36 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Hall, T. S., M.A. — Geological and PaUrontological Collection. Graj 

 &c. 



Hill, VV. H. F. , Windsor — Two cases of Victorian Lepidoptera. 



Hill, Gerald F., Windsor — Two cases of Victorian Hymenoptera (Wa 



Hill, Bernard F., Windsor — Two cases of Victorian Hymenoptera. 



Hill, Wilfred F. — Case of colony of Beehive Moths. 



Kershaw, W., Windsor — Three drawers of Foreign Lepidoptera. Th 

 drawers of Australian Lepidoptera. Case of Australian and N I 

 Guinea Birds. 



Kershaw, Jas. A. — Two drawers of Australian Lepidoptera. Case 

 Foreign Lepidoptera. 



Kitson, A. E., East Melbourne— Ores of Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Tin 

 Zinc, Antimony, Nickel, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, and 

 Tungsten. 



Le Souef, D., Parkville — Case of Australian Birds' Eggs. Case of 

 Queensland Curios. Live Snakes. 



Lyell, G., jun., Gisborne— Four cases of Australian Butterflies and Moths. 



Maplestone, C. M., Heidelberg — Drawings of Orchids. 



Shepherd, G. E., Somerville — Yellow-legged Spoonbill. Blue Reef 

 Heron. Mountain Teal. Sooty Oyster-Catcher. White-breasted 

 Oyster-Catcher. Barred-Rumped Godwit. Hooded Dotterel. Turn- 

 stone. Black-chested Pewit. Lewin's Rail. Little Water Crake. 



Stickland, W., Hawthorn — Drawings of Rotifiers. 



Stickland, J., Hawthorn — Mounted Seaweeds. 



Sweet, G., Brunswick — Geological and Palreontological Collection. 



Tisdall, H. T., F.L.S., Toorak — Coloured Drawings of Victorian Fungi. 



Wisewould, F., Melbourne— Case of Shells. 



Watson, W., & Sons, 78 Swanston Street — Microscopes, and Display of 

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

 Microscopical exhibits were shown by the following : — Mr. H. Bullen, 



metallic ores and micro-fungi ; Mr. E. T. Carter, entomological mounts ; 



Mr. J. Gabriel, polyzoa ; Mr. R. Hall, pond life ; Mr. W. H. F. Hill, rock 



sections, with polarized light ; Mr. H. R. Hogg, pond life ; Mr. VV. J. 



M'Caw, specimens illustrating life-history of the Liver Fluke; Mr. H. O'Neill, 



biological preparations ; Mr. G. J. Page, Foraminifera and DiatomaceEe ; Mr. 



A. O. >>ayce, slides illustrating histology of the frog, also blood in circulation, 



and some living examples of its eggs under development ; Mr. J. Shephaid, 



preparations illustrating development of jelly-fish, anemone, and pond life ; 



Mr. W. Stickland, Rotifiers ; Mr. J. Stickland, pond life ; Mr. W. Stone, 



pond life ; Mr. J. Wilson, insect anatomy. 



NOTES ON THE HABITS OF WOOD SWALLOWS. 

 By Robert Hall. 

 ( Read before the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, 10th February, 1896 J 

 In the Box Hill district two species of the Artamidse — viz., 

 Artamus super ciliosus, Gould, and A. personatus, Gould — are well 

 represented at the present time (January, 1896). Last season 

 their arrival was noted on 12th December, but this season they 

 appeared much earlier, viz., 25th October, when the grasshoppers 

 were in their babyhood. The insectivorous habits of these birds, 

 besides being worthy of record, have afforded me the opportunity 

 of putting together a few notes as to their mode of life. 



Previous to settlement for the season they show considerable 

 knowledge or instinct, and generally seem to choose a locality 



