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zealandice (Tui, Parson Bird), Carpophaga novcB zealandicB (New- 

 Zealand Pigeon), Halcyon vagans (New Zealand Kingfisher), 

 Chrysococcyx lucidus (Shining Cuckoo) ; South Island — Apteryx 

 australis (South Island Kiwi), Stringops habroptilus (Kakapo,. 

 Owl Parrot), Nestor notabilis (Kea Parrot), Glaucopis cinecea 

 (Kokako, Orange-wattled Crow); New Guinea — Dasyptilus 

 pesquelli (Fig-eating Parrot), jEgotheles hennetti (Goat Sucker), 

 Amblyornis subalaris (Orange- crested Bower Bird), Astrolabe 

 Mountains ; Tmiysiptera microrhynchus (Port Moresby Racket- 

 tailed Kingfisher), Eudynamis taitensis (Long-tailed Cuckoo), 

 Craspedophora magnifica (New Guinea Rifle Bird), Ftiloris 

 paradiseus {R\&e Bird), Seleucidis nigricans (Twelve-wired Bird 

 of Paradise), and King Bird of Paradise. By Mrs. Martin. — 

 Giant Earthworm, from Weeba, Drouin ; also, new book, " A 

 Companion for the Queensland Student of Plant Life," by F. M. 

 Bailey, F.L.S. By Baron Von Mueller, K.C.M.G. — Acacia rossei 

 (new to science), from Western Australia, collected by Mr. W. 

 Webb. By Miss A. E. Roberts. — Bat, from Kew ; also, 30 

 birds' eggs irom Gippsland and England. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



VISIT TO ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



In place of the usual outdoor excursion for Saturday, 13th May, 

 the committee, when arranging the programme of excursions for 

 the year, decided to accept the invitation of one of our warmest 

 supporters, Mr. C. French, to visit his den at the Exhibition 

 Building — viz., the Entomological Branch of the Department of 

 Agriculture ; and, as the weather turned out, it was a most for- 

 tunate arrangement. At 2.30 p.m. twenty-four members had put 

 in an appearance, and but for a very heavy storm just before, 

 possibly the number would have been increased; however, the 

 party was found to be just a nice size for convenient perambula- 

 tion of the building. 



It is now nearly two years since the Club paid its last visit to 

 the Department, and many changes in arrangement were noticed, 

 while the great increase in specimens, &c., showed that the 

 officers had not been idle in the interval. The library is 

 constantly being added to, and contains many books not to 

 be found among the entomological works at the Public Library. 

 Several of these were displayed for the benefit of the visitors, 

 and excited general admiration. The Department also possesses 

 a good collection of charts and diagrams of destructive insects, 

 published by the Royal Agricultural Society of England and 

 other institutions. Some little time was spent in viewing the 

 increasing collection of life-histories of destructive Victorian 

 insects ; also their dissections, gall insects, &c. A beautiful 



