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Vol. XI.— No. 8. NOVEMBER, 1894. No. 132. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 12th November, 1894. 

 The president, Mr. H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S., occupied the chair, and 

 over a hundred members and visitors were present. 

 librarian's report. 

 The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library: — "Glacial Deposits of Bacchus Marsh 

 District," by Messrs. G. Sweet, F.G.S.," and C. C. Brittlebank, 

 from the authors ; " Oological Notes," by Mr. A. J. North, F.L.S., 

 from the author ; " Proceedings of Linnean Society of New 

 South Wales" (second series), vol. viii., part 4, and ix., part 1, 

 from the Society ; " Journal and Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society of New South Wales," vol. xxvii., from the Society ; 

 "Transactions of Geographical Society of Australasia 

 (Victorian Branch), vol. xi., from Society ; " Proceedings 

 of Royal Society of Queensland," vol. x., from Society; "Pro- 

 ceedings of Australasian Association for Advancement of Science," 

 vol. v., Adelaide meeting, from Association ; "Journal of Bombay 

 Natural History Society," viii., 4, from the Society ; " Botany 

 Bulletin," No. ix., and " Botany Abridged," by J. F. Bailey, 

 F.L.S., from the author ; " Report of Trustees of the Australian 

 Museum," 1893, from the Trustees ; and Geelong Naturalist, iii., 

 Nos. 4 and 5, from the Gordon College Science Society, Geelong. 



REPORTS. 



Reports of excursions to Bayswater, Springvale, and Tarrawarra 

 were received from the respective leaders — Dr. W. Macgillivray, 

 the Rev. E. H. Hennell, and Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth. 



MEETING FOR PRACTICAL WORK. 



The hon. secretary reported that there was a good attendance at 

 the practical meeting on 22nd October, at which a demonstration 

 of bird-skinning was given under the direction of Mr. G. A. Keart- 

 land. Different methods of skinning were shown by Mr. 

 Keartland, and Mr. Ashworth, who assisted. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. Bickford, J. Haase, C. M. 

 Maplestone, R. W. Wigmore, and Rev. E. W. C. Ferrall were 

 duly elected members of the Club. 



PAPER. 



By Prof. W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., entitled "In Central 

 Australia." 



