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Brisbane in October, 1913, among others, had lived in the aviary 

 ever since — a period of two years and seven months, or there- 

 abouts—precise date not given. This specimen exhibits the first 

 indications of its approach towards maturity, having the feathers 

 of the nape and hind-neck distinctly shaded with yellow on tlie 

 apical portions, and around the tip with black; a few feathers on 

 the centre of the throat also being black. A further advance 

 towards maturity is shown in a specimen presented by Mr. J. T. 

 Cockerell, and procured by him at Lismore, Richmond River, 

 N.S.W., on the 2nd August, 1899, which has the general 

 plumage black; the base of the forehead, a patch of feathers on 

 the hind-neck, some on the centre of the nape, and the central 

 portion of the secondaries and innermost primaries orange-yellow, 

 the patch of feathers on the hind-neck having blackish tips. The 

 only trace of the plumage of the adult female is exhibited in the 

 feathers of the centre of the breast, the abdomen and the under 

 wing, and under tail-coverts. A still closer approach to the 

 fully adult plumage, in the amount of orange-yellow on the top 

 of the head, centre of nape and hind-neck, is seen in a third speci- 

 men, collected by Mr. Robert Grant in November-, 1895, in the 

 Bellingen district, further indications of the adult female also 

 being exhibited in the lesser and median upper wing-coverts, and 

 the; feathers of the lower back and rump. The fourth specimen, 

 a fine, old, fully adult male, with its rich and strikingly con- 

 trasted velvety-black and orange-yellow plumage, was procured 

 by Mr. J. Beveridge on the Richmond River, and was received 

 from him in December, 1886. It will be noted that the fulh' 

 adult, male plumage of the Regent Bower-bird is fir^t assumed, 

 not by a moult, but by a gradual change in the colour of the 

 feathers. 



The Secretary called attention to a very interesting portrait 

 of tile late Sir Richard Owen, for many years an Honorary 

 Member of the Society, kindly presented by Mr. C. Hedley, on 

 behalf of Mr. G. F. Bennett, of Brisbane, whose father, the late 

 Dr. George Bennett, of Sydney, received the original portrait 

 from his friend. Sir Hichard, many years ago. 



