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Vol. XI.— No. 9. DECEMBER, 1894. No. 133. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, ioth December, 1894. 

 Professor Baldwin Spencer, M.A. (vice-president), occupied the 

 chair, and some 70 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to the Werribee Gorge, with a note on 

 its geological literature, was received from Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., 

 and reports of the excursions to Warrandyte and Plenty River 

 from Mr. D. Best. 



MEETING FOR PRACTICAL WORK. 



The hon. secretary reported that the meeting for practical work 

 on 26th November was devoted to taxidermy. Mr. G. A. Keart- 

 land, who directed the proceedings, stuffed and mounted several 

 birds, the different operations being closely followed by some 26 

 members present. 



ELECTION OF MEMBER. 



On a ballot being taken, Master Albie Best was duly elected 

 a member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman announced that the Committee had decided that 

 the subscription for members joining during the latter half of the 

 year may be reduced to 7s. 6d., but in that case the Naturalist 

 will not be sent unless separately paid for. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. C. Frost, F.L.S., entitled " Note on a Snake new 

 for Victoria." 



This had reference to a snake received from Dimboola, which 

 the author was at first disposed to regard as a variety of 

 Hoplocephalus nigriceps, but which, on further examination, 

 must be regarded as a new species ; and a preliminary description 

 of it was given. 



2. By Professor Baldwin Spencer, M.A., entitled " Note on a 

 Rare Marsupial from Central Australia." 



This had reference to a marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, of 

 which specimens had been received, through the kindness of 

 Mr. P. M. Byrne, from Charlotte Waters, Central Australia. 

 They proved to be the rare form Phascologale cristicaudata, pre- 

 viously only known from a single specimen described by Mr. 



