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dealt with the insects to be found in the colony, especially 

 ants, which, according to his idea, are not so clever or possessed 

 of such great sagacity as some imagined. After devoting a few 

 minutes to the birds of Queensland, including the laughing 

 jackass, an illustration of whose laughter was given by Mr. 

 Macllwaine, he described the buckjumping horses, and drew 

 on the blackboard a representation of this dangerous class of 

 animal. 



On the motion of the Rev. John Kinghan, seconded by Mr. 

 Robert Young, sen., the thanks of the Society were conveyed 

 to Messrs. Murray and Macllwaine for their interesting and 

 instructive papers. 



The Secretary (Mr. R. M. Young) announced that the 

 following donations had been presented to the Museum since 

 the last meeting : — A collection of above thirty birds shot by 

 the donor, including such rarities as the whinchat, lesser white- 

 throat, white wagtail, woodlark, short-toed lark, spotted crake, 

 queen sandpiper, also the great bat, the white stoat, and the 

 polecat, presented by Mr. V. H. Coates, Dunmurry ; and an 

 ancient pewter dish, found in a drain 10 feet deep at Massereene 

 Castle, Antrim, presented by Mr. Robert Patterson. 



The cordial thanks of the Society having been accorded to 

 the donors, the proceedings terminated. 



