ROYAL SOCIETY, 



SEPTEMBER, 1867. 



The usual monthly evening meeting of the Fellows was held at the 

 Museum on Tuesday, the 10th September, F. Abbott, Esq., in the chair. 



The Secretary, Dr. Agnew, laid on the table the following returns, &c., 

 for the past month : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 810. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 1,333. 



3. Plants, &c., received at Gardens. — From Mr. Marshall, Huon, 1 box 



containing Blandfordia nobilis. From Dr. Mueller, Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens, 8 species Ferns. 



4. Plants, &c., sent from Gardens. — To Melbourne Botanic Gardens, 41 



species seeds, 100 Elm and 200 Sycamore plants. To Dr. R. 

 Schomburgh, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, 45 plants. To the 

 Acclimatisation Society, Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 varieties 

 of Conifer seeds. For decoration of St. George's Church, Battery 

 Point, 21 plants. For grounds at salmon ponds. New Norfolk, 36 

 plants, and 6 dozen mixed bulbs. For grounds of New Norfolk 

 Asylum, 12 plants of Cupressus Lambertiana. 



5. Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in 



Botanic Gardens. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. — Table and summary of ober- 



vations for August. 



2. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. — Table for August. 



The following presentations to the Museum were brought under the 

 notice of the meeting : — 



1. From W. Stokell, Esq., specimen of the common Englisb snake 



(Natrix torquata). Lizard from Fern Tree Valley, Tasmania. A 

 fish (name unknown) caught in the Derwent. 



2. From J. Maclanachan, Esq., an English partridge (Ferdix cinereaj, 



and a red -tailed finch (Estrelda rujicaudaj from Queensland. 



3. From C. G. H. Lloyd, Esq., Queensland, per Major Lloyd, 7 pre- 



pared skins, viz., red-winged lory fAprosmictus erythropterus) ^ 

 Cockatoo Parakeet fN'ijm2)hiscus Novce Sollandm) , male and female. 

 Banded Grass Finch (Fo'ephila cinctaj, male and female. Spotted- 

 sided Finch (Amadi)ia LathamiJ. Grebe (Fodiceps gularisj. 

 Warbling Grass Parakeet fMelopsittacus undulatusj . 



4. From J. Allen, Esq., Adelaide. A larger specimen of the India- 



rubber-like substance referred to at last meeting. 



5. From J. Cogle, Esq. Specimens of lava, sulphur, &c., from Lake 



Taupo, North Island, New Zealand. 



6. From Colonel Chesney. Two Emu's eggs from Victoria. 



7. From Mr. F. Abbott, jun. A Spanish coin (silver), date 1728. 



