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THE TASMANIAN NATURALIST. blow pipes, and other apparatus were shown, a nd practical demonstrations were given o n tw o starlings' eggs, which operations were successfully and quickly done. Mr . 'A. :\1. Lea (Government Entomo logist) also showed llOW t o se t out and mount butterfiies, moths, and other i n - sects. The wings of t h e former were stretched o u t an d fastened down with little strips o f p"per, 'the legs were p u t into proper po'sition, and kept i n place with many pins, which could be taken away when t h e specimen dried. T he meeting then resolved itself into a conversazione. November :JIieeting. 'rhe monthly meeting was held on t h e 28th of this month a t th e Masonic Hall. T h e Chall"lllan ( ~ l r . L. · Rodway) presided, and there was a n excellent attendance. T h e following n e w members were >ele'c'ted:---4.\feB!S'fs. G. iW. Is/milth \Jx!ford University) a n d C. J . Large; as juniors, !Masters E. Lines. a nd CIa u d e Bryan. Exnibition of Speeimens.-'Mrs. H. L . Rollerts showed a fine stuffed specimen ·olf th.1l welige-'tailed eagle (Urol1etus audax), also eggs of several kinds o f pheasants, a n d of t h e Californian quail, laid b y he r birds a t Beaumaris. Mr. A. L . Butler showed a skin of t h e blue· banded parrakeet, a n d also i t s eggs, an d three sets of eggs of the white-fronted chat (.Epthianura albifrons), showing .great difference in lllarkings. Mr. Rod wa y exhihited a n d described a fungus disease o n 11 specimen of Bass'ioea cine rea. Mr. E. A. Elliott showed a s·tuffed young cormorant (.PluiIacrocorax leuco gas,ter) a nd several sets of eggs of t h e same kind, taken a t Bruny Island; also egg,; of wedge-t,tiled eagle, forwarded him by M.1'. ,T. \V. :Mellor, of South ,Aus tralia. .:Mr. F. L. Brownell showed some peculiar geologieal specimens from t h e Brisei" tin mines. Mr. G. \V . Smith ('Xilih,tt'<i some photos of t he cor- moranis' rookery a t Bruny Island, an d Mr. Clive E. Lord also some photos o f this rookery a n d ,some others of a wedge t,uied eagle's ne"t near iEIooar·t. I n t h e unavoidable absence o f Mr . A. ~ L l ~ e a (Government Entomologist), a pa-per by him wa s read by t h e secretary on HA ~ e w and Remarkable Genus of Blind Beetles from Australia a n d manil1, of t he Fl1mily rrrichopterygidae," which will be found elsewhere ill this is'sue. Mr . Clive Lord read a n interesting account of t h e recent camp-out a t Ford Bay, Bruny Island, and which also ap · pears in this issue. iMr. !G. IW. Smith, 0If th e Ox f'Ol'd University, Iwho h;a,s Ibee'n senit h y t h inst'itution 't o ~ l ' a s m a n i l a <to ~ o r k u p a report on t h e freshwater crustacea of this island, gave a most interesting account of some o f these animals, illustrating hi s remarks with sketches on a blackuoard. I t is antici pated that an artiCle oy Mr . Smith, em hmcing the subject matter of h i s re marks a t the meeting, will appear i n t h e next issue of tire "Tasmanian Natural iBt." 1 T he usual conversazione closed a very enjoyable meeting. Note on a t.9asmanian Jfern.-C§ystopteris Jfragilis fBern. BY L. HODWAY (Government Botani.st). 'Thiil fern, so r,u·e with us, h a once m m e <been gathf'T'cd. :\11'. T. B. :\1,0 ore, who justly stands i n the front as a k"en o b s ( ~ ' v e r . rec.ently found i t in t h e neigll IbouriJood of t h e Fmnklin Ran·gc. Only I'1€leOr,u of it.s existence in rrasnlania is t ha t 0 f Gunn, \Y ho dis'cover·ed i t near Lwk·e St. Clair. Th e disir'ibution of this delicate fern is y·e.rv extensi,"e. bu t chie'fiy in t'he norther;l hemisphere.
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THE TASMANIAN NATURALIST.
blow pipes, and other apparatus were
shown, and practical demonstrations
were given on two starlings' eggs, which
operations were successfully and quickly
done.
