THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. III.] 1st APRIL, 1917. [Part 2. 



The South Australian Ornithological 

 Association. 



Owing to the majority of members being out of the city 

 for the holidays no December Meeting was held, 



January 26th, 1917. 

 A monthly meeting was held. Dr. A. M. Morgan pre- 

 sided. The Hon. Secretary stated that the matter of intro- 

 duced Sparrows (Passer domesticus) travelling along the East- 

 West Railway into Western Australia should be finally dealt 

 with. A long discussion took place. Some of the leading 

 Ornithologists expressed their belief that the sparrows would 

 not follow the line, and others said it would only be the matter 

 of time when they would reach the Western State. The majority 

 of the members present recommended that the authorities 

 should be advised to instruct all station masters to destroy 

 sparrows at sight. Oapt. S. A. White opposed this on the 

 grounds that pipits, which he had found to be very numerous 

 along the East-West Railway lately, would fall victims to this 

 order, and that more harm than good would be done by des- 

 troying useful insectivorous birds. A specimen of the 

 Greenfinch (Clitoris chloris) was shown by Oapt. White, who 

 stated that tins imported bird had been sent to him for inden- 

 tification by Mr. L. G. Folland, who stated that the bird was 

 doing damage among the gardens in the hills. The opinion was 

 expressed that the Greenfinch would soon rank next to the 

 Starling as an imported pest. It was a much more wary bird 

 than the Sparrow, and possessed a larger and stronger bill. 

 Mr. F. R. Zietz stated that the first of these birds to set their 



