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and the expedition, of which the following is a record, there- 

 fore resulted. The small party was constituted as follows: — 



Leader — Edgar R. Waite, Director S.A. Museum. 

 Ornithologist— Capt. S. A. White. 

 Taxidermist — O. Rau, S.A. Museum. 

 Cook and Assistant — James Atkins. 

 Native Guide — Bullocky Jack. 



Afghan Camel Driver — Mahomet Salaam, with 9 bull 

 camels. 



As the Museum ornithologist (Mr. F. R. Zietz) was 

 unable to accompany me, Capt. S. A. White kindly stepped 

 into the breach, and was officially attached to the party on 

 behalf of the Museum. This will explain why the accom- 

 panying report on the birds is prepared by Capt. White, and 

 not by the Museum ornithologist, who is responsible for the 

 account of the lizards obtained. 



Mr. O. Rau, one of the taxidermists on the Museum staff, 

 accompanied the expedition in his official capacity, and, with 

 Capt. White, made skins and otherwise preserved the speci- 

 mens obtained. 



Apart from the scientific requirements, the equipment 

 was furnished by Mr. F. Budge, of Farina. 



Thanks are also due and are gratefully tendered to Mr. 

 H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, for the interest- 

 ing notes on the rainfall of the districts traversed : to Dr. 

 Charles Chilton, for the account of the Crustacea; and to 

 Mr. W. J. Rainbow, for reporting on the spiders obtained. 

 The plants were collected by Capt. White and examined by 

 Mr. J. M. Black. Though not exactly within the scope of 

 the work of a zoological museum, I am pleased to be able to 

 include Mr. Black's report, and thank him for the privilege 

 thus afforded. Mr. A. M. Lea and Mr. F. R. Zietz, members 

 of the staff of the South Australian Museum, are, respect- 

 ively responsible for the accounts on the one part, of the 

 insects and the stomach content of birds, and on the other, 

 of the lizards. To my share has fallen some notice of the 

 remaining vertebrates, and of matter of more general 

 interest. 



Finally, in addition to thanking my friend Capt. White 

 for his contribution and for permission to reproduce four of 

 his photographs (pi. xxv., figs. 1, 2; pi. xxvii., fig. 2: and 

 pi. xxviii., fig. 2), I desire to express my appreciation of 

 his many acts of courtesy and kindness extended during the 

 course of the expedition. 



E. R. W. 



August 1, 1917. 



