Cbe Uictorlan naturalist 



Vol. XXIL— No. 1. MAY 4, 1905. No. 257. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's H.ill on Monday evening, loth April, 1905. 



The president, Mr. O. A. Sayce, occupied the chair, and about 

 65 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



[Owing to pressure on space, several reports are held over. — 

 Ed. Vict. N'at.] 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. J. T. Jutson, Smith-street, North- 

 cote, was elected as an ordinary member, and Master F. Hill as 

 a junior member of the Club. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. J. H. Galliff, entitled " Descriptions of two New 

 Shells of the Genus Leuconopsis," with two figures. 



The author gave a description of two very small shells, one of 

 which was obtained by him at Portsea, Port Phillip Bay, the other 

 from South Australia, kindly supplied by Dr. J. C. Verco, being 

 the first record of the genus having been found in these two 

 States. 



2. By Mr. J. H. Gatlifif, entitled " Catalogue of Victorian 

 Estuarine Univalve Mollusca." 



The author gave a list of mollusca which, although found on 

 the sea-shore, are not actually inhabitants of the sea, their 

 habitats being among mangroves, muddy flats, or under stones 

 which are within reach of the spray. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., congratulated the author on clearing up 

 this small group of shells. The papers would prove useful, as 

 they included a group that there was some difficulty in placing 

 accurately as to their classification, as being marine or otherwise. 



3. By Mr. A. D. Hardy, entitled " Notes on Freshwater 

 Algae (continued) — Family Desmidiacese." 



The author gave a description of these unicellular plants, 

 describing, with the assistance of many excellent coloured 

 drawings and blackboard sketches, their great variety and 

 exceeding beauty. Among the exhibits a very fine series of 

 microscopical mounts were shown, and included some forms 

 which have led to the conclusion by European specialists that 

 Desmids are degenerate plants that have descended from more 

 highly developed filamentous algae. 



