Cbe Uictorian naturalist. 



Vol. XXIV. -No. 11. MARCH 5, 1908. No. 291. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth February, 1908. 



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

 about 63 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Launching Place, extending from 

 Saturday to Monday, 25th to 27th January, was read by the 

 leader, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who referred to the many objects 

 of interest met with during the outing, which was greatly enjoyed 

 by the members taking part. The report excited some discussion, 

 in which Messrs. A. H. E. Mattingley, G. Coghill, and F. Pitcher 

 joined. 



A report of the excursion to Black Rock on Saturday, 8th 

 February, was read by the leader, Mr. F. H. Baker, F.L.S., who 

 stated that eleven members and friends attended. The tide was, 

 unfortunately, not low enough to allow of any collecting among 

 the rocks, so that the attention of the party had to be devoted to 

 such material as could be obtained along the beach. The 

 following species were among those collected during the after- 

 noon : — Chamostrcea albida, Tapes favagella, T. galactites, Car- 

 dita bimaculata, Mytihis planiddtus, Barbalia Jasciata, Hipponyx 

 antiquatus, Turbo undulatus, llaliotis ncevosa, Acmcea costata, 

 Patella tramoserica. 



Mr. F. Pitcher reported on the junior excursion to the Botanical 

 Gardens on Saturday, 1st February, the object being trees. He 

 expressed his regret that so few juniors availed themselves of this 

 excursion. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " From Range to Sea," by C. L, 

 Barrett, from the author ; Journal of Agriculture oj Victoria, 

 January, 1908, from the Secretary for Agriculture, Melbourne ; 

 " Geology of the Hunter River Coal Measures, New South Wales " 

 (with maps, plates, and sections), being " Memoirs of the 

 Geological Survey of New South Wales — Geology, No. 6," by 

 Prof F. W. Edgeworth David, B.A., F.R.S., from the Department 

 of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney ; '• Forest Flora of New South 

 Wales," parts 27-29, by J. H. ^Maiden, F.L.S., from the author; 

 "Report for 1906 of the Director Botanic Gardens and Govern- 



