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as the Knot, Tringa canutus. His remarks appear on a sub- 

 sequent page. — Ed. Victorian Naturalist.} 



2. By Mr. D. M'Alpine, F.C.S.— " Note on a Fungus on a 

 Beetle." The writer described the fungus, which is new to science, 

 as Botrytis angulata. It was found by Mr. H. Giles at Trentham, 

 Victoria, on the beetle Ceratognathus Westwoodi. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



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

 Mr. A. Coles. — Weed and water from the Gulf Stream off English 

 coast ; specimen of fossil shells from below bed of the Thames, 

 England; also three Sandpipers, referred to in natural history note. 

 By Mr. C. French, F.L.S. — Rare Beetles: Hypocephalus armatus, 

 from Cayenne ; Megasoma elephas, from Costa Rica ; Chalcosoma 

 Atlas, from Java; also drawings of life-history of Strongylor- 

 hynchns ochraceus, by Mr. C. C. Brittlebank. By Mr. C. French, 

 jun. — Eggs of Brown Gerygone, Northern Fantail, King Lory, 

 Black-breasted Turnix, Beautiful Parrakeet, from North Queens- 

 land ; also, rare egg of Crested Hawk, from New South Wales. 

 By Mr. J. Gabriel, F.L.S. — Eggs of the following birds, collected 

 at Riverina, N.S.W., viz. : — Australian Shoveller, Black Duck 

 (clutch, ii eggs), Australian Teal (clutch, 8 eggs), Wood Duck, 

 Bittern (clutch, 5 eggs), White Ibis (clutch, 4 eggs), Semipalmated 

 Goose, Spotted Bower Bird, Pied Grallina, Black-breasted Plover, 

 Native Companion, Emu (clutch, 9 eggs) ; also eggs of Gerygone 

 culiciosra, a rare species, from Central Australia. By Mr. R. 

 Hall. — Lyre Bird, young (10 days old) ; eggs, two varieties ; and 

 photograph of nest. By Mr. J. A. Kershaw. — Acrobates 

 pygmceus, Shaw ; Opossum Mouse, with three young, taken from 

 nest composed of gum leaves under bark of large eucalypt, South 

 Gippsland. By Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G., &c— Necklace 

 made from seeds of a Wild Banana, sent by Sir William Mac- 

 gregor, who obtained it from the natives at the Mambare River, 

 New Guinea. By Mr. J. Shephard.— Mounted Charcesium 

 under microscope. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



EXCURSION TO STUDLEY PARK. 



About half a dozen members of the Club took part in the ex- 

 cursion to Studley Park on Saturday, 21st March, 1896, which 

 was devoted to geology, and principally to the examination of 

 the Silurian rocks which are so well exposed in the locality. We 

 met on the Johnston-street Bridge, and on crossing the river 

 turned to the left along a road which has been cut to the Pumping 

 Station just below the falls. This cutting along the steep hillside 

 which forms the left bank of the stream, shows a most instructive 

 section of the older rocks. No fossils were found, and, indeed, 



