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Wooster (Ballarat), R. Embelton (Lake Charm), H. King 

 (Murray River), G. W. Knight (Bendigo), Miss M. Henley 

 (Ovens River), W. Oke (Beechworth). An exhibit was also 

 received from Rev. R. Poynder (Parkville), 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



In addition to the exhibits mentioned above, the following is a 

 list of those presented in other departments : — By Messrs. E. 

 Anderson and F. Spry. — Coloured drawings of Ogyris olane, 

 0. abrota, and Hypoclirysops delicia. Mr. R. A. Bastow. — 

 Mounted specimens of mosses. Messrs. Cherry and Sons. — 

 Cabinets and setting boards for entomological specimens. By 

 A. Coles. — Stuffed specimens of birds — pair Golden Plover, 

 White-breasted Oyster Catcher, Copperhead Snake, Bell Bird, 

 Tree Sparrow and Common Sparrow. By Mr. J. E. Dixon. — 

 Specimens of the rather scarce butterfly Ogyris abrota ; also, 

 longicorn beetles, Phi yctcenodes puslulosus (Newm.) and 

 Uracanthits bivitta, bred from larvre found feeding in the timber 

 of the European furze used for hedges around Melbourne. By 

 Mr. C. French. — Illustrations of three new genera and 27 new 

 species of Victorian scale insects. By Baron von Mueller. — 

 "Atlas of Diatomacea;, " parts 41 and 42, by Adolph Schmidt. 

 By Mr. Rome. — Specimen of Strophantes (Central Africa). By 

 Mr. G. Sweet. — Plant impressions (aquatic), from Upper Silurian 

 at Wandong: also, from same locality, Bellerophon casts of 

 Spiral Univalves, Trilobites, and two species of Orthoceras. 



EXCURSIONS TO SANDRINGHAM. 



To the number of seventeen, members and friends, including four 

 ladies, left Melbourne by the 2.40 p.m. train for Sandringham on 

 Saturday afternoon, 1 3th August. The route taken was along the Ti- 

 tree on the coast towards Cheltenham. Considering the earliness 

 of the season we were very successful, about twelve species of 

 orchids in flower or fruit being collected, among which may be 

 mentioned the pretty little hooded orchid Corysanthes pruinosa, 

 Pterostylis nana, P. vittata, P. nutans, Cyrtostylis reniformis, 

 Acianlhus exsertus, &c. Plants of Pterostylis barbata, P. peduncu- 

 lata, Caleya major, Caladenia latifolia, and several other species, 

 were dug up for cultivation by some of the members. After 

 walking about three miles along the coast we turned into the heath 

 ground, about forty species of plants being noted in flower. 

 Specimens of the strange plant Phylloglossum drummondi were 

 collected, and we reached Sandringham station about 5.30 p.m., 

 after a pleasant afternoon's ramble. — C. French, jun 



