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Vol. XIX.— No. 8. DECEMBER 4, 1902. No. 228. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, lyih November, 1902. The 

 president, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., occupied the chair, and about 50 

 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From the hon. secretary, Mr. J. A. Kershaw, regretting his 

 inability to be present, owing to ill-health and absence from 

 Melbourne. On the motion of Messrs. J. Shephard and O. A. 

 Sayce, the acting hon. secretary, Mr. G. Coghill, was requested to 

 convey to Mr. Kershaw the members' sincere regrets at his 

 continued illness, and to express the hope that he would soon be 

 able to resume his accustomed duties. 



The president welcomed Mr. O. A. Sayce to the Club again 

 after his recent severe illness, and mentioned that certain of 

 Mr. Sayce's work on the fresh-water Crustaceans had been referred 

 to by Prof. Howes in his address at the recent meeting of the 

 British Association for the Advancement of Science. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Sandringham on Saturday, 25 th 

 October, was furnished by the leader, Mr. C French, jun., who 

 stated that there was a fair attendance of members. The more 

 interesting plants met with on the swarnpy ground were : — 

 Claytonia ausfralasica, Utricularia dichotoma, Limiaanthemum 

 exaltatum, Lobelia pratioides, Epacris obtusifolia (rare), and the 

 orchid Microtis atrata. On the higher ground were found : — 

 Daviesia ulicina, Aotus villosa, Pidteruea pcdacea, Fimelia 

 octophyllxi, and Thelymitra antennifera with a species of rust 

 fungus on the stem. After considerable search two fine 

 specimens of the orchid Thelymitra epipactoides, once common 

 here, were found. Several scale-insects were collected, but other 

 insects, with the exception of the very destructive Cherry Beetle, 

 Diphucephala rugosa (literally in millions), and Stigmodera 

 macularia, were scarce. Specimens of the Southern Blue-tongued 

 Lizard, Cyclodus nigro-lateus, and Granvnatophora muricata were 

 taken. 



A report of the excursion to the Lerderderg Ranges, instead 



of the Werribee Gorge, on Monday, loth November, under the 



leadership of Mr, C. C. Brittlebank, was furnished by Mr. 



ft^.F. G. A Barnard, who said that though the results were not 



