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FIELD NATURALISTS’ SECTION 
OF THE 
Moval Society of South Australia. 
Sinan ae 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Committee have pleasure in presenting their eleventh 
annual report, being for the year ending 30th September, 1894. 
Evening Meetings.—EHight evening meetings have been held, 
at which the average attendance was again greater than in the 
previous year. Owing to the gatherings in connection with the 
Science Congress in October of last year, the annual conver- 
sazione, which is usually held in that month, was omitted. Last 
winter the meetings of the Field Naturalists’ and the Micro- 
scopical Sections were held conjointly, but this session, owing to 
the latter discontinuing to meet, we have not had the advantage 
of their co-operation. However, the microscopical interest has 
not been overlooked, as the secretary of that section is now on 
our Committee, and papers dealing with subjects in microscopy 
have beenreadatour meetings. Thesubjects of the papers read have 
covered a very wide area in Natural History, such varied topics 
as birds, stone implements, fishes, pearls, the Antarctic Continent, 
the Australian Alps, a new rotifer, and the odontophores of 
gasteropods having been brought before the members. Papers 
have been contributed by the following gentlemen :—Dr. R. T. 
Wylde, Messrs. W. Howchin, F.G.S., J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S., E 
Ashby, W. H. Selway, jun., W. B. Poole, A. F. Calvert, M.E 
and J. W. Bussell, F.R.M.S. The exhibits still form an impor- 
tant feature of these meetings, and some very interesting speci- 
mens have been shown. 
HLxcursions.—Seven excursions have been held, the attendance 
at which has been very satisfactory. Nearly all the excursions 
have been to fresh localities, the most noteworthy being those to 
Happy Valley, Woodhouse (Stirling East), the River Sturt (from 
Darlington), and the top of the range from Tea Tree Gully to 
Anstey’s Hill. A dredging trip was arranged for, but not 
sufficient response was made to justify its being held. At 
the excursion to Happy Valley the rare orchid, Orthoceras 
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