Cbe Uictorlan naturalist 



Vol. XXIV.— No. 10. FEBRUARY 6, 1908. No. 290. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Roval 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th January, 1908. 



The president, Mr. G. A. Keartland, occupied the chair, and 

 about 40 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From the Brisbane Field Naturalists' Club, offering full privileges 

 of membership to members of the Field Naturalists' Club of Vic- 

 toria when visiting Brisbane. It was decided to thank the Society 

 for its action, and to cordially reciprocate. 



REPORTS. 



The excursion to Beaumaris on Saturday, 14th December, 

 under the leadership of Mr. O. A. Sayce, was attended by about 

 20 members and visitors, the object being marine life. The tide 

 was not so low as could have been desired for such work, but by 

 wading sufficient material was soon obtained to occupy the party 

 during the time at their disposal. Only the usual forms com- 

 monly found attached to or under rocks in shallow water were 

 collected, and these formed the subject of some interesting 

 remarks by the leader. A brief outline of the various forms of 

 animal life found in the locality was given, the specimens 

 obtained were then examined and their chief characters pointed 

 out, and finally some useful hints on the collecting, preservation, 

 and examining such forms concluded a very enjoyable outing. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — Journal of Agriculture of Victoria, 

 vol. v., parts 11 and 12, November and December, 1907, from 

 the Department of Agriculture, Melbourne ; " Report of Fisheries 

 Board, New South Wales," 1906, and "Additions to the Fish- 

 Fauna of New South Wales," No. i, by D. G. Stead ; " Forest 

 Flora of New South Wales," vol. iii., part 7, by J. H. Maiden, 

 F.L.S., Government Botanist, and " A Critical Revision of Genus 

 Eucalyptus," part 9, by J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., from the author ; 

 Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. xviii , parts 

 II and 12, November and December, 1907, from the Depart- 

 ment of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney ; " Proceedings of 

 Linnean Society of New South Wales," vol. xxii., part 3, from the 

 Society ; " Proceedings Royal Society of Queensland," xx., 1907, 

 from the Society ; " Transactions and Proceedings of the New 

 Zealand Institute for 1906," vol. xxxix., from the Institute; 

 " Proceedings of Academy of Sciences, Philadelphia," vol. lix., 



