ; New South Wales, Dr. W. Macgillivray, Mr. A. 

 F. Basset Hull ; Queensland, Mr. C. A. Barnard ; South Australia, 

 Dr. A. M. Morgan ; Western Austraha, Mr. A. W. Milligan. Local 

 State secretaries : — Victoria, Mr. F. E. Wilson ; New South Wales, 

 Mr. A. S. Le Souef ; Queensland, Dr. Hamlyn Harris ; South 

 Austraha, Mr. J. W. Mellor ; Western Austraha, Mr. T. Carter; 

 Tasmania, Mr. F. M. Littler ; Northern Territory, Mr. G. F. Hill. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor, the retiring president, then vacated the chair, 

 and Captain S. A. White officiated in the absence of Mr. Robert 

 Hall, C.M.Z.S., the president-elect. 



Mrs. J. W. Israel moved — "That, as the islands of Bass Strait 

 practically belong to Tasmania, it is desirable that the Govern- 

 ment and people of Tasmania should erect a memorial to that 

 intrepid navigator, George Bass, and that the suggestion be 

 forwarded to the proper authorities." Mr. Mattingley seconded 

 the motion, which was carried. 



Miss J. A. Fletcher, of Springfield, Tasmania, read a most 

 instructive paper, which was illustrated by photographs, entitled 

 " Field Notes on the Emu- Wren." 



