Cbe Uictorian naturalist 



Vol. XX.— No. 8. DECEMBER 10, 1903. No. 240. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, i6th November, 1903. 



The president, Mr. O. A. Sayce, occupied the chair, and over 

 100 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



Mr. H. T. Tisdall reported that, owing to the very wet weather, 

 only three members attended the Club excursion to Emerald on 

 Saturday, 24th October, and little collecting could be done. 

 Fifty-two species of plants were, however, noted. 



Mr. D. Best read a report on the excursion to Wandong on 

 Cup Day, Tuesday, 3rd November, when six members attended. 

 The excursionists were favoured with exceptionally fine weather, 

 and, considering the district is not a good one for general collect- 

 ing, a fair number of specimens were noted, particularly in 

 Coleoptera. Some good micro-fungi were collected, which, on 

 being handed over to Mr. M 'Alpine for examination, were found 

 to include several new species. A number of specimens of 

 Silurian fossils were also collected during the day. 



A lengthy report on the excursion to Launching Place, which 

 extended from the 7th to 9th November, was read by Mr. A. D. 

 Hardy, who, with Mr. J. A. Kershaw, acted as leader. The 

 party numbered 14 altogether, including two lady members. 

 Saturday afternoon was spent working the flat country along the 

 course of the river Yarra, and in the vicinity of Launching Place. 

 On the following day a trip was taken to Malleson's Glen, on the 

 Don River, while Monday was devoted to a visit to Britannia 

 Creek. The general results of this excursion were regarded as 

 very satisfactory, particularly as regards botany. Mr. Kershaw 

 gave a report on the zoological results of the trip, while Mr. F. 

 Chapman furnished a note on the geology. The members of the 

 party were all delighted with the district for general field work, 

 and returned to town well satisfied with the results accomplished. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Bulletin Geological Society of 

 Victoria," Nos. 2 and 8, from the Society ; The Emu, vol. iii., 

 part 2, October, 1903, from the Australasian Ornithologists' 

 Union ; " Memoirs of the New South Wales Naturalists' Club, 

 No. I : a Catalogue of the Rhopalocera of Australia," by G. A. 

 Waterhouse, F.E.S., from the Club ; Agricultural Gazette of 



