THE 
Hustralian Maturalist. 
Vou. III. APRIL 7, 1914. Parr 2. 
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NOTE.—Members having any matter of interest suitable for publication 
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ORDINARY MEETINGS. —— 
February 3rd, 1914—Mr. A. G. Hamilton (Presi- 
dent) in the chair. The following were elected members :—- 
Misses Green and Winn, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Parkes, Mr. 
W. J. Enright, B.A. 
A lecture’ on ‘‘Sea Birds of Furneaux and other Is- 
lands’? was delivered by Mr. W. Finigan, Honorary Sec- 
retary of The Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South 
Wales. The slides shown by Mr. Finigan were most beauti- 
ful, and the lecture extremely interesting. The lecturer 
stated that a large trade was done in Mutton Bird eggs, 
one pastrycook in Victoria using probably over a thou- 
sand dozen in a year, as a substitute for duck eggs. The 
birds are found in large numbers on the islands of Port 
Phillip and round Cape Wollami. 
The following specimens were exhibited:—Mr. D. G. 
Stead, F.L.S., teeth of man-eating shark, Carcharias 
brachyurus, with notes; Mr. Searle, a cast snakeskin; Mr. 
A. A. Hamilton, herbarium specimens of Leucopogon am- 
plexicaulis, Acacia pumila, Styphelia triflora, Grevillea 
sphacelata, with notes thereon. On behalf of Mrs. Gibbes, 
of Ashfield, Mr. Carne exhibited West Australian plants 
grown locally. 
March 3rd, 1914.—Mr. E. 8. Edwards, M.A. (Vice- 
President), in the chair. An apology was received from 
the President (Mr. A. G. Hamilton), who was unable to 
be present. Dr. A. J. Turner and Mr. F. §. Oliver were 
elected members. 
A letter was read from the Secretary of State for the 
Colonies to the Federal Prime Minister, explaining that 
the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Bill was again 
to be brought before the British Parliament by His 
Majesty’s Government during’ the current Session. 
A lecture was delivered by G. P. Darnell-Smith, B.Sce., 
F.1.C., on ‘Nature and the Mechanistic Conception of Life.’’ 
Miss Mabel Brewster exhibited specimens showing the 
life history of the Ant-lion (Myrmeleonides); Mr. W. M. 
Carne, Samoan girls’ dancing skirt; jam made from fruits 
of Native Lime (Atalantia glauca); examples of lateral 
