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2. From Captain Fisher, a I^a found alive on board the brig "Wild 



Wave," ninfe days after leaving Sourabaya. 



3. From Mr. 11. (iatenby, Macquarie River, a Native Devil 



{Sarcoph'dn,<i vrsimt-'i.) 



4. From Mr. Sydney Thome, an Egret {Herodias alba) shot at Sorell. 



5. From Mr. Koblin, specimens of Echinida and Haliotis, from East 



Coast, Tasmania. 

 C. From Mr. K. J. Lucas, a. ^sh horn Svtndy Bay {CJieironectfs poliius.) 



7. From Mr. G. Wilson, sample of Tin Sand from the Ovens, 



Victoria. 



8. From Mr. Conrad Sidelin, a Copper Modal of Peter the Great of 



Russia ; a Danish Copper Coin. 



9. From the author, Baron F. Von. Mueller, Fragmenta phy- 



tographia3 Australiae. Vol. 7. 



The Secretary called attention to a specimen of the Whistling Duck 

 {Dendrocygna eytoni), lately received from Bridgewater, being, as far as 

 was known, the second of the kind found in Tasmania. It appeared, 

 however, that it was perhaps becoming more common, others of the 

 same species having been recently heard of at SorelL It was formerly 

 supposed their true habitat was the north west coast of Australia, 

 where they were very common. They are also found on the lagoons 

 in the interior {Goidd's Birds of Attstralia, Handbook vol. II., p. 376.) 

 That the range of habitat, however, of this beautiful duck extended 

 further than was formerly supposed, was evident by the fact that it 

 was found in New Zealand, both on the Thames on the Northern, 

 and as far south as Otago on the Southern Island. {See Catalogue of 

 Bitds of Neio Zealand, hy F. W. Hutton, page 35. ) 



Dr. Agnew brought under the notice of the meeting two specimens 

 of diatomacea {Licmophora sp.), discovered by Mr. Hannaford on* 

 Tasmanian algae, and beautifully mounted for the microscope by Mr. 

 Harrop, of Launceston. 



Mr. F. Abbott read a paper entitled, ** Observations on some ad- 

 ditional changes which have taken place in the Nebula surrounding 

 the star tj Argus." 



Discussions of a conversational character ensued, and the meeting ter- 

 minated with a vote of thanks to Mr. Abbott, and to the donors of 

 presentations. 



