70 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. S. A. Le Souef, entitled " New Australian Mallo- 

 phaga," part iv., communicated by Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S. 



In this paper, which was of a purely technical character, the 

 author described four species of Mallophaga found on the Brown 

 Quail, Chestnut-bellied Quail, Black Swan, and Australian Spoon- 

 bill. 



2. By Mr. J. H. Gatliff, entitled " Notes on Perry's Conch- 

 ology." 



The author, in describing this work, which was published in 

 London in 1811, and which seems to have been ignored or over- 

 looked by many later writers, including Messrs. Sowerby and 

 Reeve, drew attention to a number of Australian shells described 

 and figured for the first time by this author, whose names, follow- 

 ing the law of priority, take precedence over many well-known 

 names, such as Chione lamellata, Fasciolaria coronata, &c. 



The work, together with examples of many of the shells 

 described and figured therein, was exhibited to illustrate the 

 author's remarks. 



Messrs. J. Shephard, F. Wisewould, and the President discussed 

 the paper. 



3. By Mr. F. L. Billinghurst, entitled " A Day on the Rubicon 

 River, Alexandra." 



The author gave an interesting description of the class of 

 country met with in the district, and mentioned the principal birds, 

 &c., noticed during a day's ramble, when no less than thirty-eight 

 species of birds were identified. On a previous visit the author 

 remarked that he had found a small specimen of the only land 

 shell he had met with in the Alexandra district, viz., Rhytida 

 la'ni'pTa. 



4. By Mr. D. Goudie, entided " Notes on the Larvae and 

 Pupse of Birchip Heterocera," part i. 



In this paper the author gave some notes on the habits, 

 together with a description of the larva and pupa, of Xylorycta 

 homoleuca, Lower. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland read a note recording the occurrence of 

 the Sanguineous Honey-eater at Bayswater. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell stated that the drought was, no doubt, 

 responsible for the appearance of these birds so far south. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland also read a note recording the fact of a 

 Plain Wanderer having been killed by a wild Magpie near 

 Healesville. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., mentioned that a male White- 

 capped or Shy Albatross, Thalassogeron cautus, was found in a 

 dying state on Mordialloc beach on the 3rd April last. 



Mr. C. Coles stated that the Delicate Owl, Strix delicatula, 

 had recently been very common all round Melbourne. 



