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ROYAL SOCIETY. 



JUNE, 1865. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, the 13th 

 June, T. Giblin, Esq., in the chair. 



H. Hopkins, Jun., Esq., liaving been previously nominated by the Council, 

 was, after a ballot, declai-ed to bo duly elected a Fellow of the Society. 



The Seceetary (Dr. Agnew) laid on the table the usual monthly returns, 

 viz. : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during May, 353. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, ditto, 1,610. 



3. Plants and Seeds received at Gardens : — From Messrs. Handaside and 

 McMillan, Melbourne, 24 plants, FromH. Hull, Esq., 9 papers of seeds 

 from New Zealand. From Col. Chesney, 1 paper of grass seed from 

 England. 



4. Plants, &c., sent from Gardens :— To Messrs. Handaside and McMillan, 

 84 plants. To Colonel Chesney, for decoration of ground at the Mac- 

 quarie-street entrance to Queen's Park, 147 plants. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 

 Meteorological Returns : — 



1. Hobart Town, from P. Abbott, Esq. 

 (a) Table for May. 



(h) Summary of Observations for ditto. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq. 



(a) Table for April. 



(b) Reading of Government schooner's Barometer for ditto. 



3. Tamar Heads, from R. Henry, jun., Esq. 

 (a) Table for May. 



4. Ross, from M. Duncanson, Esq. 

 (a) Table for May. 



The Secretary read the usual Analysis of the Meteorological Observations, 



with a Health Report for the month by E. S. Hall, Esq. 

 The presentations were as follows : — 



1. A monkey, from Batavia. Presented by Mrs. McMinn. 



2. Specimen of Calc Spar, from Lime Hill, Western District, Southland, 

 New Zealand. Presented by Captain Brown, of the Eucalyptus. 



3. Pair of buffalo horns, and two Indian fans. Presented by A. Moses, Esq. 



4. Fifty prepared bird-skins, 9 specimens of reptiles, and i08 of fish. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. Mbbius, of the Hamburgh Museum, per L. Susman, Esq. 



5. Long-billed Cockatoo (Licmetis nasicus). Presented by H. Hopkins, jun., 

 Esq. . 



6. Crustacean found in the kelp at Tinder-box Bay. 



7. Gold in quartz, obtained at Spring River, near Port Davey (?) Presented 

 by Mr. H. McDonagh, 



8. A woollen mask (knitted work) worn as a protection from the cold by 

 travellers over the Andes. Presented by Mrs. T. Giblin. 



9. Skin of Tiger-cat (Dasyurus maculatusj. From M. AUport, Esq. 



10. A block of the bituminous substance from which the parafiine oil of 

 commerce is distilled. From the Hartley Coal Mines, New South Wales. 

 Presented by Mr. W. Johnston, for Mr. McRae. 



11. Nest of English Thrush (Turdus musicusj, built in one day in Mr. Prop- 

 sting's aviary. A family two of were reared in this nest. Presented 

 by Mr. Propsting. 



The nest was built of shreds from a soogee bag which had been ravelled out 

 by Mr. Propsting and placed in a locality to which the birds had access, and 

 it was lined with clay which had also been provided for them. It was of 

 interest not only on account of the very short period which was occupied in 

 building it, but also from the fact of its being the first nest in the colony in 

 which a young brood of the English songster had been reared. 



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