Download or read book The South Australian Ornithologist, Vol. 6 written by P. M. Angel and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The South Australian Ornithologist, Vol. 6: A Magazine of Ornithology, 1st January, 1921 The alleged fruit-eating habit of the goldfinch was discussed. The members considered that this bird is harmful to the smaller fruits, such as cherries, strawberries and paper shell almonds, but have no evidence of its being destructive to the larger fruits. Captain White called attention to the fact that the roosting of the landrails in trees was reported by Mr. A. Crompton at a meeting held on the 31 st August, 1918, so that a record had already been made of this unusual habit. Captain White reported that Mr. H. L. White, of Bellcrees. New South Wales, had very generously given some sets of eggs and promised to send on many more towards an egg collection for this Association. A resolution was passed heartily thanking Mr. White for his valuable gift, and suggested that with his permission the gift he called the "H. L. White Collection." By request of the Association, Captain White consented to act as curator of the collection for the time being. The question of securing a suitable cabinet for the collection was discussed, and it was decided to invite subscriptions from the members towards this fund. Mr. R. Beck reported having seen a crow at Seaton flying very high and going towards the North, chased by magpies. This bird is becoming very scarce near the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.