W.A." after his name mostly as a light compliment to the author as well as to bringI understand that Mr Milligan mentioned sending some skins to England for viewing. These were planned for the next colour plate for The Emu. Mr Milligan informs us that nothing has been done about this which leaves us in a "bit of a hole". Please make frThe birds selected for the coloured plates Vol 1V The Emu 1. Amytis housei 2. Xerophila castaneiventris 3. Mirafra woodwardito be addressed to D. Seth Smith Esq FZS Editor Avicultural Magazine, 14 Canning Road, Addiscombe, Surrey, England.

Birds of Australia".Required birds are:-2 Crested Penguins taken in West Australian waters.Specimens of Geobasileus chrysorrhoa, coastal form (not pallida) referred to by A. W. Milligan, Emu, 111, p. 112.Specimens of Acanthiza whitlocki ?collected at ?Elmo "larger and throat striations faded out, tail bright chestnut".

28 Oct. 1901.
P.167 To Durrant & Co.: Send 3 cases of specimens from John Tunney in Port Hedland by S.S. Bullarra to Fremantle, enclose payment.

12 Nov. 1901.
P.187 To Durrant & Co.: sending by rail case containing gun, please forward by Australind to John Tunney in Derby, will send remittance.

25 Nov. 1901.
P.206 To British Museum from Woodward sending photographs of W. A. birds taken by J. T. Tunney and O. Lipfert.

25 Nov. 1901.
P.207, 208 To Tunney in Derby, received photographs of native drawings at Mt. Anderson would like further particulars of their antiquity and meanings ; get your brother to help you ; getting a trap for small nocturnal animals in King's Sound ; sent gun by last boat.

30 Dec. 1901.
P.234 Telegram to Tunney in Derby about traps and boxes sent on "Bullarra".

8 Jan. 1902.
P.237 To Durrant about cases from Tunney by "Bullarra" not yet arrived.

8 Jan. 1902.
P.240 To Adelaide S.S.Co. enquiring about sending a trap to Tunney at Derby.

18 Jan. 1902.
P.248 To Daniel White & Co. about trap to be shipped on S.S. Warrego to Tunney in Derby.

22 Jan. 1902.
P.260 To Bechtel & Co. ship harness to by S.S. Warrego to Tunney in Derby.

24 Jan. 1902.
P.268 To Frank Cadd & Co. forward cases of specimens on S.S. Bullarra and send a case of taxidermist material to Tunney in Derby by S.S.Warrego.

28 Jan. 1902.
P.274 To Commercial Bank, Perth from Museum Committee sending 50 pounds + to Tunney's account in Palmerston, Port Darwin.

11 Feb. 1902.
P.290 Letter to Morning Herald about Alexander Milligan, consulting ornithologist for the Museum, listing bird specimens, some collected by Tunney, the Museum Collector.

15 Feb. 1902.
P.306 To Oldfield Thomas, Tunney is travelling for Rothschild at British Museum so they have first pick of collections.

25 Feb., 1902.
P.322 To Crown Lands Dept. asking for maps of Derby, Hall's Creek and the country across to Palmerston and the Alligator River for the museum's "Collector" [Tunney], possibly ask S.A. Govt. for maps.

26 Feb.1902.
P.323 To Frank Cadd & Co. forward 2 cases from Tunney in Derby and 2 cases from George Barstow of Carnarvon per S.S. Warrego.

25 Feb., 1902.
P.324 To E. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, asking for maps from W.A. border to Alligator River.

13 Mar. 1902.
P.336 To E. C. Stirling thanking him for forwarding the maps to Palmerston and trust that a good collection will be found.

26 Mar. 1902.
P.348 To W.A. Bank: The Museum's collector has been employed since 1895 and is on his way overland from Kimberley to the Alligator River in the Northern Territory of South Australia and please accept his cheques as the W.A. Museum will fund money asked for by Telegram.

7 Apr. 1902.
P. 352 To manager of W.A. Bank, pay 25 pounds to J. T. Tunney's account.

23 Apr. 1902.
P.377 To Cadd & Co. about 4 cases of natural history specimens on S.S. Bullarra [from Tunney?].

6 May 1902.
P.390 To manager of W.A.Bank 25 pounds to Tunney's account ; if he needs money for unforeseen expenses on his way from Hall's Creek across the border (about 3 months), kindly notify me if he needs to draw any cheques.

6 Jun. 1902.
P.445 Telegram to Tunney in Wyndham : sorry to hear of your accident,

28 Jun. 1902.
P. 472 Telegram to Cadd & Co. re 1 case of specimens from Tunney in Wyndham.

11 Jul. 1902.
P.496 To Milligan: a number of birds have come from Tunney in extreme north, you and I will look at them before they go to England.

I have not received by letter from you as promised in your ... of July , when you ... funds to keep Tunney going until the end of ...Kindly remit 300 pounds to carry on ... arrangements permitted? Tunney has just ... several cases which contain some black kangaroos believed to be new as well as some smaller mammals ... also new species together with a large number of others. When may I expect the Museum's share of Tunney's collections ?

8 Sep. 1903.
P. 40 - To Frank Cadd & Co Englandsent by rail 4 cases containing natural history specimens valued at 300 pounds to forward per R.M.S. Himalaya to Walter Rothschild, Tring Park.

6 Nov. 1903.
P.85 - To Watson Bros.sending a case containg 80 mammal skins and 56 bird skins to forward per R.M.S. Oceana to Walter Rothschild for 200 pounds.

