146 Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. [ 



Vict. Nat. 

 Vol. XXXV. 



The author gave the observations of several days among 

 the wild-flowers in the Serra Range, in the Grampians, during 

 which he met with a large number of interesting species. 



Mr. Barnard congratulated the author on the interest of his 

 remarks, but thought the title hardly correct, as he had 

 expected the paper to refer to the Serra Range shown on the 

 map of Victoria as extending from Mount William south- 

 westerly to Mount Abrupt. 



Miss Nethercote and Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S., said that the part 

 of the Grampians visited by Mr. Audas is shown on the tourist 

 map as the Serra Range. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. A. E. Keep made some interesting remarks regarding 

 the presence of Lyre-birds near the Sherbrooke Falls, Dande- 

 nong Ranges, during the Christmas holidays. He was 

 fortunate enough to hear and see a male bird on its dancing- 

 mound, and afterwards a young bird came within a few feet 

 of him during its search for food. 



The chairman instanced the value of recording natural history 

 notes and particulars of exhibits in the Naturalist, stating that 

 a country member. Dr. J. R. M. Thomson, of Lismore, N.S.W., 

 had brought the Society and the Naturalist under the notice 

 of the pupils attending the pubHc school at Keerrong in that 

 district, with the result that they had requested him to 

 forward for exhibitipn at a Club meeting certain specimens 

 then on the table. He considered the Club was indebted to Dr. 

 Thomson for his action, and trusted he would convey to the 

 pupils the Club's appreciation of their thoughtfulness. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. J. W. Audas, F.L.S. — About forty species of dried 

 plants in illustration of his paper, including Micromyrtus micro- 

 phylla, Benth., Fringed Heath-Myrtle, Laxmannia sessiliflora, 

 R. Br., Nodding Lily, Prostanthera hirtula, F. v. M., Hairy 

 Mint-bush, Kitnzea parvifolia, Sch., Crimson Kunzea (white 

 variety), Correa speciosa, Andw., Red Correa, C. amula, 

 F. V. M., Hairy Correa, and Pultencea laxiflora, Benth., Spreading 

 Bush-Pea. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Flowering specimens of Nuytsia 

 floribunda, the Christmas-tree of Western Australia, forwarded 

 by Mr. D. Herbert, Government Botanist, Perth, W.A. ; also 

 specimen of wolfram ore (weighing 2 J lbs.) from Wilks's Creek, 

 Marysville. 



By- Mr. C. E. Cole. — Insects, including specimens of 

 Ichneumonidas, Lepidoptera, and Hemiptera, the latter having 

 a colour pattern very similar to some Bracon flies (Braconidae), 

 also exhibited. 



