510 ' Proceedings. 



Mr. Gore, who had acted as secretary during the past year. The care with 

 which Mr. Gore had kept the accounts of the society and superintended the 

 collection of its money had earned their thanks and that recognition which 

 could only be conveyed by a complimentary vote. 



Mr. George seconded the motion, though he confessed he would have been 

 much better j^leased had the motion embraced a proposal to add ten guineas to 

 the vote. 



Mr. Gore having thanked Mr. Travers and Mr. George for their expressions 

 of opinion in regard to his efforts, 



It was resolved that a vote of thanks to Mr. Gore be recorded in the 

 minutes, for his services rendered to the society during the past year. 



W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



1. "Some further Proofs as to the ancient Cook Strait River, and the 

 Harbour of Wellington as a Fresh-water Lake ; also, a Consideration of the 

 Date at which the Islands were united," by J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. 

 (Transactions, p. 451.) 



2. "Notes on Hutton's Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New 

 Zealand," by Dr. Ed. von Martens, of Berlin ; communicated by Dr. Hector. 



3. " On some Additions to the Collection of Birds in the Colonial Museum," 

 by Walter L. Buller, D.Sc, F.L.S., etc. {Transactions, p. 224.) 



This paper noticed several additions to the list of New Zealand species 

 which had not been hitherto recorded, and called attention to some 

 peculiarities of colouration in specimens of Anas sujjerciliosa and Fhalacrocorax 

 hrevirostris, which were exhibited. 



Sir David Munro observed that one of the acclimatization societies in the 

 colony proposed to introduce the Swallow. It might be interesting to know 

 that Swallows had been seen several times in Nelson, but that they did not 

 remain there, probably on account of theii* not being able to procure proper 

 food. 



Dr. Buller read an extract from page 142 of his work, " The Birds of New 

 Zealand," which proved that a Swallow which had been shot near Cape Fare- 

 well, New Zealand, was identical with the Tree Swallow [IJylochelidon nigri- 

 cans) of Australia. 



The extract read continued as follows : — " Mr. Gould informs us that in its 

 own country it is a migratory species, visiting the southern portions of 

 Australia and Tasmania, arriving in August and retiring northwards as 

 autumn advances. In the summer of 1851, Mr. F. Jollie observed a flight of 

 Swallows at Wakapuaka, in the vicinity of Nelson, and succeeded in shooting 

 one, thus placing the matter beyond all question. There can be no doubt that 

 these occasional visitants arc stragglers from the Australian continent, and 



