30 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



"Memoirs," vol. ix., part i, from the Museum ; "Bulletin of the 

 New York Botanical Gardens," vol. v., No. 15, from the Director ; 

 " Proceedings of the Hawaian Entomological Society," vol. i., 

 part I, 1905, from the society. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. A. O'Brien, Botanical Depart- 

 ment, University, Mr. E. V. De Little, The Exchange, Colhns- 

 street, Melbourne, and Mr. R. Wettenhall, 189 Hotham-street, East 

 Melbourne, were duly elected ordinary members ; Walter J. 

 Bennett was elected an associate ; Misses M. and A. Minogue, K. 

 Brock, D. Brock, C. Flexmore, F. Gayer, M. Webb, J. Hawker, 

 J. Barritt, and Masters J. and H. Minogue and C. De Little were 

 elected junior members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Nominations for office-bearers were received for the year 

 1906-7, and Messrs. D. Best and J. Shephard were elected to 

 audit the accounts for the past year. 



PAPERS READ. 



T. By Mr. A. J. North, C.M.Z.S., entitled " Note on the Superb 

 Fruit-Pigeon, Lamprotreron superbus, Temm." 



Specimens of this bird having been recently described as a new 

 species, the author forwarded specimens for exhibition, and called 

 attention to the attenuation of the first primary feather in both 

 sexes, which, however, is not so pronounced in young specimens, 

 hence its liability to be overlooked. This singular formation 

 occurs also in one genus of the parrot family and in one genus 

 of the Birds of Paradise. 



2. By Mr. C. L. Barrett, entitled " Bird Life on Ohnda Creek." 



In this paper, which was the outcome of several years' study of 

 bird life in the open, the author gave many interesting and valu- 

 able notes on the early stages and habits of a number of our 

 native birds as seen in their mountain homes — the thickets along 

 the Olinda Creek, near Lilydale. The paper was illustrated with 

 about sixty unique lantern slides, from photographs taken by Mr. 

 C. P. Kinane. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland said that the views shown that evening 

 were very fine. He believed that Mr. Barrett was working in the 

 right direction, for there was much to be learned from the careful 

 study of the immature stages of birds. 



Mr. A. Mattingley complimented the author upon his paper, 

 and said that he fully appreciated the difficulties that had to be 

 overcome before photographs such as were shown that evening 

 could be secured. 



The chairman said that the paper was the most interesting that 



