THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 95 



place in the plumage of a female quail in his possession, and 

 which was now assuming the garb of a typical male bird. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Fifteen species of wild flowers 

 from Plenty Ranges, including Grevillea alpina, Eriostemon correi- 

 folius, Bauera rubioides, ^^prengelia incarnata, and Goodia 

 lotifolia,. 



By Mr. R. A. Bastow. — Specimens of mosses collected on the 

 Club's excursion to Eltham on Saturday, nth October. 



By Mr. A. Coles. — -Skin of Black Snake, Pseudechys porpliyri- 

 aciis, measuring seven feet six inches in length, shot at Stratford, 

 Gippsland. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Scale Insect, Lecanium berherides, 

 now doing considerable damage to vines in Victoria. 



By Master C. French.— Stone used by aborigines for grinding 

 food, from Terang, Victoria. 



By Mr. J. H. Gatliff. — The following marine shells: — Solai-ium 

 perspectivicm, Linn., Solarvmn perdix, Hinds, (including a speci- 

 men obtained by Mr. D. Le Souef at the Barrier Reef, North 

 Queensland) ; «S'. cethiopica, Pease ; S. reevei, Pils. ; ;S'. creiiella, 

 Lirm. ; S. cinguhim, Kien. ; Phillipa luiea, Lamk. 



By Mr. G. A. Keariland. — Collection of eggs of all known 

 Australian Cockatoos, as follows: — Microglossus aferrimus, Galyp- 

 torhynchus macrorliynchus, G. stellatus, C. baudini, G. lenchii, 

 C. banksia, G. Jmieretis, Ccdlocephalon yaleatum, Gacatua galerita, 

 C. leadbeateri, C. sangnhiea, G. gy)niwpis, G. roseicapllla, Licmetis 

 nasica, L. pastinator. Also native sheath knife and fishing 

 lines from Northern Territory. 



By Mr. D. Le Souef. — Clutch of eg£;s of Western Winking 

 Owl, Ninox Gonnivens, sub-sp. occidentalis, and eggs of Powerful 

 Owl, Ninox sirenua, North Australia, and Great-billed Black 

 Cockatoo, G cdyptorhyndtiis inacrorohynchits, North Australia. 



By Mr. J. G. Luehmann. — Victorian plants from new localities, 

 collected by Mr. H. B. Williamson, Hawkesdale. 



By Mr. J. Stickland. — The Star Puff-ball (Geaster), from 

 Eltham. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



NOTES ON A SLNGULAR COCCID FROM VICTORIA. 



By Ernest E. Green, F.E.S., Government Entomologist, 



Ceylon. 



(Communicated by C. French, F.L.S.) 



{Read he/ore the Field Naturalists' Clnh of Victoria, VSth Oct., 1902.) 



Some examples of a coccid forwarded to me by Mr. C French, 



Government Entomologist, Department of Agriculture, Victoria, 



