Che Queensland naturalist. 
THE ORGAN OF THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND ITS BRANCHES. 
VoL. II. 
July, 1920. 
FOREWORD 
To members of the Queensland Field Xaturalists’ Club, 
who are aware of the difficulties of the past few years, no 
apologA- is needed for the non-appearance of the Queensland 
Saturalist since April of 1917. Xor should it be necessary 
to tender detailed explanations to other readers; it will be 
sufficient, perhaps, to assure them that the general activi- 
ties of the Club have in no wise been neglected, and that 
it is hoped future circumstances will permit the regular 
production of this little journal. 
That the Queensland A aturalist fills a definite niche 
cannot be doubted. It is the only journal of its kind 
published in a State which is. from a natural histoiA' view- 
point — and particularly in respect of botany, ornitholog}*, 
and entomology — probably the richest field in the whole of 
Australia. The right of visitors from the Southern States 
and from other countries to join in the scientific and semi- 
scientific exploitation of this field is conceded with cheer- 
fulness, but this does not alter the fact that there is a 
call to Queenslanders to develop their own ^esthetic and 
kindred resources, and to oub’.ish the results in their own 
State, for the general good. 
Members of the Club have already done much valuable 
work of the kind, both individually and collectively, some 
of which has been recorded in past issues of the Xahiralist. 
In the inteiA’ening years excursions have been continued, 
and the results of these frequent trips have been communi- 
cated at meetings. Some of these results have been 
