NATURE NOTES 
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tions of our animals and birds amid their natural surroundings, 
taken by one who has acquired the habit of studying Nature at 
first hand. The collection of photographs shown by Mr. A. W. 
Cobbold, of Stoke Newington, were of particular interest. The 
exhibit was chiefly in two parts ; the first illustrating the eggs 
and nests of birds on the ground and their security and protec- 
tion on exposed and open situations, as illustrated in the prints 
of oyster-catcher and ring dotterel for seashore birds, and those 
of the peewit and snipe for meadow and grass-land birds. The 
second part demonstrated a very interesting branch of flower 
study in connection with photography, as illustrated in the 
prints of “ daisies awake and daisies going to sleep,” also “ Tra- 
gopogon awake” and “Tragopogon asleep and dying.” From 
Mr. Bush. F.C.S., the Director of Technical Education, Newport, 
came two rarities, i.e., photographs of a white starling and a 
young hobby hawk. Mr. W. Johnson, of Tunbridge Wells, was 
good enough to send a very interesting series of stereoscopic 
slides and stereoscope. From Tunbridge Wells also came a 
portfolio of prints from Miss Turner. Mostly bird photographs, 
they were Nature photographs of the nests and young of many 
varieties. The series of young red-backed shrikes may be 
noted as of special interest, for they showed the extreme rapidity 
with which a bird acquires its first plumage. The series of prints 
of the red admiral were also interesting, specially a print show- 
ing the front view of one just alighted with expanded wings. 
Two other collections completed the exhibition. From Mr. 
J. W. McLellan, of Highbury Grove, came photographs of 
Westminster Abbey as arranged for the Coronation, and a most 
interesting series of seascapes and moonlight scenes. Micro- 
photography was represented by the very excellent series of 
prints shown by Mr. Goulton. Miss Whitmore exhibited some 
small branches of thorny mimosa from Bulawayo, Rhodesia, to 
which were attached the winter quarters of a hairy caterpillar. 
The creature gathers the thorns from the ground of about the 
same size and length, and forms them into an umbrella-shaped 
covering, attaching it to the living branches of vine or other 
plants ; he enters it at the wide end and ultimately comes out 
at the point. There were also two mahogany beans ; these pods 
are six inches long and two wide, containing the black beans, 
each adorned with a bright pink aril. 
Dr. Bowdler Sharpe then exhibited with a running comment 
an extensive collection of new lantern slides of Selborne and 
the neighbourhood, and with a hearty vote of thanks to the 
lecturer the meeting terminated. 
