148 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



at leaving and wishes for a longer stay. Our vice-president, Mr. 

 F. G, A. Barnard, is to be congratulated on the result of his 

 suggestion that Mr. J. Manfield, jun., be asked to undertake the 

 management of the camp, and our thanks are due to the latter 

 for his untiring efforts to provide for our wants ; also to Mr, A. 

 Mattingley for the loan of two of his tents, and we sincerely 

 regretted that business prevented him from being with us. 



The following are the names of the members and friends com- 

 prising the first camping-out party from the Field Naturalists' Club 

 of Victoria to visit the Buffalo Mountains : — Mesdames Coghill 

 and Shephard, Dr. Gert. Halley, Misses K. Cowle, Felstead (2), 

 McHaffie, Mclnnes, Shaw, Shephard, and Wingrove, Dr. Sutton, 

 Messrs. Blackett, Felstead (2), Gerrard, Gossler, Kernot, 

 Mathieson, J. Shephard, Summers (2), and Tilly, Master J. 

 Tuckett, with Messrs. Coghill and Weindorfer as leaders. 



I am indebted to my co-leader, Mr. G. Weindorfer, for the 

 botanical report of the trip ; to Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., for a 

 list of the beetles collected ; to Mr. R. A. Bastow for the names 

 of the mosses, &c., collected by Miss K. Cowle ; to Miss 

 McHafhe for notes on the birds observed ; and to Mr. J. 

 Shephard and Mr. O. A. Sayce for some notes on the pond-life. 



Ornithology. — In the following notes I have included the 

 principal birds observed during the " camp-out " at Mt. Buffalo : — 



Uroa'etus midax, Wedge-tailed Eagle. — Occasionally seen on 

 the ranges, but not numerous anywhere. 



Coroiie australis, Raven. — Observed a flock of about eight or 

 ten flying backwards and forwards amongst the high rocky 

 peaks. 



iStrepera ctmeicaudata, Grey Crow-Shrike. — Saw a few, and fre- 

 quently heard their familiar harsh double note. 



Collyriocincla harmonica, Grey Shrike-Thrush. — Fairly plenti- 

 ful wherever the timber was thickest, and its melodious voice was 

 one of the first to be heard before sunrise. 



Petrceca leggii, Scarlet-breasted Robin. — Very numerous every- 

 where, but particularly in rocky localities. Found a nest in the 

 crevice of a huge granite boulder, containing three eggs ; but for 

 the most part the birds had not finished building, a good many 

 nests we found being still unlined. 



Malurtcs cyaneus, Blue Wren. — Numerous among the low 

 scrub, and appeared to be building. 



Rhipidura albiscapa, White-shafted Fantail. — Not very 

 common. Did not find a single nest, old or new. 



Geocichla lunulata, Mountain-Thrush. — Observed several 

 hopping about on the ground, in their search for insects through 

 the tangled undergrowth. 



Acmithiza chrysorrhoa, Yellow-rumped Tit. — A great many 



