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seem to be lessened by a phenomenal rainfall experienced, 

 probably because the moths had come from beyond the path 

 of the storm. Birds were not very numerous, but he had been 

 able to make several interesting observations with regard to 

 the Tooth-billed Bower-bird. 



Mr. R. W. Armitage, B.Sc, congratulated the author on 

 his interesting paper, which he hoped would be followed by 

 others of a similar character. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard said that the terms " forest " and 

 " scrub," as used in North Queensland, have totally opposite 

 meanings to that given them in Victoria, scrub there indicating 

 the densest country, containing the largest trees. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland said that he had recently seen in a 

 friend's aviary a hybrid finch which exhibited all the charac- 

 teristic markings of both the Spotted-sided Finch and the 

 Chestnut-eared Finch, though not in the usual colouration. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., said that a specimen of the Tupong, 

 or so-called Freshwater Flathead, had recently been taken in 

 the River Murray, near Mildura. This seemed to be its most 

 westerly occurrence for Victoria, as Werribee and Lancefield 

 had hitherto been its limits in that direction. 



The chairman drew attention to the leaflet issued by the 

 Wattle Day League, explaining its objects, and circulated, 

 at the League's request, in the current Naturalist. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Miss Davis. — Fine specimens of the limpet. Patella 

 limhata, also sea-horse. Hippocampus, sp., from Eaglehawk 

 Neck, Tasmania. 



By Miss Douglas. — Fossilized wood from Tasmania. 



By Messrs. C. French, jun., and J. E. Dixon. — Specimen of 

 the remarkable fungus, Battavia phalloides, found on sand 

 hummocks at North Brighton on 6th August. This fungus 

 is rare and has only been recorded from North West Victoria. 

 South Australia, and Western Australia. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — One hundred and twenty-one species 

 of exotic mollusca found at Coode Island, in illustration of 

 paper : also specimens in better condition, for comparison. 



By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S.. National Museum. — Mounted 

 specimens of fish new for Victoria — viz.. Long-finned Boar Fish, 

 Zanclistiiis devatiis. Rams, and Ogil., Pilot Fish, Naiicrates ductor, 

 L., and Coral Fish, Chcetodon sexfasciatus. Rich., in illustration 

 of paper. 



By Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley, C.M.Z.S.— Egg of Australian 

 Gannet, or Booby, Sula serrator, from Lawrence Rock, near 

 Portland, Victoria. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher, for Curator of Botanic Gardens, Mel- 



