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stomachs. Mr. Ashby's correspondent stated that it took 

 several days for the birds to digest the reptiles. The same 

 member showed several skins of the Lesser Bush Lark (Mirafra 

 javanica secvnda), taken at Encounter Bay; also a specimen 

 of the Black Bush Lark (M. j. nigresccns) from the Northern 

 Territory. 



The remainder of the evening was taken up by an account 

 of the birds of the Coorong, given by Capt. White. 



A skin of the Tippet Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) was shown; 

 also of the Bristle Bird (Maccoyornis broadbenti whitei). Many 

 of their habits were explained. A Scrub Wren was shown 

 by the same member, and was pointed out as quite a new 

 sub-sp. of Sericornis longirostris. Capt. White stated that 

 through the great kindness of the Messrs. Bymill he had been 

 able to again pay a visit to the cormorant rookeries in the 

 mangroves, north of the Outer Harbour, and had done a great 

 deal of research work amongst the Cormorants (Hypoleucus 

 varius hypoleucus), by examination of stomach contents, etc. 



April 28th, 1916. 



A meeting was held, at which Mr. Edwin Ashby showed 

 a number of bird skins, collected near Karoonda, in the Mallee, 

 on November 25th, 1915. Amongst others were: — 



Gilhertomis rufogularis (Eastern Red-throated Thick-head). 



Campbellomis supercilosus (White-browed Wood Swallow). 



Drymodcs brunneopygia (Scrub Robin). 



Or mica crista ta clelandi (Southern Crested Bell Bird). 



Hylacola cauta (Rufous-runiped Ground Wren). 



Acantliiza pusilla hamiUoni (Red-rumped Tit). 



Smicrornis brevirostris virielcscens (Greenish Tree Tit). 



Pardalotiis punctatus xanthopvgius (Yellow-rumped Parda- 

 lot). 



Leggeornis lambertl assimilis (Purple-backed Wren). 



Epthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat). 



Gliciphila mclanops cliandleri (Tawny-crowned Honey- 

 eater). 



GlicipMla albifrons incerta (Eastern White-fronted Honey- 

 eater). 



Lichen ostornus cratitius howei (Victorian Wattle-cheeked 

 Honey-eater). 



