^2 THK VICTORIAN NATL'KALIST. 



available it was contended that it would well repay the Club to 

 organize a camp-out in the spring. The views, kindly shown by 

 Mr. J. Searle, certainly showed that the locality is not wanting in 

 beautiful scenery. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., read a note on a new method for the 

 extraction of friable fossils in sandy strata. 



Mr. D. Le Souef exhibited portion of the stomach of an eel, 

 showing where a crayfish which it had devoured had perforated 

 the lining of the stomach of its captor. The fish was caught by 

 Mr. Macgregor at Macedon on a night line, showing that the 

 injury did not prevent its feeding. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



The following were the principal exhibits of the evening : — By 

 Mr. A. Coles. — Five bones forming complete toe of the extinct 

 New Zealand Moa, Moa giganticus. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S. — 

 Exotic moths: Actiasluna, from North America ; A. selene, from 

 Himalayas; A. miiaosce, from South Africa. By Mr. C. French, 

 jun. — Eggs of the follovving Australian birds, viz. : — Yellow-necked 

 xMangrove Bittern from Queensland, White Tern from Norfolk 

 Island, Princess of Wales Parrakeet, Red-backed Kingfisher, and 

 Wliite-breasted Turnix (new) from Central Australia, Australian 

 Jabiru and Cat Bird from New South Wales. By Mr. W. H. 

 Ferguson. — Photograph of Rock Wallaby on trees. By Mr. J. 

 H. Gatliff. — Struthiolaria pajjulosa. Mart., ^S". inenuis, Sowb., 

 from New Zealand, and S. ( Pelecaria) scutulata, Dish., from New 

 South Wales. By Mr. S. A. Masters. — Orchid, IHerostylis vittata, 

 from Healesville (new locality). By Mr. James Mitchell. — 

 Specimen of Dendritic markings on Gneissose Rock from Broken 

 Hill. 



.After the usual conversazione the meeting: terminated. 



EXCURSION TO CHELTENHAM. 



This excursion took place on Saturday afternoon, 17th August, 

 its principal object being the collection of botanical specimens. 

 The route taken was down Charnwood-road to the beach. 

 Among the first plants found in the ti-tree were the little hooded 

 orchid, Corysanthes pruinosa, and Gyi'tostylis reniforniis, in 

 flower. On the track down to the " fossil beds " splendid 

 specimens of Pterostylis curta and the beautiful Clematis: 

 inicropliylla were collected, specimens of the latter measuring 

 several yards in length. Proceeding further along the ti-tree 

 towards Sandringham, the following orchids were collected, either 



