March, 1929 
The Queensland Naturalist 
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•century, volunteered the fact that it was his then con- 
stant companion, Rowland Illidge, that taught him to 
see and love the beautiful in Nature. Younger men — 
entomologists, F. P. Dodd, the late R. Relton, and L. 
Franzen, the two former of whom sat at his feet as 
members of the old Natural History Society, the last 
as a fellow member of his club— were all influenced by 
Illidge’s example, and received inspiration from his 
teaching. 
And this may be said also of bird lovers, who have 
“come-out” here, from time to time, during the life he 
lived. 
Published Papers. 
I. Birds. — Illidge ’s work regarding birds has been 
the fruit of his own observations, supplemented by the 
collection of individual examples bearing on these. The 
value of these observations — that have been extended 
over a period of half-a-century — have been fully felt by 
those ornithologists who have had the privilege of his 
society in the field or elsewhere, including amongst their 
number, Sylvester Diggles, L. M. D ’Albertis, the visit- 
ing members of the R.A.O.U., and later W. B. Alexander 
and A. H. Chisholm, resident members thereof. With 
respect to our bird lovers, however, we have only to 
recall A. H. Chisholm’s “tribute of youth/' — and his 
associated remarks — to R. Illidge to find further eloquent 
testimony to the latter’s ornithological lore and learn- 
ing (vide “Bird Seeking in Queensland, 1770-3922, this 
journal, vol. VI, No. 3, 1922). Our Club has enjoyed com- 
munications from R. Illidge covering the following 
topics : — . 
1. Notes on the Dragon Bird (Pitta strepitans) “Queens- 
land Naturalist,” 1/10/22. 
2. The Channel Bill or Rain Bird (Scythrops Novae-Hol- 
landiae), Ibid. I, 107, 162. 
3. The Blue-faced Lorile't (Oppsitta coxeni), ibid. IV, 113. 
4. The Bronze Wing Pigeon, Ibid. IV, 4, 72-74. 
5. Birds noted during long holiday excursions from about 
1869-1880 (Stradbroke Island), Ibid. I, 144-146. 
6. Birds of Stradbroke Island, 1922, Ibid III, 6. 
7. Insects and Birds — Cedar Creek and v D’Aguilar Range 
Excursion, Ibid. IV, 34-35. 
8. Some recent Avian Visitors, Ibid. V, 1/9/26. 
Of these papers, Nos. 3 and 4 are of especial inter- 
est — particularly so No. 4 — that illustrates the possi- 
bility of local bird extermination. 
II. Insects. — The greater proportion of R. Illidge ’s 
published writings related to insects, and may be 
grouped for convenience under different headings, as 
