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Ovvston, of Yokohama, succeeded in finding the nest and eggs on 

 the slopes of Mt. Fujiyama, Japan, about 2,500 feet above sea 

 level. Some account of the bird's migrations was given, their 

 residence in Victoria being from about the middle of August to 

 the middle of following March. 



Some discussion followed, in which Messrs. Barnard, Keartland, 

 Le Souef, Coles, and others joined. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell read a note reporting the finding of the 

 Large-billed Scrub-Wren at Cape York, North Queensland, and at 

 Loch, Victoria, thus considerably extending its recorded range. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell also contributed a note on the Large-billed 

 Shrike-Robin, Uopsaltria magnirostris, Ramsay, of which he 

 recently received eggs from Richmond River district, N.S.W. 



Mr. J. G. Luehmann, F.L.S., read a note on a new Polygala 

 from Western Australia. 



The Chairman drew attention to the frames of mounted and 

 named Algse presented to the Club by Mr. H. T. Tisdall, and 

 thanked him for them. Mr. Tisdall stated in reply that the 

 Algae were typical specimens from outside Port Phillip Heads, 

 which he had prepared for exhibition at the recent meeting of the 

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science in 

 Sydney, and that he hoped to be able at some future date to 

 present a series typical of the Algce of Port Phillip Bay. Mr. 

 Coghill referred to the excellence with which all Mr. Tisdall's 

 work was done, and the example thus placed before all workers 

 in natural history. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. T. T. Brittlebank, per Mr. C. French, F.L.S.— Oil 

 paintings of Australian birds by Mr. E. J. Cox, Clarence River, 

 N.S.W. By Mr. A. J. Campbell. — Eggs of Australian Snipe; 

 skins (male and female) and eggs of Large-billed Shrike-Robin, 

 skin of Large-billed Scrub-Wren (new for Victoria). By Mr. A. 

 Coles. — Two eggs of Australian Cassowary from Queensland. 

 By Mr. C. French, jun. — Clutch of eggs of Tasmanian Swamp 

 Quail, Tasmania. By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. — Phreatoicojisis 

 Australis, in illustration of Mr. Hill's paper. By Mr. G. A. Keart- 

 land. — Eggs of Black Falcon, Short-winged Podargus, Spotted 

 Nightjar, Owlet Nightjar, White-breasted Swallow, Red-backed 

 Kingfisher, Black-faced Wood Swallow, and Red-lored Pardalote, 

 in illustration of paper. By Mr. Mattingley. — Eggs of Crocodile 

 C. sporosus, from Mungalla, Herbert River, Queensland. By Mr. 

 G. E. Shepherd. — Eggs of Yellow-necked Bittern and Noisy 

 Pitta from New South Wales, and Black-capped Sittella from 

 Kewell, Victoria. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



