Cbe Utctorlan naturalist. 



V^OL. XIX.— No. 11. MARCH 5, 1903. No. 231. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 9th February, 1903. Mr. 

 O. A. Sayce (one of the vice-presidents) occupied the chair, and 

 about 45 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Club's excursion to Launching Place from 

 Saturday to Monday, 24th-26th January, was read by the leader, 

 Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who said that a most enjoyable outing had 

 been spent, and some profitable work done, more especially in 

 botany. The locality proved to be a good one for field work in 

 most branches of natural history. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library: — "The Queensland Flora," part vi., 

 by F. M. Bailey, F.L.S., Government Botanist, from the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Queensland; and Knowledge, January, 1903, 

 from the proprietors. Also that the following works had been 

 purchased : — " Natural History of Plants," by Kerner and Oliver 

 (2 vols.); "Geology of Sydney and Blue Mountains," by J. M. 

 Curran ; and " The Foraminifera," by F. Chapman, A.L.S. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. A. J. Day, Lands Department, 

 Melbourne, and Mr. Gordon Woods, Marshall-street, Moonee 

 Ponds, were elected members of the Club. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. J. F. Haase, entitled "Records of Victorian 

 Entomostraca." 



The author gave a brief outline of the group, and recorded 

 five species of the sub-order Cladocera, pointing out their 

 characteristics. 



The chairman (Mr. O. A. Sayce) and Mr. J. Shephard made 

 some remarks on the paper. 



2. By Mr. G. A. Keartland, entitled " Notes on the Genera 

 Polytelis and Spathopterus." 



The author dealt more particularly with the habits of the 

 parrots belonging to these genera, both in confinement and 

 in their natural state, and drew attention to some of the 

 variations in plumage in the young forms. 



Messrs. C. Coles, G. Coghill, and J. A. Kershaw discussed the 

 paper, the latter expressing a hope that Mr. Keartland would 



