Notes on some species of Tasmanian birds

With a view of contributing towards the information already possessed concerning our Tasmanian birds, I venture to offer for the perusal of those members of our Society who take an interest in ornithology, a few remarks on some of the most noteworthy of the species frequenting the district I have been residing in. There is up to the present time a great lack of published matter relating to the habits, economy, and natural history in general, of Australian birds. Gould's great work, excelling to a high degree in some points, while it is deficient in others, is a mere foundation for future naturalists to work on.