Order Passeriform.es, Family Prionopidae, Genus Colluricincla. 197 



Mr. T. P. Bellchambers had written stating that the black- 

 throated grebe was nesting upon his dam;, and they would 

 not allow the hoary-headed species to alight upon the same 

 water, also that the mallee fowl were nesting very early this 

 season. 



Mr. Zietz submitted a list of generic names fixed by the 

 International Zoological Nomenclature Congress. 



Discussion took place upon the preservation of bird life 

 especially around the newly gazetted reserve at Carlot 

 Lagoon, on the River Murray. The position in regard to 

 their leased lands was explained by Capt. White. 



Mr. S. Sanders exhibited a case of mounted birds, and 

 his work was greatly admired. Mr. E. Ashby showed two 

 rare crimson finches (Neochmia phaeton and N. phaeton alMven- 

 tris). The following species came in for discussion during the 

 evening: — Myiagra rubecula (leaden flycatcher), M rubecula 

 ringwoodi (Victorian leaden flycatcher), M. rubecula yorki 

 (Northern leaden flycatcher), M. rubecula broomi (Western 

 blue flycatcher). M. nitida (Satin flycatcher), M. latirostris 

 (broad-billed flycatcher), M. latirostris Jcempi (Cape York broad- 

 billed flycatcher), Machaerirhynchus flaviventer (Yellow-breas- 

 ted flycatcher), M . ffaviventer secundus (Cairns yellow-breasted 

 flycatcher). Mr. F. R. Zietz showed specimens of these birds 

 from the S.A. Museum collection, Mr. Ashby and Capt. White 

 from their private collections. 



Order Passeriforrnes, Family Prionopidae, 

 Genus Colluricincla. 



Colluricincla harmonica.— The grey shrike thrush. 



Description. Adult male. — Upper surface.— Forehead, 

 crown, and back of the neck, dark grey, the feathers of the 

 forehead and crown with a dark line down the centre; back 

 and shoulders, olive brown; upper tail coverts and tail, grey; 

 lores, white. 



Under Surface. — Throat, greyish white; breast, light 

 grey, gradually fading to srreyish white on the abdomen and 

 under tail coverts; thighs, grey. 



