82 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



August, 1897 ; five French pamphlets descriptive of ants, 

 wasps, and bees, by Charles Janet, and Lee's "Vade Mecum" 

 (purchased). 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Cecil Ryan was duly elected a 

 member of the Club. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S., entitled "Notes on a Trip to 

 Brisbane." 



The author briefly noted the more striking contents of the 

 Botanical Gardens and Queensland Museum, Brisbane, and also 

 referred to the work being done at the Australian Museum, 

 Sydney, and by the Government Entomologist of New South 

 Wales. 



In the discussion which followed Mr. C. Frost gave a short 

 description of the manner of producing the casts of snakes at the 

 Sydney Museum, so highly spoken of by Mr. French. Mr. Le 

 Souef stated that the casts are now made of a more plastic 

 material than at first adopted, thus giving even more lifelike 

 results. 



2. By Mr. VV. H. F. Hill, " Notes on Some Victorian Case 

 Moths," Part I. 



The author gave a detailed description of four Victorian Case 

 Moths — viz., Metura elongata, Saunders ; Etometa ignobilis, 

 Walker; Clania tenuis, Rosen.; and Clania Lewinii, Westwood — 

 with their life-histories and an account of the method of construct- 

 ing their "cases." The water-colour drawings by which the 

 paper was illustrated were especially admired. 



Professor Spencer congratulated Mr. Hill on the work he had 

 done, as evidenced in his paper. 



Mr. E. Anderson differed from the author as to the time of 

 emergence of the Lictor Moth, his experience being that it came 

 out about 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening. He also mentioned the 

 almost incredible swiftness of flight of the male Physicidse. 



Mr. A. Coles and Mr. G. Shepherd confirmed Mr. Hill's praise 

 of the Silver-eye, Zosterops cotrulescens, for its destruction of insect 

 pests. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. D. Le Souef read a note describing the habitat, nest, and 

 eggs of the White-headed Fruit Pigeon, Carpophaga Norfolciensis, 

 Lath., of N.E. Australia. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland drew attention to the recent notices in 

 Melbourne papers of an application to extend t he close season 

 for quail, which he hoped would be granted, in which he was 

 supported by Mr. A. Coles. 



Mr. A. E. Kitson read a note describing his observation of 



