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&c. ; cabinet drawer of Australian Phasanidae (stick insects) ; 

 cabinet drawer of Victorian beneficial insects ; cabinet drawer 

 of Victorian scale insects (Coccidae) ; twelve Victorian insect- 

 ivorous birds (mounted). 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — The largest Victorian volute shell, 

 Voluta vtamilla, Gray, showing different stages of growth ; 

 examples of rare Victorian shells ; ship-worms, showing destruc- 

 tion caused to marine constructions ; and a common cowry 

 and its varieties. 



By Mr. J . Gabriel. — Collection of Victorian seaweeds 

 (mounted). The greater part of the collection was made by 

 the late Mr. H. Watts, one of the founders of the Club. 



By Mr. W. Glance. — Auriferous quartz specimens from 

 Western Australia. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. — Specimens of nests of trap-door 

 spiders, from Queensland ; collection of timbers of Victorian 

 trees ; honey from twelve species of eucalypts ; forest fungi 

 destructive to timber ; and other exhibits relating to forestry, 

 on behalf of the Forest Department of Victoria. 



By Mr. J. H. Harvey. — Stereoscope, with views of Yarran- 

 gobilly Caves, N.S.W. 



By Mr. R. A. Keble. — Minerals occurring in basalt at Rich- 

 mond and Clifton Hill quarries. 



By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S. — Platypus and young ; Echidna 

 and young ; case of common Victorian shore crabs ; Paper 

 Argonauts, Argonauta nodosa, with animal and eggs ; case 

 illustrating life-histories of common Victorian insects ; Bot-fly, 

 Gastrophilus equi, and portion of stomach of horse with larvae 

 (" bots ") attached ; large silken bag constructed by the 

 larvae of the Bag-shelter Moth, Teara contraria. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — About forty Australian bird-skins, 

 including Alexandra Parrakeet, Spathopterus alexandrce, Yellow- 

 collared Parrakeet, Platycercits semitorquatiis, Keartland's 

 Honey-eater, Ptilotis keartlandi, Crow-Shrike (albino), Gymnor- 

 hina leuconota, and Painted Finch, Emhlema pida ; also abor- 

 iginal stone axes, glass and quartzite spear-heads, hair girdles, 

 string made from wild cotton, and bag made from palm-leaf fibre. 



By Mr. J. P. M'Lennan. — Aboriginal stone axes, wedges, 

 hammers, and mill stones. 



By Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S. — Series of aboriginal spear- 

 points, from North-West Australia. 



By Messrs. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., and C. French, jun. — Sixty 

 lantern transparencies of Victorian orchids (exhibited by 

 electric light), also living plants of the orchids Pterostylis reflexa, 

 P. nutans, P. concinna, and Acianthus exsertus. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Mounted specimens of Victorian ferns, 

 grasses, sea-weeds ; flowering specimen (female) of Stunted 



