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128. —View across Sandven Lake, on the way to Buar Brae. 
129. —The glacier in the distance from the lake. 
180. —Boat landing from the lake for Buar Brae. 
181. —The Jordal route to Buar Brae. 
132. —Jordal and the stream from Buar Brae. 
133. —View across Jordal. 
134. —Buar Brae Glacier. 
135. —Foot of the glacier. 
136. —Upper part of the glacier. 
137. —View of Odde and the Soer Fjord ; this is a beautiful situation, 
and a convenient place for making excursions. 
138. —Back of Odde. 
139. —Rocks and wood near Odde. 
140. —Boulders in Hildal near Odde. 
141. —Hildals Fos Waterfall near Odde. 
142. —Bridge and valley near Odde. 
143. —Lote Fos Waterfall on road to Gorsvingane; this is the first of 
three fine waterfalls near together, and shows the clouds of 
spray rising from the fall. 
144. —Fspilandes Fos Waterfall. 
145. —Skars Fos Waterfall. 
146. —Winding road and valley near Gorsvingane. 
147. —Summit of the Gorsvingane Pass, nineteen miles from Odde, 
where the road is 3,400ft. in height above the sea, and rises to 
that extent from Odde, having in its course two very remarkable 
sets of steep zigzags. 
148. —The last slide shows a native of the Hardanger district, with 
the peculiar head-dress called a “skaut,” which is worn only 
by married women ; it is an elaborate, pleated and starched 
structure, that is highly prized by the native ladies. 
BIRMINGHAM NATURAL HISTORY AND MICROSCOPICAL 
SOCIETY.—February 10tli. Biological Section.— Mr. John F. Goode 
(Vice-President) in the chair. Mr. A. H. Martineau exhibited some 
specimens of the Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus), and the 
Lime Hawk-moth ( S . Tilice). Mr. Charles Pumpbrey then read a most 
interesting paper, by Mr. Arthur Hunt, of Durban, Natal, entitled 
“ Natural History Jottings in Natal,” being a graphic description of 
observations from nature in the South African bush. At the termina¬ 
tion of the paper a cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Hunt.— 
February 17tli. Geological Section. Mr. T. H. Waller, B.A., B.Sc., 
in the chair. Mr. John Garner, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., was proposed a 
member of the society. Mr. C. T. Parsons exhibited some beautiful 
opals from Queensland. One specimen had the ferruginous matrix 
adhering to it. The opals seem to be found in ferruginous nodules and 
bands filling either cavities or cracks, and not in volcanic rock, as 
seems usual in Hungary. Mr. C. J. Watson then showed and described 
a series of lantern views of Norwegian scenery taken during the excur¬ 
sion of the Vesey Club last summer. 
