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of pink and blue were contributed by the boronias, B. filifolia 

 and B. ccrrnkscens, and of yellow by the Yellow vStackhousia, 

 S, ftava, and the Crowded Parrot-Pea, Dillwymia florihiuuia. 

 Other interesting^ liowering plants were the Slender Rice-flower, 

 Pimelea linifolia, Dapline Heath, Brachyloma daphnoides, 

 Rosemary (irevillea, (i. rosiiiarinifolia, and the Violet Spy- 

 ridium, S. suhochreatiim . On the outskirts of the desert two 

 varieties of Myrtle, Micromyrtits microphylla and Calytrix 

 ietragona, grew in great profusion, their snowy-white and 

 delicate pink-shaded blooms being good to look upon. 

 Amongst this wealtli of colour the plaintive call of the Tawny- 

 crowned Honey-eater, Glyciphila fnhnfrons, seemed nmch out 

 of place. It assailed us, however, from all sides, as this bird 

 is very common right throughout the desert. An occasional 

 family of Purple-backed Wrens, a few Pipits, and the new 

 Acanthiza seem to be the only species that dwell permanently 

 in this arid country. The small belt of gums at the lake attracts 

 a few other species, the following being noted there : — Mvzaniha 

 garrula, Rhipiduni tricolor, Artcnniis sordid iis, and Pardalottis 

 striatus. 



I am indebted to Mr. Audas, F.L.S., of the National Herb- 

 arium, for identifying the various plants mentioned in the 

 paper. 



[Owing to pressure on space, tiie list of birds observed 

 by Mr. Wilson will a])])ear in the Ufxt Naturalist. — Ed. Vict. 

 Nat.] 



The Great War. — We regret to annovmce that another 

 member of the Field Naturalists' Clul) has suffered bereavement 

 through the loss of a son while on active service. We extend 

 our sympathy to Mr. F. Pitcher, who was unable to take an 

 active part in the recent exhibition of wild-flowers owing to the 

 receipt of a cable stating that his younger son. Driver Ernest 

 Arthur Pitcher, had died in France on the 17th of September. 

 We trust that his brother Albert, still on active service, may be 

 spared to return to his bereaved parents. 



The Exhibition of Wild - Flowers. — It has not been 

 possible to prepare an account of the annual exhibition of 

 wild-llowers held in the Melbourne Town Hall t)n Tuesday, 

 1st October, in time for this Naturalist. The exhibition was 

 again a marked success, and it is expected that the net result 

 will closely approach that of last year. Members who received 

 tickets for sale will greatly facilitate the closing of accounts by 

 forwarding to the hen. treasurer, at once, all money in hand 

 and unsold tickets. 



