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appears in this number. Ho also made one of his periodical 

 trips along the Great Western Railway to investigate the 

 movement of the imported sparrows towards the west, this 

 work being carried out in an honorary capacity for the Com- 

 monwealth Council of Science and Industry. 



OBITUARY. 



It is our painful duty to record two losses of late. 



Col. W. V. Legge, R.A., C.M.B.O.U., who died in Tasmania, 



will be greatly missed in Ornithological circles. Col. Legge's 

 ornithological work is world wide, his "Birds of Ceylon" 

 being a standard work His geological work is very extensive, 

 and he has contributed largely to this branch of science. 

 Some years ago he made a geological, geographical, and orni- 

 thological investigation of the Great Lakes district in Tas- 

 mania, taking surroundings of the lakes, and observing the 

 water birds. 



Col. Legge was the first President of the Australian 

 Ornithologists 1 Union, and was a constant contributor to "The 

 Emu", his articles also appeared in "The Ibis". Although 

 of late years the Colonel was very conservative in his orni- 

 thological views the new school has always recognised that 

 his ornithology was very sound. 



We have sustained a great loss in the early closing of the 

 life of Mr. M. E. Saunders, R.A.O.U. He was a comparatively 

 young member of our Association, but one of great promise, 

 for he was a constant attendant at our monthly meetings, and 

 ft keen field worker. 



Distribution of Lalage tricolor. 



In the April number of "The South Australian Ornitholo- 

 gist" (Vol. III., Part 6, Page 162), doubt was expressed as to 

 the occurrence of Lalage tricolor in Tasmania. Dealing with 

 this question Mr. dive E. Lord, of the Tasmanian Museum, 

 Hobarr, and compiler of a list of Tasmanian Birds, informs us 

 that the point lias been definitely settled, the bird having been 

 recorded on several occasions from the north coast of 

 Tasmania. 



