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from the leaves of^a dead tree-fern frond overhanging a creek. 

 Pink-breasted Robins, too, were seen. Black Cockatoos, and many 

 other birds, accounts of which will afterwards appear in The Emu. 



In the evening a lecture was given in the Masonic Hall, under the 

 joint auspices of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club in conjunc- 

 tion with the A.O.U. His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, 

 Sir Gerald Strickland, K.C.M.G., presided, and introduced the 

 lecturer, Mr. A. Mattingley, who, through the sudden illness of Mr. 



D. Le Souef, who was advertised to lecture on " Island Bird-Life," 

 kindly stepped into the breach, and delivered a lecture, entitled " A 

 Naturalist's Tour through Northern Queensland," illustrated by 130 

 unique lantern slides. As befitted the occasion of the co-joined 

 clubs and their relative spheres of natural history observations, the 

 lecturer gave a geographical survey of both the flora and fauna of 

 those parts of the Commonwealth, the antithesis of southern 

 Tasmania. Many weird, new, and interesting phases of bird, animal, 

 tish*, and vegetable life were lucidly dealt with, and many suggestions 

 made that would ultimately place the work of protection on a 

 sounder basis. His Excellency, in thanking the lecturer, amongst 

 other things, mentioned that parts of such a lecture should be 

 introduced into the curriculum of the State schools. 



Second Day. 



Next day excursions were undertaken to Mount Wellington and 

 other localities of interest. In the evening the first general business 

 meeting of the Congress was held in the Royal Society's room, at 

 7 p.m., 24th November, igo6, there being present — Col. W. V. 

 Legge, F.Z.S., F.R.A.S. (Ceylon), Mr. J. W. MeUor, Mr. J. F. Mellor, 

 Mrs. J. F. Mellor, Miss B. Mellor, Miss W. Mellor, Miss AUen, Miss 

 Ellie Campbell, Mr. Griffiths, Mr. E. A. Elliott, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. 



E. B. Nicholls, Mr. A. Butler, Capt. S. A. White, Mrs. White, and 

 Mr. A. Mattingley. 



On the proposition of Col. Legge, seconded by Mr. A. Mattingley, 

 the vice-president, Mr. J . W. Mellor, was elected chairman. Apologies 

 for their unavoidable absence were read from Messrs. M. Harrison, 

 D. Le Souef, A. J. Campbell, and A. and F. R. Zietz. 



The chairman, with his characteristic felicity, welcomed the 

 members assembled, representing the different States. 



The minutes of the fifth Congress, held at Adelaide, M'ere read, 

 confirmed, and signed, on the motion of Ca})tain White, seconded by 

 Col. Legge. 



The annual report of the hon. secretary was read, and showed 

 that progress had been made since last session. Efforts had been 

 made to have water areas and quarantine grounds permanently 

 reserved as sanctuaries for our avifauna. Excellent results attend 

 the " working excursions " of our annual Congress. Since the 

 previous session a large area of Kangaroo Island had been 

 permanently reserved. The question of the introduction of diseases 

 that may ho. inimical to our avifauna, and the action that the 

 Council of the A.O.U. took in this matter, was set forth. It was 



