BOYAL SOCIETY, 



MAECH, 1868. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Fellows was held on Tuesday, the 

 24th March, J. Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



Mr. William Knight, jun., who had been previously nominated by the 

 Council, was after a ballot duly elected as a Fellow of the society. 



Mr. M. Allport (on behalf of the Secretary, Dr. Agnew,) laid on the 

 table the following returns : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, February, 606. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, February, 2003. 



3. Plants and seeds received at Gardens. — From Mr. C. F. "Wren, 

 Auckland, New Zealand, 82 plants, of which 14 were dead on arrival. 

 From Mr. T. Campbell Carey, 16 papers seeds, indigenous to Western 

 Australia. 



4. Plants and seeds sent from Gardens. — To A. Werschaffelt, Ghent, 

 Belgium, per Windward, 10 small tree Ferns. To Mr. J. Harriss, Mel- 

 bourne, 63 plants, 50 papers seeds, 50 varieties of hyacinth, and 24 ditto 

 of ranunculus. 



5. Leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in Botanic 

 Gardens. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Observations. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq., — table for February, with 

 summary. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq., — ditto for January. 



3. Swansea, from Dr. Story, — ditto for February. 



4. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq., — ditto for February. 



5. Sydney, New South Wales, from G. Smalley, Esq., government 

 astronomer, printed table for January. 



6. Lighthouses, &c., viz., Kent's Group, Goose Island, King's Island, 

 Swan Island, South Bruni, Mount Nelson, for the six months ending the 

 31st December, 1867. From the Marine Board. 



The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From J. L. Smith, Esq., (per M. Allport, Esq.) A curious fish found 



on the beach at Table Cape. 



2. From R. D. Lord, Esq., Oatlands. A pair of mountain ducks 



(Casarca tadornoicles) ^ prepared for mounting. 



3. From Miss Sharland. A Kingfisher (Alcyone azurea.) 



4- From A. H. Maning, Esq. A White Hawk (Astur NovoeSoUandiocJ y 

 Shot at Sandy Bay. 



5. From Mr. Young, Prince of Wales Bay, Glenorchy. A Petrel. 



[With reference to this presentation Mr. Allport stated that the bird 

 was taken at the time Mr. Young's premises were destroyed by fire. Being 

 probably attracted by the light it flew through the flames and was picked 

 up alive. Mr. Allport further remarked that it was unusual to find these 

 birds so far inland although they were frequently seen off the coast.] 



