66 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



PAPERS. 



i. By Mr. R. Hall, entitled "Notes on the Birds of the Box 

 Hill District." 



The author continued his remarks on the habits of the birds of 

 his locality, dealing with the group of Honey-eaters, and illustrat- 

 ing his remarks with an interesting series of specimens. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell, in the course of some remarks on the 

 paper, pointed out the value of local work, such as that brought 

 before the Club by Mr. Hall. 



2. By Mr. A. J. Campbell, entitled " Notes on the Fantailed 

 Cuckoo." 



In this the author gave a list of the various foster-parents 

 of the Fantailed Cuckoo so far noted, and mentioned their 

 habits. He entered into the question of how the cuckoos 

 deposit their eggs in nests with very small openings, such as the 

 Acanthizas. 



In the discussion which followed, Mr. D. Le Souef said that 

 he had noticed, during a recent excursion in Croajingolong, a 

 large number of nests, each containing a young Fantailed Cuckoo, 

 and in nearly every instance only one of the young birds of the 

 rightful owner had been left with it. 



3. By Mr. J. G. Luehmann, F.L.S., entitled " On a Species 

 of Pluchea from Western Australia." 



The author stated that on closer inspection he found this to be 

 a variety, and not a new species. He then gave a description 

 of the genus Pluchea, and cited it as one having some of the 

 most interesting features of the order Composite. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. D. Le Souef read a note on the Pied Crow-Shrike, or 

 Butcher Bird, Cracticus picatus, Gould — describing its note, 

 habits, nest, and eggs. Mr. Le Souef also drew attention to the 

 skin of the White-faced Robin, Pcecilodryas albi/acies, Sharp — 

 exhibited, the first which had been obtained in Australia. The 

 bird was shot recently at Somerset, Cape York, by Mr. H. G. 

 Barnard, and previously had been found only in New Guinea, 

 from whence the type specimen was described. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland contributed a note describing some rare 

 eggs, several of which — notably the Great Palm Cockatoo — were 

 exhibited for the first time. 



EXHIBITS. 



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

 Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Zeolites, from Corporation Quarries, 

 Clifton Hill. By Mr. A. Coles.— Pair of Collared Plain Wan- 

 derers, Peclionomus torquatus, Gld. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S. — 

 Coloured illustration of Attacus hercules — rare Atlas Moth, North 

 Queensland— drawn by Mr. C. C. Brittlebank. By Mr. C. 

 French, jun. — Clutch of Comb-crested Parra's eggs, from New 



