218 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
and Europe. The field work of the Peckhams and others in 
the United States, and of Fabre and his associates in Europe 
was referred to. Some remarkable experiments made by the 
advanced naturalists were cited by the lecturer. A full re- 
sume will appear in our. next issue. 
Mr. Finckh submitted the Annual Financial Statement 
which is printed on another page. This showed the Society 
to be in a healthy financial condition. The Annual Report 
of the Council was read by Mr. Cheel, and adopted. There 
being no extra nominations, the list of office-bearers submitted 
by the Council was put to the meeting, and carried unani- 
mously. Mr. Edwards then welcomed the new President, 
Mr. A. G. Hamilton, who returned thanks for the honour 
conferred upon him. 
Mr. A. A. Hamilton exhibited some interesting her- 
barium specimens and contributed a note thereon; Mr. W. 
W. Froggatt a fine series of fungi which he had recently 
collected in New Hebrides; Mr. Goldfinch a collection of 
insects; and Mr. A. Searle a small snake and insects. 
ORDINARY MEETING. 
3rd Sept., 1913.—Mr. G. A. Waterhouse, B.Sc., ete. 
(Vice-President) in the chair. The following were duly elected 
to membership :—Misses Perry B.Sc., R. Ling, 8. Tresilian, 
Mrs. A. G. Foster, Mrs. C. R. Thornett, Messrs. L. Walker, 
G. Wilson, P. 8S. Graham, A. Searle, and E. J. Bickford. 
The meeting was an open one for members to read short 
notes on Nature Study. The following members contributed 
notes and exhibits:—Mr. EK. Cheel, fresh flowering specimens 
of Leucopogon setiger, L. lanceolatus, L. ericoides, Hovea 
longifolia, Acacia longifolia, Logania floribunda, all of which 
were found at Hill Top in beautiful masses of flower. Mr. 
Cheel also exhibited and contributed a note on Hirneola poly- 
tricha, the so-called ‘‘Jew’s-ear’’ fungus. Mr. A. Gale, 
Golden Carp, having single, twin and fan-shaped tails all 
reared from the same parents. Miss F. Sulman, botanical 
specimens, from Queensland, with notes. Mr. C. H. Wick- 
ham, moths, with their life-histories. Miss C. le Plaistrier, 
primrose (Primula vulgaris), having the common peduncle 
much more elongated than usual. Mr. A. A. Hamilton, 
botanical specimens, with notes thereon. Mr. G. A. Water- 
house, an interesting specimen of Yaenaris, in which the 
two usual large eye spots of the underside of the hind-wing 
were absent on the left side, though present on the right, 
also a bred female of the large Trotdes goliath, from Dutch 
New Guinea, and examples of Delias aruna, from New Guinea 
and N. Australia, showing their geographical differences. 
