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(104) Taenopygia castanotis— Chestnut-eared finch.— Small 

 flocks seen only very occasionally ; nested last year. 



(105) Aegintha temporalis loftyi — Mountain red-browed 

 finch. — Fairly common, especially in winter. 



(106) Corns coronoides — Australian raven. — These birds 

 birds used to come in immense flocks, especially in summer, 

 moving on in a day or two. A straggler or two usually re- 

 mained behind and became very mischievous until they were 

 shot. They are rarely seen now, and only in small companies. 



(107) Strepera melanoptera — Black-winged crow-shrike.— 

 —Now rare; a disappearing bird. A single bird seen 1914. 



Introduced birds — 



Starling. 



Blackbird. 



Goldfinch. 



House sparrow. 



Greenfinch. 



ihe South Australian Ornithological Association. 



October 30th, 1914. Museum specimens of the following 

 birds were exhibited for discussion: — 



Euryostomns orientalis pacificus — The Australian roller. — 

 Sometimes called the dollar bird on account of the light-blue 

 patch on the wing, about as big as a crown, which is very 

 noticeable when the bird is flying. This bird is very fond of 

 living in the dead ringed forest, nesting in the hollows of the 

 dead trees. It is entirely insectiverous. 



Alcyone assured — The blue kingfisher, from New South 

 Wales, and Alcyone azurea victoriae, the Victorian blue king- 

 fisher, were identical. Alcyone azurea mixta, the northern 

 purple kingfisher from Queensland, was darker on the breast 

 than the Victorian bird. 



Micralcyone pusilla — The little kingfisher from North 

 Queensland, and a specimen from the Northern Territory, 

 apparently micralcyone pusilla ramsayi, could not be separated. 



Syma torotoro — The yellow-billed kingfisher from New 

 Guinea, has a black crown. 



