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The South Australian Naturalist 
“The South Australian Naturalist. “ 
Our Journal has been published quarterly, as usual, and 
the Editor, Mr. Wm. Ham, F.R.B.S., has maintained the quality 
of articles of the standard set by the first Editor, Dr. C. 
Fenner, F.G.S. Original articles have been contributed by 
Messrs. Edgar II. Waite, F.L.S., A. M. Ijca, F.E.S., E. 11. 
Ising, Wm. Ham, F.R.E.S., A. J. Morison, Prof. J. B. Cleland, 
M.D., H. M. Hale, and W. J. Hosking. The issue last month, 
August, 1923, completed the fourth volume. 
Exchanges. 
“The Victorian Naturalist, “ “The Australian Naturalist” 
(Sydney), “The Queensland Naturalist,” “The Geelong Natu- 
ralist,” “The S.A. Ornithologist,” “Transactions of the Royal 
Society of S.A.,” “Illustrated Catalogue of the Fishes of South 
Australia,” National Herbarium of Victoria, Smithsonian Insti- 
tution (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.). 
Newspaper Reports. 
We are much indebted to the daily newspapers for the 
splendid reports of our meetings and excursions. 
Exportation of Native Fauna. 
Professor J. B. Cleland was elected by the Section on an 
Advisory Committee formed in Adelaide to consult with the 
Officers of the Commonwealth Government in regard to this 
matter. Mr. Edwin Ashby was appointed deputy. 
WM. HAM, Chairman. 
ERNEST H. ISING, Hon. Secretary. 
September 25, 1923. 
THE CALL OF THE WILD. 
“A striking feature of the field naturalists is their indiffer- 
ence to the weather conditions. Blustering wind and driving 
rainsqualls do not siiffice to quench their ardour or to detain 
them indoors. On October 10 the weather provided a 
reasonable excuse for default in making an appearance, and 
yet more than fifty members, half being of the fair sex, plucked 
up courage to face the fierce gales and the bitter hailstorms in 
an expedition to one of the bleakest and wettest parts of our 
hills. The exhilarating purity of the bracing air of the hills 
acted as a tonic to raise the spirits of the party to a pitch of 
enthusiasm, despite the extreme inclemency of the weather. 
The absence of formality, the al fresco meal, the jolly good- 
