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headquarters, the author made successful expeditions, judging 

 from the photographic slides shown, to the Franklin Falls, four or 

 five miles from Toora ; to the Agnes Falls, on the Agnes River; 

 and to some new falls on the Franklin, which Mr. Sugars has 

 named Yeoman's Falls. A waterfall of less extent on the Falls 

 Creek was also visited, and called the Weeping Falls. The 

 views presented allowed the audience to judge very clearly the 

 character of the natural features of the country passed through, 

 and as the committee has decided that the next long excursion of 

 the Club should be to South Gippsland, members who attend 

 may reasonably expect not only a pleasant, but also a profitable 

 trip. In concluding an interesting paper Mr. Sugars thanked the 

 Secretary and Directors of the Working Men's College for the use 

 of their splendid lantern, as also Mr. A. J. Campbell, F.L.S., for 

 working it. 



EXHIBITS. 



The meeting terminated with the usual exhibition of specimens, 

 of which the following is a list : — By Mr. A. J. Campbell. — The 

 first authenticated egg from the nest of the Regent Bird 

 (Sericulus melinus), found last December in the Richmond 

 River district. By Mr. C. F. Duncan. — Six rare Ferns. By Mr. 

 C. French, jun. — Eggs of Masked Gannet and Indian Tern, 

 from North-West Australia. By Mr. H. F. Hill. — Case of 

 Hymenoptera parasitic on Victorian Lepidoptera. By G. A. 

 Keartland. — Two lizards (Delma fraseri and Lialis burtoni) ; 

 four snakes ; eggs of Tallegalla lathami (Brush Turkey), 

 Eupodotis australis (Native Turkey), jEdicnemus grallarius 

 {Southern Stone Plover), Geophaps scripla (Partridge Bronzewing 

 Pigeon), Centropus 2^^asianus (Pheasant Coucal), &c. ; skins of 

 Redwing Lory (Moreton Bay), Rosella, three Finches (Burdekin 

 River, Queensland). By Mrs. W. Martin. — Heliophyllum 

 yassense (Eth. N. Sp.) By Baron von Mueller. — Native Bees' 

 honey ; also, comb and Bees from near Port Jackson, New 

 South Wales, collected by Miss King ; Trachymene effusa, 

 showing large edible roots, collected by Miss Alice Eaton, 

 Youndegin, West Australia ; two Giant Lemons of Fiji, weighing 

 over 3 lbs., collected by W. Graburn, Esq. — these lemons often 

 weigh 5 lbs. By Mrs. R. Simson. — Crustacea, from Geelong. 

 By Mr. F. Spry. — Complete life-histories of Oyyris olane and 

 0. abrota. 



EXCURSION TO FERNTREE GULLY. 



We left Melbourne by the 10.20 a.m. train on the morning of 

 19th March for Upper Ferntree Gully. The party, which was 

 under the leadership of Professor Spencer and Mr. C. French, 

 numbered in all eleven, of whom two were ladies. The previous 



