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At the January meeting Messrs. Lawrence and Littlejohns gave a 

 lantern display which was a revelation to members. Remarkable 

 pictures of the Mistletoe-Bird {Diccsum hirundinaceum) , Pilot-Bird 

 (Pycnopiilus floccosus), and the Acanthizcs were thrown on the screen. 



Dr. Norman M'Arthur, who has been elected chairman of the Game 

 Protection Society, stated that he had been instructed by his society 

 to endeavour to bring about co-operation between the B.O.C., Gould's 

 League, and the society, with respect to the furtherance of game 

 protection. 



Bird notes from places as far apart as Macquarie Island and 

 Cooper's Creek were the outstanding feature of the February meeting, 

 which was held at the residence of Mr. George Dyer, North Fitzroy. 

 Dr. Macgillivray, of Broken Hill, President R.A.O.U., related his 

 experiences amongst the birds on his last trip to Cooper's Creek. At 

 Yanco Station he saw the tunnels of the Red-backed Kingfisher 

 {Halcyon pyrrhopygius) in the mud walls of a bush hut. White-necked 

 Herons (Nolophoyx pacifica) and Shell Parrots {Melopsittacus undulaius) 

 were nesting in great numbers. Numerous immature Pied and Black 

 Honey-eaters were met with. Dragon-flies were plentiful, and were 

 being freely taken by Bee-eaters {Merops ornatus). Dr. Macgillivray 

 also described the country in the vicinity of the Claudie River, Queens- 

 land, where he established'three camps in company with Mr. M'Lennan, 

 Mr. J. A. Kershaw, and his son. He described the habits of many of 

 the rarer birds, such as the Cockerell Honey-eater {Trichodere cocker elli), 

 Striated Tree-runner {Neositta sM'a/a), Rifle-Bird (PHloris paradisea), 

 and the new Parrot that he had discovered — viz., Eclecius geoffreyi. 

 This bird nested in the very tall deciduous trees at the time when they 

 were bare of leaves. 



Mr. Henderson showed a very fine series of Penguin photos, taken 

 by him when stationed at the wireless station at Macquarie Island. 

 He exhibited an albino skin of the Royal Penguin. These birds lay 

 two eggs, one of which is always infertile One hundred and fifty 

 thousand birds ai^e killed annually for their oil, but he considered that 

 there was no danger of their becoming exterminated. 



Mr. F. E. Howe entertained the members in the city at the March 

 meeting. He read an instructive and scientific paper on the genus 

 Hylacola. He went into details concerning the nomenclature, de- 

 scription, distributio-n, and habits of H. halmaturina, H. cauia, and 

 H pyrrhopygia. A visitor to the meeting was Miss Manfield (" Guide 

 Alice "), of Buffalo, who brought a number of slides showing the life of 

 the Lyre-Bird and the country in which it lives. Miss Manfield 

 promised to give a paper and lantern display on her travels and 

 experiences over the Buffalo Mountains. ^ 



Publications Received. 



D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., Hon. Librarian. 



Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, Vol. XXIX., part 

 I (New Series). 



The Victorian Naturalist, Vol. XXXIII., Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8. 



The Victorian Education Gazette and Teacher's Aid, Vol. XVI., 

 Nos. 9, 10, II. 



