THE FAN-TAILED CDCKOO IN TASMANIA. 



The Secretary read the following paper, also by Colonel Leggp, on 

 finding of a fan-tailed cuckoo in Tasmania, in which it was stated that 

 the writer observed a beautiful adult example of Guculus flabelliformU 

 (fantailed cuckoo) near Apsley, East Coast, the country passed through 

 beiDg gum, she-oak, and Oyster Bay pine bush ; the cuckoo lodged 

 on a branch by the road side, affording a good view of its plumage. 

 Such a late occurrence of this migrant was worthy of record ; it was 

 improbable that it would winter here ; for several summer visitants 

 nave been observed in this sheltered region late into the winter, and 

 this cuckoo probably made a prolonged sojourn through the mild 

 climate. Cueulus flabelliformis inhabits most parts of the continent, 

 from Cape York to Victoria, and westward to West Australia, and 

 far inland beyond the Murray. It arrived here about the end of 

 September or beginning of July, and left at the end of March and 

 throughout April. Mr. 0. Adams saw one at Piper River on July 

 24, 1887. 



SOUTHERN STONE PLOVER. 



The Secretary read some notes upon the discovery of the Southern 

 atone plover ( ASdicnemvs graUarius .' in Tasmania, in which he showed 

 that the bird had a very wide distribution over the Australian Con- 

 tinent. The body is nearly the size of that of a hen pheasant, and 

 the flesh of excellent eating. The habits of the bird resemble those 

 found in Ceylon. It inhabits sandy plains, crowns and sides of grassy 

 tills and flats, between the mountain ridges particularly. Occasionally 

 It is met with in pairs, and sometimes in small flocks. It is shy, and 

 tuns with great rapidity, but when not inclined to fly it squats down on 

 its legs by the side of a stone or Jog, and remains so close to it that it 

 *nay be almost trod upon before rising. One of the birds was sent 

 by Mr. McCluskey, Spring Bay, and the other by Mr. F. Morris, 

 Swansea. The bird was excellent for the table, and he trusted it 

 would increase and multiply. The plumage of the specimens submitted 

 Would seem to indicate that they were in too good a condition to have 

 been blown over. 



Mr. B. Shaw, who had shot over every inch of the country where 

 the birds were taken, said he did not remember having ever heard 

 of or seen the plover under discussion. 



PROOFS OF GLACIATION AT LOW LEVELS, 



The Secretary, for Mr. T. B. Moore, F.R.G.S., read a paper on 

 this subject, based on observations made by him on the King River, 

 between Bine Cove and Strahan, where he found large ice-worn 

 boulders striated and grooved in the deep gorge of the river near the 

 Upper landing. The boulders were composed principally of silurian 

 sandstone ; the planed surfaces, grooves, and stria? were fairly distinct, 

 proving beyond doubt that the transportation of the boulders by ice was 

 of very recent date. 



Mr. R. M. Johnston said on a future occasion he would take an 

 opportunity to give his reasons for not accepting the conclusions arrived 

 at by Mr. Moore. He read a few notes which he himself had made on 

 discoveries of evidences of glaciation in Tasmania by geologists over 20 

 years ago. 



NEW GUINEA STONE ADZES. 



The Secretary submitted six stone adzes, which, he said, were the 

 finest specimens he had ever seen. They were of a kind of greenstone, 



