August, 1941 The Queensland Naturalist 
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JULY 3. — Ormiston. This outing, again under the 
leadership of Dr. E. 0. Marks, was the occasion of a visit 
to Miss Macartney at Ormiston House, one of the State’s 
historic homes. The outstanding attraction for Club mem- 
bers was the collection of exotic trees, the more important 
of which was the Indian Banyan Fig, 
AUGUST 10. — On this date a visit was made to 
Klumpp Road, Mt. Gravatt, and from there through the 
Cemetery to Sunnybank. Owing to the dry season very 
little of interest was observed. 
SEPTEMBER 7 and 8. — A week-end outing to Point 
Look-Out, Stradbroke Island, per m.v. “Look-Out,” was 
arranged for this date and attracted quite a big list of 
members. Many and varied were the interests of this out- 
ing. The trip across the Bay (which on the return was 
quite lively owing to the heavy seas), the many sea-birds 
and waders seen at different times, then the trip across the 
island on two or three antediluvian motor trucks, the 
botanical wealth of the big swamp we skirted, and then 
the sea and the excellent guest house at the Point, com- 
bined to make this trip the most outstanding of the year. 
OCTOBER. — An old haunt, Sandgate Lagoons, which 
has been a “stand-by” of the Club for years and years, 
was also on the year ’s programme, though not many mem- 
bers were able to join in the outing. As usual water birds 
were observed in abundance on those lagoons, which are 
close Sanctuaries, and, as usual, the extraordinary spec- 
tacle of the shy Lotus Bird thoroughly at home on a lagoon 
bordering on a busy street in the town of Sandgate was 
chronicled. 
NOVEMBER. — The last outing of the year was one 
arranged for One Tree Hill, and the Dams per bus from the 
Cemetery Gate. Opportunity was taken to visit the little 
Zoo at the Kiosk, and we were glad to be able to report 
that the birds and animals there are in excellent order 
and evidently carefully tended. The first part of our 
descent to the Dams was through part of the park that had 
been well burnt out during the year, and was very bare. 
Near the Dams, however, things were in much better con- 
dition, and some interesting plants and birds were record- 
ed, a number of Drongos being the oustanding item. Also 
a large flock of the spine-tailed Swift was seen hawking 
over the top of the hill making westward towards Ipswich, 
against the fairly strong wind that was blowing. The 
flock was scattered and the birds were passing at minute 
