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glass the parties were able to view the beauties of the sea bottom 
on the rocks and ledges under water. Six Mutton birds were 
found sitting on one egg each, and two eggs were taken. 
Several photographs of the reefs and other geological features 
were obtained. In the afternoon the launch returned from Fre- 
mantle and with a small party aboard we proceeded to Sulphur 
Bay, Garden Island, and tried dredging with a small dredge in 
eleven fathoms of water, but the gear proved unsuitable for 
that depth. A few specimens of Echinoderms, shells and other 
objects were, however, secured. 
Returning to Carnac Island for afternoon tea, we eventually 
reached Victoiia Quay at 7 p.m., after a very plea, ant excursion. 
A. Abjornsson. 
CANNING BRIDGE, JANUARY 22ND, 1910. 
Saturday, January 22nd, was the date fixed for the Society’s 
excursion to Canning Bridge, under the leadership of Dr. Steele. 
Owing to his unavoidable absence, the furnishing of this account 
has fallen to my lot, and I am sorry to say that I am not able to 
give a very glowing report. In the first place there was no need 
to put on an extra boat, as you may be surprised to learn that 
the Society was represented by only four members, so they found 
plenty of room in the regular ferry boat. 
Nothing of interest was noted on the trip down the river, 
as the boat travelled too fast to enable us to take notice of any 
marine life. We had decided en route to cross the river and 
work back along the eastern bank to South Pei'th, so no time was 
lost on arriving at Canning Bridge jetty, in carrying out our 
plan, particularly as we saw nothing to tempt us to stay on the 
western side of the stream. Hardly anything of interest was met 
with as far as Botany was concerned, although one member, Mr. 
A. J. Hall, was on the alert for spoils. We passed some dense 
patches of Jacksonia, sp., in full bloom, which we searched for 
Insect life, but all that we got for our labor were a few very small 
common Buprestid beetles ( Cisseis , sp.), which were unappreciated 
and allowed to remain. Some Leptosftermum , of which a few bushes 
still remained in bloom, yielded a few' Thynnid and Scoliid wasps, 
but the Lhotzkya, sp., which was in full bloom, proved far more 
attractive to Insect life, as we secured eight species of the genus 
Stigmodera, including the male of S. conspicillata, which is ex- 
cessively rare, as also the yellow ground form of S. yarrellii. 
Many species of “ Pentatomid ” bugs were also common on 
this latter, also various Dipt era and Hymenoptera, but the scrub 
here is too well patronised by many fine and handsome species 
of Arachnidae (Spiders) to please an entomologist, for their 
glutinous airy scaffolding continually fouling one’s face neither 
conduces to comfort nor poetical language on his part. 
