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Mr. G. A. Keartland, in remarking on the excellence of the 



lantern slides shown and the interesting paper read, said he 

 was in accord with the statement that the White-plumed Honey- 

 eater was of a very pugnacious disposition, and instanced 

 having seen these birds attack and follow a Winking Owl. He 

 did not agree with the lecturer that the call of the Boobook 

 Owl and that of the Podargus were similar. The Boobook, 

 and the Boobook only, emitted the call " Mo-poke." He had 

 seen the bird called up and shot whilst calling. The call of the 

 Podargus was low, and might be likened to " Hoo-hoo." 



Mr. Chandler, in reply, thanked the president and members 

 of the Club for their expressions of appreciation at his efforts 

 to interest them that evening, and for their hearty good wishes 

 for his safe and speedy return from the front. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Miss Dines. — Various species of insects collected at 

 Dummagudem, Upper Godaveri Valley, India. 



By Professor Ewart. — New species of orchid, Pterostylis 

 Toveyana, Ewart, from Mentone, Victoria. 



By Mr. J. Gabriel. — Stem of Tecoma M'Kenni, 28 feet long, 

 showing fasciation. 



By Messrs. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., and C. French, jun. — 

 Growing specimens of orchids, Pterostylis >iitt(t)is, R. Br.. /' 

 nutans, R. Br. (albino form), Cyrtostylis reniformis, R. Br. : 

 also flowers of Pterostylis vittata, Lind., P. obtusa, R. Br., and 

 Corysanthes pruinosa, A. Cunn ; and twenty-three lantern slides 

 in illustration of their paper. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher, on behalf of the Curator of the Botanic 

 Gardens. — Flowering specimens of Acacia aspera, Lind.. Rough- 

 leaved Acacia, Acacia cardiophylla, A. Cunn., Wyalong Wattle. 

 Acacia decurrens, var. normalis, Benth., Sydney Black Wattle, 

 and Acacia spectabilis, A. Cunn., Showy or Mudgee Acacia. 



By Mr. J. Wisewould. — Flowering plant of Epacris itnpressa, 

 Labill., 6 feet inches in height, from the Pakenham 

 district . 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Living Hydroid, CordylophoraWhiteleggii, 

 from lake, Botanir Gardens, Melbourne. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Australian Wild-Flowers. — Messrs. W. and IL Will.. 

 tobacco manufacturers, of Sydney, have issued a series of fifty 

 cigarette cards, bearing coloured illustrations, with names and 

 descriptions, of Australian wild-flowers, many <>f which are 

 excellent, considering the small scale on which they are 

 executed. 



