14 Field Xaiuralists' Club— Proceedings. [^ vic^ n^,\^' 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ball(3t being taken. Miss C. C. Cunic, 2^^ Knshall- 

 crescent. North Fitzroy, was elected an ordinary member, 

 and Mr. Alex. Borthwick, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, N.S.W., a 

 country meml)er of the Club. 



ELECTION OF .\UDITOKS. 



Messrs. F. Keep and J. Wilcox were elected to audit the 

 accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1917. 



NOMINATION OF OFFICE-BEARERS, IQIJ-lS. 



The president, Mr. F. Pitcher, expressed his desire that the 

 customary practice of re-electing the president for a second 

 period be departed from on this occasion, and nominated Mr. 

 A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. (vice-president), for the })osition. Mr. 

 Hardy protested ; he appreciated Mr. Pitcher's desire, and hoped 

 that members would support him in Iris nomination of Mr. 

 Pitcher as president for a second year. At the unanimous 

 request of the members, Mr. Pitcher agreed to withdraw from 

 the position he had taken up. and allow himself to be nomin- 

 ated for president. The following nominations were then 

 made : — President, Mr. F. Pitcher ; vice-presidents, Mr. A. D. 

 Hardy, F.L.S., Mr. J. Gabriel; hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill ; 

 hon. librarian, Mr. P. R. H. St. John ; hon. editor, Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard ; hon. secretary, Mr. E. S. Anthony ; hon. assistant 

 secretary and librarian, Mr. W. Glance ; committee, Mr. F. 

 Chapman, A.L.S., Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S., Mr. T. S. Hart. M.A., 

 B.C.E., Mr. J. A. Kershaw. F.E.S.. Dr. f. S. Sutton, and Mr. 

 J. Searle (five to be elected). 



(;eneral business. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., drew attention to the recent 

 announcement of the death of Mr. A. J. North, C.M.Z.S.. orni- 

 thologist to the Australian Museum, Sydney, who was one t)f 

 the " original " members of the Club, and a member for a great 

 number of years, while he had contributed many times to the 

 Club's proceedings. He moved that a letter of condolence 

 l)e sent to his widow. Seconded by M'"- F. G. A. Barnard, 

 and carried unanimously. 



REMARKS ON E.XHIBITS. 



Messrs. Pitcher, St. John, Daley, Searle, and dabriil called 

 attention to jjoints of interest in relation to their res])ective 

 exhibits. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. K. A. Keble, entitled " .Vboriginal Plant Nanus." 

 The author remarked that it was very difficult to deal with 

 a language or dialect which was nor ^ written one. His remarks 

 were based on some lists of names of i)lants which were for- 

 warded to the late Baron von Muelli-r from ( Oranderrk and 

 other aboriginal stations some forty year> ago. The list- were 

 accompanied by siJecimens which had been identified by the 



