1 8 Exrursion to Altona Bay. [vl'^xxxiv 



Q. and G., sp., Bittium granariuni, Kienev, sp., Bittitim lawUy^ 

 anum, Crosse, Lotorium eburneum. Reeve, sp., Columbella angasi, 

 Brazier, Cominella lineolata. Lam., sp., Nassa pauperata. Lam., 

 Nassa fasciaia, Lam., sp., Conns anemone, Lam., Bulla mis- 

 tralis. Gray, Siphonaria dicmencnsia, Q. and G. 



EsTUARiNE. — Bivalves. — Erycina helmsi, Hedley.* Gastero- 

 pods. — Truncatella marginata, Kiister, Assiininea hrazicri, T. 

 Woods, Salinator fragilis. Lam., sp. 



Freshw.vter. — Gasteropod. — Bythinella, sp. 

 List of Foraminifera found at Altona Bayf : — 

 Miliolidce. — Spiroloculina grata, Terquem., frequent ; Milio- 

 lina oblonga, Montagu, sp., common; M . bosciana, d'Orb.,. sp., 

 common ; M. rotunda, d'Orb., sp., very rare ; M . circularis, 

 Bornemann, sp., very rare ; M . subrotunda, Montagu, sp., very 

 rare ; M . seminulum, L., sp., common ; M . vulgaris, d'Orb., 

 sp., very rare ; M . cuvieriana, d'Orb., sp., rare ; M. venusta, 

 Karrer, sp., rare ; M. contorta, d'Orb., sp., rare ; M . boueana, 

 d'Orb., sp., very rare. Nodosariidiie. — Polymorphina lactea, 

 W. and J., sp., frequent; P. comvtunis, d'Orb., frequent; P. 

 oblonga, d'Orb., frequent ; P. elcgantissima, Parker and Jones, 

 very rare : P. regina. Brady, Parker, and Jones, common. 

 Rotaliidie. — Discorbina dimidiata, J. and P., very common ; 

 Rotalia beccarii, L., sp., very common ; R. calcar, .d'Orb., sp., 

 very rare. Nummulinida;. — Polystomella sir iatopunc lata, F. and 

 M., sp., frequent : P. macella, F. and M., sp., frequent ; P. 

 macelia, var. limbata. Chapman, frequent ; P. crispa, L., sp., 

 common ; P. subnodosa, Miinster, sp., rare. — F. Chapmak. 



[The publication of this report has been overlooked. — Ed. 

 Vict. Nat.] 



Late Breeding of Yellow-tailed Thornbill, Acanthiza 

 chrysorrhoa. — On loth February I found a nest of these birds in 

 one of the Pepper-trees, Schinus molle, in my garden. On 

 inserting my finger into the entrance I found that it contained 

 three young ones nearly fledged, and on the 14th they left the 

 nest, and were following the old birds about the garden. 

 Although I have seen a great many nests of these birds in my 

 rambles, I never found one with either eggs or young ones later 

 than November. It is one of the early breeders, and a few 

 years ago a nest containing eggs was found in a neighbour's 

 garden on 8th August. — G. A. Keartland. Preston, i6th April, 

 1917. 



* For tlie (Ifteniiiiiatioii ut tins species, as well as of several other small 

 lorms, I am indcbtetl to Mr. C. J. Gabriel. 



t From " Recent Foraminifera of Victoria : Some Littoral Gatherings," 

 Juurn. Quek. Micr. Club, 1907, ser. 2, vol. x., pp. 117-146, pis. i.\., x. 