Mr. 'A. :\1. Lea (Government Entomologist) also showed l lOW to set out andmount butterfiies, moths, and other in-
sects. The wings of the former were
stretched out and fastened down with
little strips of p"per, 'the legs were putinto proper po'sition, and kept in place
with many pins, which could be taken
away when the specimen dried.The meeting then resolved itself into
a conversazione.
November :JIieeting.
'rhe monthly meeting was held on the
28th of this month a t th e Masonic Hall.
The Chall"lllan( ~ l r .
L.· Rodway) presided,and there was an excellent attendance.
The following new members were
>ele'c'ted:---4.\feB!S'fs. G. iW. Is/milth \Jx!ford
University) and C. J. Large; as juniors,
!Masters E. Lines. and CIaude Bryan.
Exnibition of Speeimens.-'Mrs. H. L.
Rollerts showed a fine stuffed specimen
·olf th.1l welige-'tailed eagle (Urol1etus
audax), also eggs of several kinds of
pheasants, and of the Californian quail,
laid by her birds at Beaumaris. Mr. A.
L. Butler showed a skin of the blue·
banded parrakeet, and also its eggs, andthree sets of eggs of the white-frontedchat (.Epthianura albifrons), showing
.great difference in lllarkings. Mr. Rod
way exhihited and described a fungus
disease on 11 specimen of Bass'ioea cinerea. Mr. E. A. Elliott showed a s·tuffedyoung cormorant (.PluiIacrocorax leuco
gas,ter) and several sets of eggs of the
same kind, taken a t Bruny Island; alsoegg,; of wedge-t,tiled eagle, forwarded
him by M.1'. ,T. \V. :Mellor, of South ,Aus
tralia. .:Mr. F. L. Brownell showedsome peculiar geologieal specimens from
the Brisei" tin mines. Mr. G. \V
.Smith ('Xilih,tt'<i some photos of the cor-
moranis' rookery a t Bruny Island, and
Mr. Clive E. Lord also some photos ofthis
rookery and ,some othersof
awedge
t,uied eagle's ne"t near iEIooar·t.In the unavoidable absence of Mr. A.
~ L l ~ e a (Government Entomologist), apa-per by him was read by the secretary
on HA ~ e w and Remarkable Genus of
Blind Beetles from Australia and Tas
manil1, of the Fl1mily rrrichopterygidae,"
which will be found elsewhere ill this
is'sue.Mr. Clive E. Lord read an interesting
account of the recent camp-out a t Ford
Bay, Bruny Island, and which also ap ·
pears in this issue.iMr. !G. IW. Smith, 0If the Ox
f'Ol'd University, Iwho h;a,s Ibee'n senithy thM inst'itution 'to ~ l ' a s m a n i l a <to
~ o r k up a report on the freshwater
crustacea of this island, gave a most
interesting account of some of these
animals, illustrating his remarks with
sketches on a blackuoard. I t is antici
pated that an artiCle oy Mr. Smith, em
hmcing the subject matter of his re marks a t the meeting, will appear in the
next issue of tire "Tasmanian NaturaliBt." 1
The usual conversazione closed a very
enjoyable meeting.
Note on a t.9asmanian Jfern.-C§ystopterisJfragilis fBern.
BY L. HODWAY (Government Botani.st).
'Thiil fern, so r,u·e with us, has oncemme <been gathf'T'cd. :\11'. T. B. :\1,0 ore,
who justly stands in the front as a k"en
o b s ( ~ ' v e r . rec.ently found it in the neigllIbouriJood of the Fmnklin Ran·gc. Only
Qnc,!' hef(t'e i.n tll" pre".ent g'ene'l'at:on has
i t been gat1here-d. namel.v, hy \V. D. We·s:ton, of Luullc'e'ston. who me't with it a
ago in vicinity of
I'1€leOr,u of it.s existence in rrasnlania is
t ha t 0 f Gunn, \Y ho dis'cover·ed it near
Lwk·e St. Clair. The disir'ibution of this
delicate fern is y·e.rv extensi,"e. but
chie'fiy in t'he norther;l hemisphere. I t
ha;; not v·et bc·en found on th" mainland
of ~ l u s t;".lia, hut .ha" heen g:l thered in
lTI:1.ll.v localities in ~ e \ V Zealand. In
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J'fotes on a 'i9asmanian euealyptus.(e. gunnii of J. q) .1{oofier .)
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