THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. II.] 1st JULY, 1916. [Part 7. 



The South Australian Ornithological 

 Association. 



March 31st, 1916. 



The Annual Meeting took place, the retiring President 

 (Mr. J. W. Hosking) read a short address upon the work accom- 

 plished during the past year. Mr. F. M. Angel was thanked 

 for taking over the secretaryship during the Hon. Secretary's 

 absence on duty at the front. Officers elected. — President, 

 Dr. A. M. Morgan; Vice-President, Mr. A. GL Edquist; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. R. Crompton (absent on military duty) ; Acting 

 Hon. Secretary, Mr. F. M. x^ngel; Publishing Committee to 

 the "South Australian Ornithologist," Dr. Morgan, F. R. 

 Zietz, Capt. S. A. White, the Hon. and Acting Hon. Secre- 

 taries. 



A discussion took place in reference to the need of at once 

 approaching the Government, praying that a swamp on the 

 River Murray should be declared a sanctuary for. native avi- 

 fauna and fish. Capt. White was empowered to make a 

 move in that direction at once. 



A discussion arose over the Kangaroo Island Reserve, and 

 it was regretted that so much time was being wasted in com- 

 pleting the arrangements in that direction. 



Mr. E. Ashby exhibited a photograph of two young 

 Laughing Jacks (Dacelo gigas). The parent birds had fed 

 them with a snake each, and a foot or more of the reptile was 

 dangling from their bills, the heads being in the birds' 



