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needed, more especially after the severe loss he had sustained 

 a few months before, but on further consideration he had 

 resolved to try and carry on a little longer. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTE. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland said tl^at the note in the June Naturalist 

 (page 20) with reference to Rose-breasted Cockatoos visiting 

 the Preston district recently should read " King Parrots." 



EXHIBITS. 



The exhibit? had been tastefully displayed in the lower hall, 

 and on conclusion of the business of the evening Sir Ronald 

 Ferguson spent some time in examining them and hearing 

 their stories from the exhibitors. 



The following is a brief list of the principal exhibits : — 



By Mr. E. S. Anthony. — Collection of aboriginal stone knives, 

 from Tasmania ; stone knives with handles and bark sheaths, 

 carved wooden and stone churingas, death-bones, &c., from 

 Northern Territory ; mill stones, from New South Wales, &c. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Pair of Flying Mice, Acrobates 

 pygntcBus (mounted). 



By Mr. D. Best. — Case of rare or striking Victorian beetles. 



By Mr. C. C. Brittlebank, on behalf of Vegetable Path- 

 ologist's branch of Department of Agriculture. — Fungi affecting 

 the potato, vine, peach, plum, and apricot ; collection of 

 phalloides. 



By Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S. — Lantern slides of characteristic 

 Victorian scenery ; Victorian fossils ; photographs of character- 

 istic land formations of Great Britain. 



By Mr. H. Clinton. — Insect preparations under microscope. 



By Mr. J. Cronin. — Nine species of growing Victorian ferns, 

 from Melbourne Botanic Gardens ; also branches of Lilly-pilly, 

 Eugenia Smithii, and leaves of Victorian Cabbage Palm, 

 Livistona australis, for decoration of hall. 



By Miss C. Currie. — Branch and wood of Myall, Acacia 

 pendula, from New South Wales. 



By Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S. — Representative collection of rocks 

 and minerals from Maldon, Victoria ; types of stone axes, hammer 

 stones, knives, grinding stones, chipped and flaked cutting 

 and scraping implements, &c., of the Victorian aboriginals ; 

 about fifty characteristic photographs of Victorian lake, 

 mountain, and ocean scenery (lent by the Government Tourist 

 Bureau). 



By Mr. E. Fischer. — Collection of about 300 species of minute 

 Victorian beetles. 



By Mr. C. French, jun., on behalf of Entomological branch 

 of Department of Agriculture. — Cabinet drawers of Victorian 

 insects destructive to fruit, fruit trees, garden plants, seeds, 



