56 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



By Mr. P. C. Cole. — Carved Wommera, with chisel end, from 

 North-West Australia. 



By Mr. V. Chapman. — One hundred and three species of 

 Foraminifera and fourteen of Ostracoda, including two new 

 species and many hitlierto unknown in the New Zealand area, 

 obtained from dredgings made by Messrs. Hedley and Suter in 

 no fathoms, off Great Barrier Island, North Island, New 

 Zealand. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Wood of Murray Pine, Gallitris 

 ver7'ucosa, R. Br., destroyed by Buprestid Beetle, Diadoxus 

 iscalaris, from Kerang, Victoria. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shells — Myodora ovata, Reeve, from 

 Victoria ; 31. striata, Quoy, from New Zealand ; M. brevis, 

 Stutch., from Tasmania ; M. pandorci'/ormis, Stutch., from New 

 South Wales ; Tellidora burnetii, Brod. and Sow., from Mazatlan ; 

 and Pandora incequivalvis, Linn., from England. 



By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. — Legless lizard, Aprasia pulchella, 

 mimicking young form of Brown Snake, Diemenia texlilis, D. and 

 B. (known as Furina bicucullata, M'Coy), from Queensland, in 

 illustration of paper ; specimens of cones of Murray Pine, 

 Callitris, sp., from Barrabool Hills, three miles west of Geelong. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — Princess Alexandra Parrakeets, 

 Spathopterus alexandroi. North, from Central Australia, in illustra- 

 tion of paper. 



By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S. — Feather of extinct Moa, from 

 New Zealand. 



By Mr. A. E. Kitson, F.G.S. — Silurian fossils, Palaeanatina, 

 sp., and Palaeoneilo, sp., determined by Mr. F. Chapman, 

 A.L.S., from Yarra improvement works, near South Yarra 

 railway bridge. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Blooms of Acacia baileyana, F. v. M., 

 and Protea neriifolia, from Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. 



By Mr. C. Oke. — Young Copper-head Snake, Hoploceplialus 

 su2Jerbus, Gunth., taken at Elsternwick on ist July. 



By Mr. J. Stickland. — Fresh-water Alga, tSphairella (Hcemato- 

 coccus) pluvialis. 



By Mr. A. Tymms. — Coleoptera, including Schizorhina 

 phillijjsi. 



By Mr. G. Weindorfer. — Dried specimens of Puliencea 

 weindor/eri. Reader, sp. nov., from near Wandin, Victoria. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



THE LATE MR. H. T. TISDALL. 



It is with deep regret we record the death of our fellow- 

 member, Mr. Henry Thomas Tisdall, one of the best known 

 botanical teachers in the State. Mr. Tisdall's connection 

 with the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria dates from 



