14 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



found and described by Mr. J. Shephard ; " The Great Earth- 

 worm of Gippsland," by Mr. J. Hulme, communicated by 

 Professor Spencer ; and " The Whistling Moth," quoted from the 

 Queenslander of April last. 



Mr. C. Frost called the attention of members to some 

 parasitic larvae which were plainly visible under the skin on the 

 back of a frog ; and the Chairman made reference to a new 

 Victorian orchid {Pterostylis pedaloglossus) found near Oakleigh, 

 and exhibited in flower by Mr. C. French, jun. 



PRIZE COMPETITION FOR NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS. 



The exhibits in connection with the prize competition for 

 natural history specimens recently instituted by the Club for the 

 purpose of encouraging the study of natural history amongst the 

 younger members of the community were on view, and although 

 the committee was somewhat disappointed at the rather small 

 number of exhibits, the quality of some of them was highly 

 satisfactory. 



Messrs. F. G. A. Barnard, D. Best, C. French and G. D. 

 Pritchard acted as judges, and the competitors were placed in the 

 order of merit as shown in the subjoined list. 

 Group Zoology. 



Class 2. — Mollusca {land, fresh water, and marine shells). — 

 Edward S. Hart, Charles Gabriel, Eleanor C. Keartland, 

 Alice M. Keartland. 

 Class 3. — Lepidoptera {butterflies and moths). — Laurence K. 



Cronin, Bernard C. Cronin. 

 Class. 4. — Coleoptera {beetles). — George E. F. Hill, Alice Water- 

 house. 

 Class 5. — Other Orders (ivasps, bees, ants, <kc.) — Gerald F. Hill, 



Bernard F. Hill, Wilfred F. Hill. 

 Class 6. — Different Orders of Insects. — Archibald D. Michie. 

 Class 7. — Life History of Insects. — Bernard F. Hill, Gerald F. 

 Hill. 

 Group Botany. 



Class 10. — Alga;. — Eleanor C. Keartland, Alice M. Keart- 

 land. 

 Group Geology and Palaeontology. 



Class 10. — Rocks and Minerals. — Stanley Mitchell, James 

 Finlay. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



By Mr. E. Anderson. — Drawings to illustrate the life history of 

 Amelora leucaniata, llialassoides inspirata, and Teara melanostieta. 

 By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Victorian Fern, Botrychium ternatum, 

 grown by exhibitor. By Mr. C. C Brittlebank. — Coloured 

 drawings illustrating life history of a Curculionid and a " Tree- 

 hopper." By Mr. F. J. Ellemor. — Pair of stuffed Banded 



