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Mr. F. K. Zietz stated that Black Ducks were reported to 

 jiave nested in old crows' nests at Mundoo, but on inspecting 

 the locality on a recent trip he found that the crows had 

 cleared them all out. 



The principal business of the evening was an account by 

 Dr. Morgan of a trip to the Port Broughton district. An inte- 

 resting description of the country visited and the birds in- 

 habiting it was given, about 70 species having (been identified. 

 A small collection of skins was exhibited, and included what 

 was considered a new subspecies of Acantluza iredalei. 

 The members were interested in an unusual nest of the 

 Thickhead, the one exhibited having been constructd in 

 bracken with green grass and macerated gum leaves. The 

 Doctor also, showed a curious clutch of the eggs of the Little 

 Shag, one being fully and others partially lime-coated. 



In view of the Christmas holidays it was decided not to 

 hold a meeting' in December. 



Order Coccyges, Family Cuculidae, 

 Genus Heteroscenes. 



Heteroscenes pallidus. — Pallid Cuckoo. 



Description. — Adult male, general colour above greyish- 

 brown, a white spot on the nape. Forehead, throat, sides of 

 body and under surface ashy grey. Centre of abdomen and 

 under tail coverts white, the latter with narrow brown cross 

 bars. 



Wing. — Primaries and secondaries brown, with white 

 cross bars on their inner welbs. The inner webs of the basal 

 portion of the secondaries, and the upper edge of the wing, 

 white. 



Tail. — Blackish brown, notched or barred with white on 

 both webs of the feathers. 



Legs and feet olive. 



Bill. — Black base of lower mandible olive. 



Iris. — Brown. 



Orbital ring. — Bright yellow. 



Inside of mouth. — Orange. 



Measurement.— Total length in flesh, 310 m.m. ; wing, 196 

 m.m. ; tail, 163 m.m. ; bill, 19 m.m. ; tarsus, 20 m.m. 



