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fellowship, seem to arouse that elemental feeling of oneness 
with the birds and flowers which, in spite of the veneer of 
civilisation, lies dormant in the subconscious mind. The deli- 
cate tints, the dainty forms of the wild flowers, the scent of the 
ferns and of the virgin soil, the stately outline of the eucalypti, 
the bright gold and faint odours of the wattle, the twittering of 
the small birds, the liquid gurgle of the magpie, and the plain- 
tive cry of the harmonious thrush, transported the city dwellers 
into an earthly paradise. Added to this, the passion for re- 
search and the joy of discovery animated the eager investi- 
gators in their several departments. The entomologist enters 
the dense scrub, vigorously shaking every tree and every bush, 
seeking for spoil to fill his little phials; the botanist revels in 
the glory of Nature's garden, and with satchel and trowel 
prepares to convey his booty to a convenient place for more 
careful examination; the geologist, from a neighbouring hill, 
surveys hill and valley, and ponders on composition of the rock, 
and with his hammer chips ofl fragments and calculates the 
lay of the strata and the dip of the reef; the ornithologist 
marks the flight and listens to the song by which he identifies 
the bird." 
^^AGAPAETUS" in ‘‘The Saturday Journal." 
LECTURES AND EXCURSIONS. 
Excursion to Slape’s Gully, August 18, 1923. — Mr. W. H. 
Selway led a large party of members. It was rather early for 
native flowers, but two species of greenhood {Pterostylis nana 
and P. refle.r(() were noticed and one species of helmet orchid 
{Corysanthes fimhriata). The walk through the Gully included 
some of the most charming scenery of the hills. 
Lecture, "A Trip to Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria." 
Mr. Norman B. Tindale, August 21, 1923,— Mr. Tindale inter- 
ested a large audience with an account of his collecting trip to 
this hitherto unknown island. The lecturer's remarks were 
illustrated by a fine series of slides, and by a selection of 
native weapons, ornaments, fishing traps, and eases of insects 
collected by the lecturer, who had been able to take no less 
than 500 ethnological specimens, 150 birds and 9,600 insects, 
in addition to many mammals, shells, and botanical specimens' 
