THE TASMANIAN NATURALIST. 
H. L. Pottcnger exhibited eggs from New 
South Wales of the White Corcorax, the 
tjualin or magpie lark, and the grey 
jumper. 
Mr. Clive Lord read a paper on Bird 
Photography, showing how to go about 
it. lie advised eommencing l>y photo¬ 
graphing the nests the first season, at 
the same time observing the habits of 
the birds, and learning how best to pro¬ 
cure pictures of them. He mentioned 
some devices which have been used by 
naturalists for approaching nests, but 
impressed the need of untiring patience. 
Details of the camera he would recom¬ 
mend were also touched upon. 
‘Mr. Arthur Butler supplemented Mr. 
Lord’s helpful paper, mentioning some 
birds it was easy to photograph. 
Mr. A. R. Reid gave a paper on “Pro¬ 
pagation of Game,” which is printed in 
full herein. 
Mrs. H. L. Roberts and others com¬ 
mended Mr. Reid's paper. Mrs. Roberts 
mentioned that she had successfully bred 
Mallard ducks during the past season. 
i lie lion, secretary read a report, pre¬ 
pared by a committee, suggesting to the 
Government certain amendments to the 
(lame Protection Act, which were ap¬ 
proved. J 
August Meeting. 
A meeting and conversazione was held 
in the Masonic llall in August. Mr. S. 
C,ernes, chairman of the ciub, presided, 
and there was an excellent attendance. 
The secretary reported that letters had 
been received from eminent naturalists 
m Australia, praising the club’s journal, 
the "Tasmanian Naturalist,” and wishing 
it every success. 
The lollowing new members were elec¬ 
ted: — Mrs. Cvril 'Cameron, For.km, Nile; 
Mr. J. 11. Could, and .John Grn.lili.in; 
as juniors, 'Masters C. Caive, \ . IHick- 
ma.ii, F Dull', of (Hobart, ami Richard 
Dawson, of Belleriive. 
The illustrations of a new publication 
by Mr. L. Rodway, printed by the club, 
entitled "Trees anil Shrubs of Tasmanian 
Forests,” were shown and admired. A 
number of illustrated booklets on Eng¬ 
lish nature objects, published by 
M'Gowan, were tabled. 
.Specimens Exhibited.—-By Mr. H. J. 
Colbnurn, skull of swuru-fisli, on which 
interesting observations were made. The 
secretary (Mr. Elliott) showed an un¬ 
usually good collection of aboriginal im¬ 
plements, arohaeoliths. which he had re¬ 
cently collected on the East Coast, at 
■ixelvedon, hr. Noetling offered remarks 
on some of the more interesting of them. 
Mr. F. L. Brownell nad some similar 
ones, which he had collected near Ho¬ 
bart. Mr. A. M. Lea showed a small 
live whip snake, which excited interest 
among members. Air. L. Rodway, Go¬ 
vernment Botanist, showed and explained 
a rare fern, Cystopteris fragilis. Mr. B. 
L. M'honald had some shells from Trini¬ 
dad, which had unusual growth of long 
seaweed on them. 
Air. A. AL Lea, Government Entomolo¬ 
gist, gave a leeturette on marine life, 
with limelight illustrations, lie showed 
lorms of corals, and explained the growth 
of the coral reefs, and showed many of 
the invertebrate animals which are to be 
found there. The leeturette was not con¬ 
fined tu marine life, however, and seve¬ 
ral slides were shown illustrating the life 
history of the mosquito, which spends its 
larval -stage in the :m-?h water pools. The 
ditferenee was shown between the com¬ 
mon moHquito and the species which is 
known to spread malarial fever. 
Dr. Fritz Noetling then gave ail inter¬ 
esting account of the geology of the Barn 
•niff. He described carefully the enor¬ 
mous ore deposits of that comparatively 
unknown district. He stated that the 
ore in sight at present represented seve¬ 
ral millions of tons, and he expressed 
himself as being sure that a big future 
lies before this great mineral field, es¬ 
pecially referring to tue Derwent and 
Lake Windermere mines. 
Air. E. L. I’iesse proposed votes of 
t..atlks to those who nad taken part in 
the meeting, after which those present 
examined tile specimens. 
A remarkable Tasmanian beetle (Am- 
blyopinus JansoniL which lives at tho 
base of the tail of one of our hush rats, 
has recently been taken by Air. H. M. 
Xieholls. at Garden Island Creek. The 
only other reported capture «>f this spe¬ 
cies war by Mr. Aug. .SinWOU, nt, Ben 
Lonmnd, about 110 years ago. The nearest 
relative of this beetle lives at the base 
of the tail of a species of mouse in South 
America. 
In January, 1000, bush fives burnt many 
beautiful gullies on Aloitiit Wellington. 
The ground thrush (Geoeichla macrorhyn- 
chu), amongst, other birds deprived of 
iheir customary haunts, had to seek 
fresh nesting grounds, ami during last 
spring more than usual of these birds 
were found building by the New Town 
Creek and other places untouched by the 
fires. 
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