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Of lizards we had several varieties. The rough-scaled Rock 

 Lizard frequents stone walls : the Blue-tongued, Tiliqua scincoides, 

 White, was once rare, but seems to have increased of late years ; 

 the so-called Bloodsucker, Amphiholurus muricatns, White, can 

 still be met with. A waterside lizard was once very common 

 along the creek, and fairly tame ; if bread crumbs were thrown 

 down it would come and feed on them. On Redstone Hill, 

 near the creek, is a patch of dusty ground which does not absorb 

 moisture freely. This area has a quantity of sandstone (? Silurian, 

 Ed.) blocks about it. Under some of tliem are to be found an 

 elegant little lizard, with a very pale red tail. This lizard seems 

 to be nocturnal in its habits, for in all my long experience I have 

 never seen it abroad in daylight. 



Finally, let me say a word about the aboriginals who used to 

 live about Glencoe and Red Stone Hill stations. Mr. Richard 

 Brodie, a pioneer of 1S36, informed me that their favourite 

 camping ground was known as " Native Point," and was at the 

 junction of the Emu and Deep Creeks, a few miles above the 

 present village of Bulla. Their last visit to our locality was 

 about 185 1, when four lubras, with an infant, came to wait for 

 the brother of one of them to escort them to another part of the 

 country. 



A Curious Magpie's Nest. — Another magpie's nest built of 

 wire is reported from the Horsham district. It was found in a 

 fallen tree, and was composed of all kinds of wire — copper, short 

 pieces of barbed wire, and even strips of wire netting. The nest 

 was of the usual shape, over a foot deep, and about 3 lbs. in 

 weight. — Argus, 28; 6/0 7. 



" Our Boys and Girls " is the title of a new publication 

 intended for the boys and girls of our schools. It is issued 

 monthly, at the remarkably low price of id. per copy, with the 

 object, it is stated, of " creating a live interest in school work, and 

 to bring the children into closer touch with each other. If 

 children think, observe, and give expression to their thoughts, 

 geography, natural history, composition, &c., should receive an 

 impetus." A prominent feature in each number issued (that for 

 July being the fifth) is a column headed " Monthly Records," in 

 which is given dates of flowering of plants, appearance of insects, 

 nesting of birds, &c., which in course of time should form a 

 very valuable record. It is edited by Mr. James Lindsay, of 

 Heywood, who will be pleased to forward it post free for twelve 

 months on receipt of eighteenpence. This is certainly not an 

 extravagent expenditure, and we trust many of our junior 

 members will become subscribers, for we feel sure they cannot 

 fail to derive some benefit from its monthly budget of interesting 

 items, and possibly may become contributors themselves. 



