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NATURE NOTES. 
fires, and as we draw closer we observe a curious phenomenon. 
Pieces of this black bark are moving slowly about on the surface 
of the tree, as if endowed with life. Upon removing one of 
these for further examination, we discover that they are flat 
cases made of little pieces of bark, bitten off and cemented 
together by the caterpillar, now snugly ensconced inside. Ver}’ 
comfortable dwellings do these little artisans make, for they line 
their abodes with fine silk, and this of so good a quality that the 
cases are very tough indeed, and will resist a hard pull. These 
dark homes are also a capital concealment from enemies, for 
being exactly of the same colour as the bark of the tree itself, it 
is only when in motion that the larvae can be detected, and then 
he must be swallowed, case and all, if swallowed at all, for no 
bird can extract him from that charred and lowly, but secure 
dwelling. 
Hamilton Stuart Dove. 
Table Cape, Tasmania, Sept, ibth, 1892. 
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SELBORNE SOCIETY. 
HE Annual Meeting of the Selborne Society was held 
in the evening of May loth at the Galleries of the 
Royal British Artists, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, and 
was followed by an interesting conversazione, which 
was attended by a large number of members and their friends. 
Amongst those present were the Earl of Stamford, Mr. Holt 
White, Dr. William White, and other nrembers of the “ Sel- 
borne” White family. Dr. Dudley Buxton, Mrs. Buxton, Mr. 
and Mrs. Geo. A. Musgrave, Mrs. Brightwen, Mr. and Mrs. 
Otter, Prof. Hulme, Mr. Wakefield, Miss Buckton, Miss Hope, 
Mr. Britten, Mrs. Sidney Cooper, Mr. Fulwood, and many 
representatives of branches. 
Mr. Musgrave, who was voted to the chair, announced that 
Sir John Lubbock had accepted the office of President in the 
place of the late Lord Tenn3^son. The Report, which is ap- 
pended, having been read, the Chairman, with the object of 
saving time, dealt at once with the financial report, and re- 
gretting the outstanding amount of £^0, pointed out that a 
mistake in returning 10 per cent, on the net, instead of the 
gross, receipts to the central fund had been made by the 
treasurers of branches ; that there had been a temporary loss 
in advertisements, and a slight increase in the cost of pub- 
lishing the Society’s organ. He strongly appealed to the 
secretaries of the branches, and to the members generally, 
not to adhere to the minimum subscription which had been 
wisely fixed at half-a-crown, but to strive to provide about 
£qo more yearty, for reprinting valuable articles for wide 
