May, 1907.] . THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



2. By Professor A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., entitled "Unre- 

 corded Introduced Plants." 



This paper, beincj of a technical character, was taken as read. 



3. By Mr. E. O. Thiele, entitled " Further Physiographical 

 and Geological Notes on the Mt. Wellington District, North 

 Gippsland," with an Appendix on some Fossils by F. Chapman, 

 A.L.S. 



This paper embraced observations made during a third visit to 

 the Mt. Wellington district, including Snowy Bluff. The author 

 briefly described the work already done on his two previous trips 

 to the same locality, after which an excellent series of lantern 

 views was shown, illustrating the physical features of the country 

 last traversed, and which were very lucidly explained by the 

 author. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. F. C. Turnell, of Hawthorn, reported having recently 

 noticed a pure white sparrow in that district. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland stated that he had observed the Flame- 

 breasted Robin, Petroeca phoenicea, Gld., at Preston on 6th March 

 last. 



EXHIRITS. 



By Mr. C. F. Cole. — Case of stuffed birds showing a young 

 cuckoo, Guculus pallidus, being reared in a nest of the White- 

 plumed Honey-eater, Ptilotis ppM.icillata, together with an adult 

 bird of each species. 



By Professor A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., Government Botanist. 

 — Eragrostris lacunaria, F. v. M., true type form, and E. rankingi, 

 F. M. Bailey = E. lacunaria, F. v. M., in illustration of paper ; 

 Anthocercis odgersii, F. v. M., original specimen named by Baron 

 von Mueller, with recent specimens, also Lachnostachys verbasci- 

 folia, F. V. M., showing marked superficial resemblance ; and 

 Newcastlia dixoni, F. v. M., bearing a lesser likeness to Antho- 

 cercis odgersii. Specimen of Witches' Broom on Leptosperrmwi 

 Icevigatmn, F. v. M., from Mentone. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — Skin of Yellow-collared Parrakeet, 

 Barnardius semitorquatus, from AVestern Australia. 



By Mr. A. Mattingley. — Clutch of eggs of Tawny-shouldered 

 Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides, from Swansea, Tasmania. 



By Mr. J. P. M'Lennan. — Specimens of Tmesipteris tannensis, 

 Bernhardt, from Emerald, 2/07 ; and Oassinia spectabilis, R. 

 Brown, loc. Emerald, 3/07. 



By Mr. E. O. Thiele. — Upper Ordovician Graptolites ; Upper 

 Silurian (Yeringian) Limestone with fossils. Lower Carboniferous 

 fish scale, Rhyolite, Serpentine vvith common opal, and Chromite, 

 from Mt. Wellington district, N. Gippsland, in illustration of his 

 paper. 



After the usual conversazione, the meeting terminated. 



