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The Queensland Naturalist. 
April, 1934. 
A very large number of scientific pamphlets and 
works are annually received both from British and for- 
eign countries, and are available to members who may be 
interested. 
The most popular magazine in the Library still con- 
tinues to be the National Geographic, closely followed by 
the American Natural History. All numbers of the 
National Geographic have been kindly donated by Mr. J. 
Nebe. 
Donations of many numbers of “Bird Lore” and other 
magazines have also been most generously donated bv Mr. 
G. IT. Barker and several other members, and any further 
donations of suitable books which any member may be 
inclined to make will be gratefully received. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Excursion Secretary (Mr. J. Edgar Young) reports :— 
The principal event for this year was staged during 
Easter holidays at Caloundra. Our party of twenty-eight 
left town on the Thursday afternoon by the “Koopa,” and 
camped for the night at Bribie in tents, except for a few 
men who spent an uneasy night on a heaving launch or 
the hard pier-head. 
After an early breakfast the whole party embarked 
on the launch for the remainder of the journey through 
the shallows and intricacies of the pumice-stone passage, 
which was of much interest owing to the variety and num- 
bers of bird life on the water and banks, the black swans, 
some thousand of which were seen, were of especial ir 
terest owing to the fact that this is probably the only place 
left in Australia, or at all events in the eastern portion, 
where they still occur in considerable numbers. 
The party arrived in camp about 3 p.m. The re- 
mainder of the tents were pitched and all made snug for 
the night. 
During the two following days the party closely in- 
vestigated the headland and the beach for several miles 
northward, and also the swamp and bush areas adjoining, 
finding much of interest in all branches of nature study. 
Heavy showers which occurred both by day and night 
caused some little flooding of tent floors, but no real dam- 
age. 
The return journey was safely negotiated. After an 
early start on Monday per launch and steamer. 
* Other single or * half day excursions were held as 
follows 
Kuraby . — Botanical and ornithological. 
Samford Range . — By motor train to the summit and 
walking to Ferny Grove by road. General, 
