6 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST, 
Cockatoo-Parrakeets. 
Blue Bonnets. 
Blue Fronted Amazon. 
Mountain Parrot. 
Of doves and pigeons there are:— 
Wonga Wonga pigeons, N.S.W. 
Crested Bronze Wings, N.S.W. 
Common and Brush Wings, Tasmania. 
Necklace Doves, Java. 
Pink Eyed Doves, Q. 
Peaceful Doves, Q. 
Little Green Pigeons, Philippines and Australian. 
Barred Shouldered Dove. 
Barbary Doves, both varieties. 
Blue-winged Dove. 
Plumed Ground Dove. 
Other birds are a pair of black swans, which swim in hes 
stately fashion in a pond shaded by N.Z. flax and tree 
ferns, also Cape Barron geese, Maned geese, King teal 
(now almost extinct), Mandarin ducks, Mallard and Para- 
dise ducks and a Mountain drake; a pair of emus, chest- 
nut-faced owls, Tasmanian bald coot and native hens, 
the last-named being peculiar to Tasmania; also Spur- 
winged and Black-fronted plovers. 
Two or three aviaries contain many small birds of dif- 
ferent kinds—a Paradise whydah, graceful honey-eaters, 
finches of several varieties, Californian and King quail, a 
pair of New Guinea minahs or grackles, and georgeous 
plumaged weavers, now in colour and putting on airs ac- 
cordingly. It is noticeable that the weavers are much more 
ageressive and overbearing towards the other birls when 
in colour than whey they are in their coats of sober brown. 
Altogether, the collection is a most interesting one, 
and if any members of our Society are paying Hobart a 
visit at any time, they should not fail to call and see it. 
NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN MYXIES (MYCETOZOA 
MYXOMYCETES). 
(By Edwin Cheel.) 
A group of minute organisms, which may be placed 
intermediate between the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, 
