54 The South Australia)/ Ornithological Association. 



If this should prove to be a good sub-species it would make 

 four. Some of the members think that they should not be split 

 up at all. All that can be said is that it is a very variable bird. 



A pleasant evening was spent at "Weetunga," Fulham, on 

 September 25th last, at the invitation of Capt. White, to see 

 the specimens he had collected in the Musgrave and Everard 

 Ranges. One of the most interesting of which was Gould's 

 XeropMla pectoraUs, called by Mathews Aplielocephala pecto- 

 ■ raits. This bird was described by Gould, and has never been 

 seen since. Now Mr. Mathews says it is the immature of A. 

 nigricincta. Although found together with this bird Capt. 

 White still holds that it is a good species. 



A parrot, apparently a good sub-species, was noticed. It 

 seems to be a link between Barnordius zonarius and B. zonarius 

 occidentalis. This bird is identical with specimens taken by 

 Capt. White north of Oodnadatta the previous year. 



Spiloglaux boobook had ■ a whitish patch on the forehead 

 which does not seem to conform to any of Mathews's sub- 

 species. 



Neostrepera versicolor was rather different from any of 

 Mathews's snb-species. 



Capt. White had noticed that MelipJiaga sonora (the sing- 

 ing honey-eater) had a different note from the bird about Ade- 

 laide. 



Several crows (Corvus coronoides) were collected, some of 

 which had white down and white eyes while others had sooty 

 down and hazel eyes. 



Several specimens of Asftbya lovensis were also collected. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: — 



President — Mr. J. W. Hosking. 



Vice-President — Dr. A. M. Morgan. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Mr. R. Crompton. 



Editoral Committee for the South Australian Orni- 

 thologist — Dr. A. M. Morgan, Capt. S. A. White, 

 Mr. F. R. Zietz, Mr. R. Crompton. 



