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roughly calculated to be fully fifty feet high and one hundred feet wide ; 

 the interior for a considerable distance was even larger, and branched out 

 into numerous other passages. At Henry River, Brush Kangaroos were 

 seen. The timber increases as Perth is approached, and more than one 

 hundred miles distant it is simply one forest, and birds are very little seen. 

 There were quantities of wild bees in the hollow limbs, which frequently 

 afforded us a welcome supply of delicious honey. From Fremantle I 

 proceeded to Vasse by a coasting-schooner, and was surprised to find such 

 a paucity of sea birds. There were none ; possibly they might be breeding 

 on some of the islands. I have just returned from a trip to the famous 

 Karri country, in the south-western corner of this colony. So much has 

 been written of these magnificent trees that it is unnecessary to describe 

 them. The country from here is one dense mass of timber, the voice of 

 birds is seldom heard, and shooting specimens on the summits of these 

 giant trees is out of the question — they are far beyond the reach of a gun. 

 Where a house is, however, and especially if surrounded by a fruit-garden, 

 Parrots, Cockatoos, Squeakers, and many fruit-loving species of birds 

 abound. Having left my "Gould" in the north, I noted many birds 

 respecting which it is useless to write, unfortunately, for I only know them 

 as yet by the local or native names. Possibly, however, the above rough 

 notes may give some idea of the fauna on the " overland road" in Western 

 Australia. — Thomas Carter (Vasse, Western Australia). 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



Linnean Society of London. 



April 5, 1888. — W. Carruthers, F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



The following were admitted Fellows of the Society: — Messrs. D. 

 Sharpe, J. B. Farmer, and J. A. Voelcker. Mr. G. B. Sowerby was 

 balloted for and elected a Fellow. 



Amongst the exhibitions of the evening, Mr. D. Morris (Kew) showed a 

 curious native bracelet from Martinique. Although formed apparently of 

 seeds, or beads of wood, or bone, its real composition had puzzled both 

 botanists and zoologists, and until microscopically examined could not be 

 determined. 



Mr. J. G. Baker exhibited a series of specimens of Adiantum Fergusoni 

 and Gapillus veneris, and offered some remarks upon their specific and 

 varietal characters. 



Mr. J. E. Harting exhibited a specimen of a rare British animal, the 

 Pine Marten, which had been trapped in Cumberland, and made some 



