The Emu. 
Since Mr. A. W. Milligan's arrival in Perth from Victoria he 
has presented no less than one hundred and twenty-five birds 
and twelve mammals to the local museum, in addition to other 
help he has given, and so, to mark their appreciation, the Com- 
mittee, at the suggestion of the Director, Mr. Bernard Woodward, 
have offered to Mr. Milligan the position of Honorary Consult- 
ing Ornithologist, which all concerned are glad he has accepted. 
Mr. Milligan's enthusiasm in the field may be judged by the 
fact that his new Bristle Bird {Sphenura litoralis) was shot by 
himself in the South-West after a four days' chase. This inter- 
esting bird lives in the dense coastal scrub, and runs through 
cover instead of taking wing over it. In fact, Mr. Milligan only 
obtained his type specimen by firing into the bush whence the 
bird's notes came, and so frightened it into flight, when with a 
shot at a long range from his second barrel he secured the prize. 
Correspondence, &c. 
The American Ornithologists' Union has 44 active, 16 honorary, 
62 corresponding, and 616 associate members. Grand total, 738. 
A member in New Zealand writes : — " I received the second 
instalment of The Emu not many days ago. It is a very good 
number, and the editors are to be congratulated on the general 
'get up' and the sustained interest of the magazine. Should 
suitable contributions become scarce after a time, which is hardly 
likely, I shall be pleased to contribute a paper now and again." 
Mr. Edwin Ashby, Adelaide, sends a leaflet from the Trans. 
Roy. Soc. of S.A. (1901), containing " A List of Birds " collected 
by himself in Western Australia during the end of August last. 
Forty-two species are enumerated (with brief notes), shot mostly 
at Speakmans, a locality situated about 85 miles north of Cool- 
gardie. Mr. Ashby must have worked very assiduously, because 
he only spent five days there, collecting mostly at early morn. 
He claims the Chestnut-rumped {Acajithiza uropygialis) as " the 
first record of south-western Australia." The Black-throated 
Butcher Bird {Cracticus nigrigularis) may be claimed on the same 
grounds. Unfortunately, owing to a typographical error, Mr. 
Ashby's name was made to read Ashley on page 47 of the 
previous issue. 
Important. — This pai^t (No. j, enlarged) concludes Vol. I. of 
" The Emu.'' Loose parts are liable to get mislaid or damaged, 
and as the journal is likely to become a valuable refere?ice, members 
are urged to have their copies bound in accordance with the 
advertisement on the wrapper. 
