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3. Partridge {Perdix perdix) on its nest. 



4. Woodcock [Scolopax rusticula) on its nest. 



5. Norfolk Plover (CEdicnemus cedicnemus)^ female. 



6. ,, ,, „ „ male. 



7. Peewit [Vanellus vanellus) on its nest. 



8. Nest and eggs of the Peewit. 



9j 10. Ringed Plovers {^Egialitis hiaticola) on their 

 nests. 



11. Common Tern {Sterna fluviatilis) on its nest. 



12. Gulls in a field. 



13^ 14. Kingfisher [Alcedo ispida) : front view and side 

 view. 



The next item on the programme was a series of cinema- 

 tograph pictures taken by Dr. Eric Marshall, a member of 

 the B. O. U. Expedition to Dutch New Guinea. This 

 proved especially interesting, and gave a most realistic 

 idea of the camp-life of the Expedition on the Mimika 

 River, and of the manners and customs of the natives. 

 Mr. Walter Goodfellow greatly added to the enjoyment of 

 the spectators by giving short explanations of the scenes 

 depicted. These photographs showed various types of the 

 natives of Paramau at the head-waters of the Mimika ; the 

 felling of a large forest tree by natives and its fall across 

 the river; the chopping-out with axes of a ''dug-out^' 

 canoe from the large trunk of a tree, and the mode in which 

 it is subsequently partly burnt out and charred below to 

 harden the rather soft wood. The bottoms of the canoes 

 are constantly charred in this way to destroy the worms 

 which riddle them with holes. Other scenes were the 

 pioneer journey of the Expedition up the Mimika River in 

 canoes; the descent of the river in canoes which are pro- 

 pelled with long paddles by natives standing in an erect 

 position and working in perfect unison ; a native sacrifice, 

 in which two captive boars are finally clubbed to death with 

 much pomp and ceremony ; a native dance and display of 

 arms ; natives disporting themselves in the river; Captain 

 Rawling nursing two native children, who seem greatly to 

 resent his attentions; and other interesting scenes of the 

 daily life of the expedition. 