14 Dec. 1903.
P.113 - From Frank Cadd & Co. to John T.Tunney, Wyndham, S.S. Bullarra:  Contents of packages valued at 150 pounds,

24 Dec. 1903.
P.120 - To Minister for Crown Lands Application for shooting licence for Museum Collector John T. Tunney who has been collecting in the North and North-West where a permit was unnecessary but he is going to the South-West where a permit is necessary.

7 Jan. 1904.
P.138 - To Watson Bros. Sending by rail 2 cases of 31 mammal skins & 241 bird skins to be sent per R.M.S. Ophir to Walter Rothschild at Tring. Insure for 500 pounds.

8 Jan. 1904.
P. 140 - To Tunney (?) Anxious to obtain a collection of mammals and birds from the islands off the South-Coast, offering 100 pounds.

11 Jan. 1904.
P. 142 - To Rothschild about Tunney sending a set of fleas (?) forwarded by post & sending mammals by today's steamer. Tunney has completed his engagement but I will send you any fleas I can get.

11 Jan. 1904.
P. 146 - To Rothschild, Sending Tunney's skins, hope some new species. Committee hopes to receive their share of the specimens collected by Tunney during past 2 years.

28 Jan. 1904.
P. 174 - To Tunney Sending new shooting permit.

4 Feb. 1904.
P 182, 183 - To Woodward from Conigrave(?) News about Museum, no W.A. or other birds collected by Tunney have been described in Novitiates Zoologicae.

20 Feb. 1904.
P. 187 - To Tunney in Kojonup from Conigrave: Received box containing Malurus Calamanthus and "Cindoromas" (Conilurus?) in good order, more specimens of latter acceptable; sending you some newspapers.

22 Feb. 1904.
P. 190,191 - From Conigrave to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Rushworth, Vic. re sending Woodward's list of ethnological specimens collected by Tunney at Alligator River, mentions collecting Victorian specimens and exchanges when possible.

22 Feb. 1904.
P. 192 - To Tunney from Conigrave details about native feather ornaments listed, wanted by Victorian ethnologist.

25 Feb. 1904.
P. 193 - From British Museum by S.S. Balmoral: Natural History returns by Frank Cadd & Co., value 50 Pounds by Woodward.

25 Feb. 1904.
P. 194 - To Cadd & Co. bill of lading for 2 cases of Natural History specimens sent to England for examination.

11 Mar. 1904.
P. 208 - From Conigrave to A.J. Williamson, Rushworth, Vic. sending Tunney's details of the native feather ornaments, named and used for corroborees, will send more details when Tunney returns.

18 Mar. 1904.
P. 222 - From Director to Professor Olsson-Seffer of Stanford University, Calif., about his proposed scientific expedition to Northern Australia, mentioning the energy of the Collector, J.T. Tunney and the vast number of species already collected by him of very high interest.

9 Apr. 1904.
P. 235 - From Conigrave to Tunney at Cranbrook about Myrmicobius skins.

18 Apr. 1904.
P. 243 - From Director to Professor Olsson-Seffer sending papers and letter from government geologist about south coast glaciation.

23 Apr. 1904.
PP. 253, 254, 255, 256 - Lists of specimens collected by Tunney, identified and returned from the British Museum.

25 Apr. 1904.
P.258 - To Oldfield Thomas about some specimens forwarded on behalf of Rothschild questioning the labeling given to some of them.

25 Apr. 1904.
P. 261 - To Tunney at Kojonup in reply: pay for any specimens you buy from the natives, received list of specimens you sent from the North, would like any bird specimens from Albany, Denmark, etc.

27 Apr. 1904.
P. 264 - To Tunney at Kojonup, thanks for box of specimens, boat hire ?, arrange beforehand if you want Milligan to go with you.

28 Apr.
P. 274 - List of specimens sent to Adelaide Museum by S.S. Kajarra.

29 Apr. 1904.
P.P. 276, 277, 278, 279, 280 - List sent to Adelaide of duplicate specimens held by W. A. Museum for exchange.

30 April, 1904.
P. 281, 282 - List published in West Australian newspaper of specimens donated to the Western Australian Museum during the past 2 months, including some sent by Tunney.

May. 1904
P. 291 - List of duplicate mammals for exchange by W.A. Museum.

5 May, 1904.
P. 298 - To Tunney at Kojonup, sending a list of Tunney's Arnhem Land specimens from Oldfield Thomas in Novitates Zoologicae and who disagrees with Rothschild about Black Kangaroo now named Macropus bernardus.

May 1904.
P.P. 339, 340, 341, 342 - List of Snakes and Lizards and their geographical source sent to Melbourne Museum.

May, 1904.
P.P. 345, 346, 347 - Photos of natives sent by Director to Rev. F. J. Price including some from Alligator River.

13 Jun. 1904.
P. 362 - To North at Australian Museum, Sydney, sending specimens of birds as exchange credits, hoping to receive a pair of lyrebirds.

May 1904.
P.377, 378 - List of reptiles continued - Tunney mentioned.

18 Jun. 1904.
P. 408 - List of lantern slides sent to Rev. F. J. Price photos of natives some from Alligator River region.

1 Jul. 1904.
P. 434 - To Tunney at Kojonup; received letter, what is due for specimens to date, a good time to leave for the Islands.

11 Aug. 1904.
P. 486 - To Tunney in Kojonup from Conigrave about some birds found in 1865 in dense scrub near King George's Sound.

12 Aug. 1904.
P. 490 - To Tunney, end- blown emu eggs not wanted but send 2 clutches of side-blown eggs, you are sending the Dama skins & skeleton,

20 Aug. 1904.
P. 497 - List of specimens sent to Imperial Museum, Tokio, some by Tunney.