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Mr. E. E. Johnson, four live stubble-quail, a fine specimen of 

 tlie werlge-tailed eagle, pair of powerful owls, from Goulburu River, 

 pair of funei-eal cockatoos, from Hamilton, and a black-cheeked 

 falcon, from N'orthcote. 



Mr. T. A. Forbes-Leith, a large collection of birds from all 

 parts of the world, including birds of paradise, rifle-birds, the 

 apteryx, etc. 



Dr. Lucas, twenty-six cabinet drawers of Australian lepidoptera. 



Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, a large collection of Victorian 

 sponges. 



Baron von Mueller. K.C.M.G., a number of the plants collected 

 in New Guinea, by the Geographical Society's Expedition. A series 

 of sections of Foreign Avoods prepared for examination under the 

 microscope, named and arranged in volumes. 



Mr. F. Pitcher, specimens of sixty Victorian ferns, named, and 

 mounted on large cards^. 



Mr. F. Reader, a collection of micro-fungi; a series of medicinal 

 plants; and a nmnberof parts of Cooke's "Britisli Fungi." 



Mr. J. E, Sherrard, two salt-7\'ater aquaria, with hermit-crabs 

 and fish. 



Mr. A. Tliie, a collection of New Caledonian weapons, manu- 

 factures, etc. 



Mr. S. H. Wintle, F. L.S, specimens of Tasmanian tin-stone; 

 binoxide' of tin, Cassiterite, etc. Topazes from tin wash-dirt. 

 Crystals of Phacolite, Phillipsite, Oalcite, and Arragonite, from the 

 newer basaltic lava from Clifton Hill. 



Mr. T. Worcester, five cases of bivalve Mollusca, c)ntaining 

 specimens of the genera Cardium, Venus, Cytliercsa, Area, Pecteiiy 

 Spondylus, Chama, Pinna, etc., and three cases of univalve 

 Mollusca, containing specimens of the genera Cyprcaa, Valuta^ 

 Murex, Triton, Ranella, etc. 



About ten o'clock the visitors began to disperse, liaving spent a 

 very enjoyable evening. 



NOTES ON THE HABITS OF NATIVE BIRDS. 



By I. Batey, Sunbury. 



(Read before the Field Naturalists^ Chcb of Victoria, Jan. 18th, 1886y 



Part 2. Cockatoos and Magpies 



(^Continued. ^ 



Our magpie was possessed of extraordinary memory. Her favorite 

 perch was a quince-tree down the garden. One night a native cat 

 attacked her, and my brother and self rushed to the rescue. She 

 never forgot the episode, and ever after would turn up punctually at- 

 dusk to be placed on the kitchen cross-beam. It was intensely 



