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attending the meetings of the Chib. Mr. T. H. Tregellas read a paper 

 entitled " Our Mallee Trip." He described the many strange experiences 

 of Messrs. J. A. Ross, F. E. Howe, and himself during a fortnight's holiday 

 in the Mallee. Mr. O. W. Rosenhain gave an interesting account of his 

 recent tour of the world. What he had seen in other lands had made him 

 more firmly convinced than ever of the necessity for bird protection. Up 

 to a few years ago one dealer in London had received annually over 400,000 

 skins of Humming-Birds. Mr. A. C. Stone reported that he had received 

 some eggs from Lake Boga which he had been unable to identify. They 

 were similar to the eggs of the Yellow Robin {Eopsaltria australis). He 

 hoped to secure specimens of the bird. Mr. T. H. Tregellas mentioned 

 that he had found in the season five nests of Peiroeca plianicea in the 

 Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. Interesting notes were contributed by Messrs. 

 K. B. Nicholls, C. F. Cole, and others. Mr. O. W. Rosenhain exhibited 

 photographs taken while on his trip, and the hon. secretary showed a series 

 of photographs of the nests and eggs of some Mallee birds. 



The last meeting of the Bird Observers' Club for 1912 was held at the 

 Botanic Gardens on i8th December. The members were entertained at a 

 Mutton-Bird &<g'g tea by Messrs. A. J. Campbell and A. G. Campbell. 

 Before the meal a brief inspection was made of the bird-life in the Gardens. 

 Dr. H. W. Bryant, the president, occupied the chair at a short meeting held 

 after tea. Mr. L. G. Chandler, hon. secretary, read a paper entitled " Bird- 

 Life in the Kow Plains District, Victoria." The paper was discussed by 

 several members. Mr. Keith Macmeikan was elected a member of the 

 Club. It was decided to hold a camp-out on Mud Island during the second 

 week in January. Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., who had recently returned 

 from the Northern Territory, read a copy of a letter which he had sent to 

 the Minister for External Affairs. It referred to the destruction of bird-life 

 in the Territory by bird-catchers. Five men were engaged in the trade, and 

 one man came into Port Darwin with 600,000 birds, mostly Finches. 

 Most of these birds died before reaching other lands. Mr. Le Souef thought 

 that all licences would be cancelled at the end of 191 2, but permits to collect 

 for scientific purposes would still be issued. 



Notes and Notices. 



Photos. — The editors of The Emu are indebted to Mr. W. G. 

 Harvey, Mackay, Queensland, for exceedingly pretty photographs 

 of the nests and eggs of White-browed Shrike-Robin {Pcecilodryas 

 siiperciliosa). White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater {Lalage tricolor) 

 and Pied Caterpillar-eater (L. leucomelcena). 



Cacomantis lineatus, Dodd. — In my description {Emu, XII., p. 

 165) I omitted the wing length. I hasten therefore to correct this 

 omission, at the same time giving the other dimensions. Total 

 length, 8 inches ; wing, 4.5 inches ; tail, 3.75 inches ; bill, 0.5 

 inches. — Alan P. Dodd. Nelson, via Cairns (N.Q.) 



Bower-Birds' Eggs. — At a recent meeting of the Bird Observers' 

 Club, Melbourne, Mr. H. L. White, Belltrees, New South Wales, 

 exhibited a very beautiful and interesting series of the eggs of 

 the Spotted Bower-Bird [C hi amy do d era maculata). They were pro- 

 cured in the north-western part of his State, where the birds 



