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It is said that tlie common Pigeon lias become naturalized there, and has resumed 

 its origiaal habit of breeding in the rocky cliffs surrounding the shores. 



A beautiful native pigeon also breeds there. 



Does more than one species of tropic bird (Phaeton) breed there ? Very many 

 sea bu'ds are stated to do so, and it would be desu-able to ascertain the fact. 



The Etidt/namis Flindersii, reported at a late meeting of the Eoyal Society, 

 must have been carried out of its course in migrating. Perhaps the gentleman 

 who shot it can inform us whether it anived in flocks, or only in a single speci- 

 men. 



The Botaurus Australia too was never before found so far to the eastward. 



When the Island was first discovered, Moimt Pitt was found to be frequented 

 by thousands of Petrels, probably our mutton bu'ds, Pujfflnus hrevicaudis. Do 

 they still frequent the Island ? 



I lately read that the captain of a whaler had seen on Lord Howe's Island a 

 bird which he describes to be very like the Notornis Otveni, a gigantic HaU of 

 New Zealand. If so, it is not unlikely that some representative of this order may 

 be found at Norfolk Island. Does the Lady FranJclin ever sight Lord Howe's 

 Island either going or corning F What a treat it woidd be to Owen to send him one 

 of those bu'ds, whose bones have given hiTn so much dehght in describing. I must 

 apologize for giving you so much trouble. 



And remain, my dear Sir, 



Yours very faithfully, 

 "Joseph MiUigan, Esq., THOMAS J. EWINGf, 



Secretary Eoyal Society 

 of Van Diemen's Land." 



After some discussion, the thanks of the Society were voted for the commu- 

 nications and presentations received, and the meeting, which was rather thinly 

 attended in consequence of the bad weather, broke up. 



11th Octobee, 1864. — Monthly meeting ; the Kev. John Lillie, D.D., a Vice- 

 President, in the chafr. 



Amongst the Fellows present were Drs. Agnew, Hall, and Lee ; Capt. Stoney 

 and Major Berthon ; Messrs. Champ, Hone, Kilburn, Perkins, Barnard, Moss, 

 Propsting, &c. 



After a ballot, J. E. Calder and Thomas Hewitt of Hobart Town, Esqun-es, were 

 declared to be duly elected Pellows of the Society. 



The presentations were : — By the Eev. T. J. Ewing, of New Town, Two Pai-ts 

 of the " Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie." 



By Mrs. Tapfield, of Macquarie-street, a manuscript volume containing the 



