r\r. A. J. CAMPBELL 



ire in announcing that he has completed the W 

 irk on the 



^^ Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds/' 



Has pleasure in announcing that he has completed the MSS. of his 

 Hfe-long work on the 



Including the geographical distribution of the species and popular 

 observations thereon. The work which includes field observations 

 extending over 30 years, 130 photographic illustrations of birds, nests, 

 and nesting scenes, and 200 chromo-lithographic figures of eggs will be 

 the most complete ever published on the domestic history (which is 

 always the most interesting of the natural economy) of Australian birds. 

 Prospectus and order form may be obtained from the author, H. M. 

 Customs, Melbourne, or from Mr. Thos. G. Campbell, Beatty Avenue, 

 Armadale. 



Mr. Campbell ventures to hope he will receive sufficient public 

 support to enable him to publish at once this purely Australian work. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 



Members are reminded that the Club's year ended on 30th April last, and that 

 subscriptions {15s.) for 1899-1900 are now due, and must be paid on or before 

 8th June, in order to entitle members to vote at the Annual Election of office- 

 bearers which takes place on that day. The Hon. Treasurer (Mr. J. T. 

 Gillespie, 395 Little Flinders Street, Melbourne) will be glad to receive such 

 subscriptions. Any person desirous of resigning his membership is requested to 

 notify the Hon. Secretary to that effect and return this Naturalist. 



00 IV^VE>I^{S^^^I01VE>9 



i8th and igtb MAY. 



'T'HIS having been definitely fixed, and the Athenaeum Hall engaged for two days, Members 

 are requested to furnish the Hon. Secretary for the Conversazione, Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S.i 

 National Museum, Carlton, with lists of their intended exhibits and space required by this meeting, 

 8th May, 1899 



The following gentlemen have been appointed a sub-committee to work up exhibits in the 

 branches named. 



Ornithology Messrs. G. A. Keartland and A. J. Campbell 



Reptilia Messrs. D. Le SoUef and C. Frost 



Conchology Messrs. J. H. Galliffandjc Gabriel 



Entomology Messrs. D. Best and C. French, F.L.S. 



Botany Messrs. F. G. A. Barnard and H. T. Tisdall 



Geology Messrs. T. S. Hall, M.A., and A. E. Kitson, F.G.S- 



Microscopy •.. ... Messrs. W. Stickland and O. A. Sayce 



And Messrs. J. Gabriel, T. S. Hall, M.A., and J. Shephard have been appointed 



the Executive Committee. 



Tickets (i/- each) have been distributed and members are 

 requested to make returns of sales as soon as possible after 

 the Conversazione. 



