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Vol. XIII.— No. 1. APRIL, 1896. No. 149 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th April, 189G. The 

 president, Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., occupied the 

 chair, and some 60 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



Reports of the Club excursions to Studley Park and Willsmere 

 were received from the respective leaders, Mr. T S. Hall, M.A., 

 and Messrs. W. and J. Stickland. At the former excursion the 

 many interesting geological features of the Yarra basin were 

 pointed out, and the members present were delighted with the 

 lesson in field geology they received. The Willsmere excursion 

 was also well attended, and the ponds in the locality yielded fair 

 results. 



PAPERS. 



The paper on " Intermediate Hosts of Fluke," by Rev. W. 

 Fielder, was postponed, owing to the rather sudden death of 

 Mrs. Fielder, and on the motion of the Chairman the hon. 

 secretary was directed to convey to Mr. Fielder the deep sym- 

 pathy of the Club in his sad bereavement. 



By Mr. J. Shephard, entitled " A New Rotifer." The paper 

 dealt with the important discovery of a new species of Lacinularia, 

 to which the name of L. elongata was provisionally given. 

 Drawings of several species for comparison were shown, and also 

 specimens preserved in formalin under the microscope. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



The following were the principal exhibits of the evening : — By 

 Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Plant of Polypodium serpens, from 

 Queensland. By Miss Cochrane. — Entomogenous fungus, Cordy- 

 ceps Taylori, from Cape Otway. By Mr. A. Coles. — Australian 

 Bittern, Botaurus Australis ; and Minute Bittern, Ardetta 

 pusilla. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S. — Nests, larvae, and perfect 

 insects, male and female, of Procession Moth, Teara con- 

 traria, from the Wimmera [Mr. E. Anderson informs me 

 that this insect, the identity of which was formerly doubtful, 

 has been reared from the larvoe in the larger suspended nests, 

 by Mr. Froggatt, of the Technological Museum, Sydney. — C.F.j 



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