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Mr. G. Sweet, F.G.S., also made some interesting remarks on 

 some of the geological observations made during the trip. 



EXHIBITS. 



1. By Mr. H. T. Tisdall. — Fruit of Mandevillea suaveolens, and 

 drawings of — (i) a blossom ; (2) blossom partly dissected to show 

 the pistil ; (3) blossom, sepals and petals removed ; (4) blossom, 

 anthers also removed ; (5) blossom, section of ovary, showing the 

 two separate carpels ; (6) two follicles of M. sauveolens attached 

 at their tips ; also anthers and pistils preserved in formalin, in 

 explanation of an unusual specimen grown by Mr. W. Scott. 



2. By Mr. A. D. Hardy. — Petrified wood and a specimen of 

 natural wood of supposed same genus for comparison, from Wando 

 Vale, Victoria. 



3. By Mr. H. Ernest Gatlifif. — South African birds' eggs, includ- 

 ing those of Frog-waders, Red Bishop-bird, Weaver-birds, and 

 others ; beetle from Pretoria; two marine shells found in Boer farm- 

 houses, Transvaal ; freshwater Mussel from Watervaal, Transvaal. 



4. By Mr. R. Hall. — Male specimens of Malurus dorsalis, 

 Pachi/cephala falcata, and Myzomela pectoralis, showing the 

 development of the plumage. 



5. By Mr. C. French, jun. — Longicorn beetle, Uracanthus 

 simulans, breeding in Aster ramiilosus, Mordialloc. 



6. By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., for National Museum. — A 

 large series of the shells of Argonauta nodosa, A. argo, Nautilus 

 pompilnis, &c. ; also specimens of the animals of same in their 

 shells, preserved in spirits, in illustration of his paper. 



7. By Mr. S. P. Townsend. — Frigate-bird, Fregata aquila, shot 

 at Mornington by himself, and believed to be the second specimen 

 of its kind secured in Port Phillip Bay. The specimen measured 

 6 ft. 4 in. across the wings. 



8. By Messrs. C. French, jun., and H. T. Tisdall. — Insect 

 galls on Acacia pycnantha and Eucalyptus, sp. ; also scale, 

 Lecanium olece, on Native Musk, Aster argophyllus. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



AMONG THE BIRDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 



{Concluded jrom page 168.) 



By Robert Hall. 



{Read hef ore the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, ISth Jan., 1902.) 



Among the birds collected between Albany and Denmark were 

 Zosterops goiddi (the first bird seen by the writer in W.A.); 

 Fseudogerygone culicivora, a bird with a particularly sweet and 

 " no-trouble-in-the-world " voice ; Zonceginthus oculatus, with 

 nest and eggs ; Malurus elegdns, male and female ; Petroeca 



