32 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
An adult female, taken at Kenthurst on December 
10th, 1904, lived till December 31st, and in that time laid 
over 50 eggs. By January 8rd, these had hatched, and 
one lived till May 4th. 
ORCHIDS COLLECTED AT LAWSON AND VALLEY 
HEIGHTS, APRIL, 1914. 
By Miss F. Sulman. 
Greenhoods, or Pterostylis grandiflora, L. 
Helmet Orchids, * acuminata, W,, 
* longifolia, L. 
F; nutans, Wi 
5 obtusa, eli 
Caladenia dimorpha, L. 
Acianthus fornicatus, _ V. 
~ Ant Orchid, Chiloglottis diphyla, V. 
Red Helmet, Corysanthes bicalearata, L., V.. 
Parson’s Bands, Eriochilus autumnalis, L. 
Streaked Leek Orchid, Prasophyllum striatum, L. 
Sturmia, Liparis reflexa, L., V. 
Bodlophyllum exiguum, Vv. 
L—Lawson; V—Valley Heights. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Mr. HeuMANN’s Aviaries At Brecrort; N.S.W. (Sat- 
URDAY, FEBRUARY, 1914).—Great interest was manifested 
by the large number of members of the Society, who had 
the privilege of seeing Mr. G. A. Heumann’s rich collec- 
tion of living Australian and exotic birds, in his fine 
aviaries at Beecroft. The great variety of seed-eating 
birds in this collection alone, would make a very remark- 
able assemblage; but what surprises the visitor most, is 
the unique collection of insectivorous, frugivorous, and 
other birds, many of which need so much attention, and 
necessitate the preparation of strange and special foods. 
I would fain touch upon the latter in some detail, but space 
at present forbids, as I wish to deal mainly here with the 
kinds of Australian birds that were to be scen on this one 
occasion. 
Among the exotic birds were gaudy Macaws from 
South America, the remarkable Kagu (Cagou) from New 
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