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Hill, G. E. F., Windsor— Five cases of Coleoptera. 



Hill, Master G. F., Windsor — Cases of Lepidoptera, and Life-Histories of 



Insects (first prize juvenile competition). 

 Hill, Master B. F., Windsor — Cases of various Orders of Insects, and of 



Hymenopteia (first prize juvenile competition). 

 KEARTLAND, G. A., Carlton — Case of Quail and three cases of Australian 



Birds. 

 KERSHAW, W., Windsor — Four cases of Australian Lepidoptera. Four cases 



of Foreign Lepidoptera. 

 KlTSON, A. E. , East Melbourne— Aboriginal Skull. Skull of Tiger. Ethno- 

 logical and Geological Collection. 

 Le Souef, U., Parkville — Collection of North Queensland Bird Skins, Nests, 



and Eggs, also Seeds and Native Weapons. Photographic Views of 



North Queensland and of the Tree-climbing Kangaroos. 

 MARTIN, Mrs. Floka, North Brighton — Two Giant Earthworms, from 



Urouin, 7 ft. 2 in. and 7 ft. 6 in. respectively (measured length). 

 Masters, S. A., Prahran — Collection of 50 species of Victorian Orchids. 

 Mueller, Baron F. v<Sn, K.C.M.G., .South Varra— Some new plants from 



Mount Dayman in the Highland of New Guinea, collected by Mr. W. 



Armitt under the direction of Sir W. Macgregor. 

 Pitcher, F., Melbourne— Types of 61 species of Victorian Ferns. 

 Pkitchard, G. B., Melbourne — Geological Collection. Fossils, &c. 

 Si'RY, F., South Melbourne — Four cases of Australian Lepidoptera. 

 SUGARS, R. S., Auburn — Set of Lantern Slides illustrating the development 



of Chicken Embyros. 

 SWEET, G., Brunswick — General Geological and Palreontological Collection. 

 Tisdall, H. T., F.L. S , Toorak — Coloured Drawings and Collection of 



Victorian Fungi. 

 Turnbull, Master J., Windsor — Four Cases of Coleoptera (first prize juvenile 



competition). 

 Watson, YV., and Sons, 78 Swanston-street — Microscopes, and display of 



Choice Micro. Specimens. Novelties in Optical Instruments, &c. 

 Wilson, J., Fitzroy — 150 species of Victorian Mosses and Hepatica?. 



Microscopical exhibits were shown by the following : — Messrs. P. H. 

 Anderson, W. H. Archer, H. P. C. Ashworth, F. L. Baker, H. H. Baker, 

 F. Barnard, F. L. Bowen, E. T. Carter, M. H. Clifford, H. Cummins, W. 

 Fielder, J. Gabriel, R. Hall, A E. Hill, H. R. Hogg, R. J. Larking, D. 

 Le Souef, W. Macgillivray. W. Mann, G. J. Page, W. Scott, J. Shephard, 

 W. Stone, J. Stickland, W. Stickland, R. S. Sugars, Miss Sweet, II. T. 

 Tisdall, ami J. Wilson. 



EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG. 

 On Saturday, the ioth March, about ten members met at Colling- 

 wood to take part in the excursion to Heidelberg, with pond life 

 for its object. Reaching Heidelberg, the lagoon near the river 

 was visited, and proved to be as prolific in microscopic life as of 

 yore. Very cursory examination showed polyzoa to be plentiful, 

 and freshwater sponge coating floating sticks. A large quantity 

 of free-swimming clusters of the rotifer, Lacinularia nutans, were 

 obtained from all parts of the pool. This form is interesting in 

 that a few specimens being found on one of the Club's previous 

 excursions it was thought to be new, but it turns out to have 

 been recorded for the first time by Mr. G. Western, F.R. M.S., 

 as found at Guildford, England, being described and provisionally 



