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Alexandre Manpin, and Prof. Jean Massart as Foreign Members, 

 were read for the second time. 



The first paper, on "The Vertebrate Fauna of Houtman 

 Abrolhos IslaTids, West Australia," by Mr. W. B. Alexander, 

 connniinicated hy Prof. W. J. Dakin, F.L.S., was epitomised by 

 Prof. E. !S. (tOodricii, F.E.S., Sec.L.S, 



A discussion followed, in which Sir Sidney Harmer, K.B.E., 

 F.R.S.,and Dr. X. Annandale took part, Prof. Goodrich replying. 



The second paper was by Prof. Pierre Fauvel, " Annelides 

 Polychetes de I'Archipel Houtman Abrolhos, recueillies par M. le 

 Prof. W. J. Dakin, F.L.S.," and by whom the paper was com- 

 municated. 



The next paper was by Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., ^'Sherhomina, 

 a new genus of Fossil Foraminifera from Table Cape, Tasmania," 

 which, like the previous paper, was read in title. 



The last communication was by Miss E. L. Turner, F.L.S., 

 entitled " Some Birds from Texel," and illustrated by a long 

 series of lantern-slides from her own photographs. The author 

 devoted most of her attention whilst on the island of Texel to the 

 avocets, ruff and reeve, godwit, and two species of tern, describing 

 the habits of the birds observed, especially during the nesting 

 period. The last slide showed " the glory of the sandhills," the 

 duarf Rosa phnjjinellifoUa, L. 



Dr. W. R. Parker enquired if ]Misa Turner had observed a 

 parent bird teaching its young its appropriate note, as he had 

 witnessed in the case of tlie Lesser Black-backed Gull. 



Mr. H. J. H. Kussell asked if the bird-reserve on Texel was 

 maintained by the State or by private endeavour. 



Dr. N. Annandale enquired as to the food of the birds 

 described. 



In reply. Miss Turner stated that the three bird-reserves in 

 Texel were kept up by the private generosity of the Dutch, and 

 not by the State, and she found that appeals for maintaining 

 the efficiency of the reserves were readily responded to most 

 liberally. 



April 7th, 1921. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 17th March, 1921, 

 were read and confirmed. 



