.August, 1926. 
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The Queensland Naturalist. 
<’f eg-^s, each containing 125 to 150, Avitliin a season, at 
intervals of tvo to three weeks. 
A vote of thanks to the lecturer was accorded on 
Ihe jnotion of iMr. ('. T. White, seconded by Mr. J. E. 
Young. The motion was carried Avith enthusiasm. 
EVENIXCJ MEETING, MONDAY, 21st JUNE, 
1926. — ^Natnralists who sailed Avith Cajdain (^ook on his 
various Au>yages formed tiie subject of a lecture given 
by ^Ir. Tom Tredale, of Ihe Australian Museum, Sydney. 
The President of the (Tub (Dr. E. O. .Marks) occupied 
the chair, and described Mr. tredale as an authority on 
historical sciiudific literature. 
Mr. 1 redale said all kneAV Avho Uaptain Uook Avas, 
but he Avas not a naturalist, and knoAV nothing of this 
avenue of investigation in any period of his career. 
HoAveAun*, one reading his Avorks would believe Uook to 
liave been a good naturalist. The explanation Avas that 
he had with him on his several voyages very fine 
naturalists. On oik* of his great A'oyages tlie celebrated 
navigator was accompanied by Sir Joseph Banks, and 
Dr. Solander. The latter Avas, in the opinion of the 
lecturer, a wojTd geTjins, as far as natural liistory Avas 
eoncertied. Banks and Solander did not go AA'ith (''a])tain 
(Mok on his second Amyage, and J. Reynold Forster Avas 
seleeted by tiie British Government to assist Uook. 
Forster Avas a sjdendid naturalist, lie Avas also a great 
linguist, and spoke and Avrote Avith ease in 17 languages. 
Ifis son Avas taken as a painter, and there Avas with 
them another artist named Hodges, When an animal 
Avas secured, the practice at the time was to haA'e a 
l)ainting made of it, and then an inscription Avas put 
on the picture in Latin, after Avhich the animal was 
used. 
On the third and last voyage (^aptain Cook took 
Avith liim William Andei’son, a capable self-trained 
zoologist, Avho had accomplished Avonderful Avork. but 
very little of it a|)i)arently had been preserved. Unfor- 
tunately, Anderson died shortly before C'ook was killed 
at IlaAvaii. 
A series of pictures of great historic interest aauu’C 
screened, and Mr. Iredale commented interestingly on 
each, giving, in many eases, the history of the, picture 
itself. Pictures, painted by artists Avho sailed Avi^^h ('ook 
on his various voyages, of Cape Town, Ncav Zealand, 
Tasmania, and seascapes, Avith icebergs, were displayc'd. 
