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interesting lecture on " How Different Animals See." Three 

 different types of eyes were dealt with — viz., the human eye, that 

 of a limpet, and the compound eye of a fly. The lecture, which 

 was illustrated by a series of diagrams, and some simple experi- 

 ments were shown with the aid of a pin-hole camera, &c., was 

 followed with keen interest by those present. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard reported that the junior excursion to 

 Sandringham on Saturday, 3rd August, was rather poorly 

 attended, owing, probably, to the threatening afternoon. How- 

 ever, a ramble across the heath ground enabled those present to 

 obtain some beautiful spikes of Epacris impressa, whilst a number 

 of other interesting observations were made, and some larvae 

 obtained for rearing at home. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — Journal of Agriculture of Victoria, 

 July, 1907, from the Department of Agriculture; Agricultural 

 Gazette of New South Wales, July, 1907, from Secretary for Mines 

 and Agriculture, Sydney; "Annals of the Queensland Museum, 

 Brisbane, No. 7 : Occasional Notes," by C W. De Vis, M.A., 

 Director, from the Trustees; Nature Notes, June, 1907, from the 

 Selborne Society, London ; and The Wilson Bulletin, No. 58, 

 March, 1907, from the Wilson Ornithological Club, U.S.A. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. C. F. Cole, entitled "Some Birds of the Hawthorn 

 District." 



The author gave a few brief notes about birds he had observed 

 in the district, and submitted a list of over sixty species observed 

 during the first six months of the present year. 



2. By Messrs. T. S. Hall, M.A., J. H. Harvey, and W. Thorn, 

 entitled " Buchan and its Caves." 



A very interesting description of a visit to the Buchan Caves in 

 December last was given by Mr. Hall, who dealt chiefly with the 

 geology and geography of the country from Bairnsdale to Buchan, 

 together with the limestone country around Buchan in which these 

 caves are situated. His remarks were illustrated by a very fine 

 series of lantern views, particularly of the Buchan district. Mr. 

 J. H. Harvey followed with a detailed description of some of the 

 older known caves as they existed nearly twenty years ago, and 

 showed a number of very interesting photographic views both of 

 the caves and the surrounding country taken by him at that time. 

 Mr. VV. Thorn dealt principally with the more recently discovered 

 caves, and particularly with the " Fairy Cave," now being opened 

 up by the Government. An excellent series of views of this cave 

 was shown, together with others from the Kitson Cave and the 

 Murrindal River. 



