148 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Pcecilotheria sitbjusca, probably a bird-eater ; porcupine quill 

 measuring 29^^ inches in length. 



By Mr. R. A. Bastow. — Fourteen species of mosses, two 

 hepatics, and seven lichens, collected at Ferntree Gully 

 excursion, in illustration of report. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Three species of rare Victorian 

 longicorn beetles — Distichocera macleayi, from Dandenong 

 Ranges ; Microtragiis mormon, from Mallee ; and Cercegidion 

 horrens, from E. Gippsland. 



By Messrs. J. H. Gatliff and C. J. Gabriel. — Shells, Pinna 

 tasmanica, T.-Wds., encrusted with several species of Polyzoa, 

 dredged in Western Port Bay. 



By Mrs. Hardy. — Mountain Opossum skins from the Blacks' 

 Spur, near Marysville, showing tawny (abnormal) colouring in 

 fur. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — Skins and eggs of Yellow-tinted 

 Honey-eater, Ptilotis Jlavescens. 



By Miss Grace Leishman, Albany. — Painting of Western 

 Australian Pitcher Plant. 



By Mr A. Mattingley. — Twigs of the Quandong, Santalum 

 acuminatum, with fruit attached, collected at Nhill ; Little 

 Falcon, Falco lutinlatus, from Kangaroo Island. 



By Mr. F. M. Reader. — Dried specimens of plants, PuUencea 

 maideni, nov. sp., in illustration of paper ; also Bracliycome 

 ciliaris, Less., var. suhintegra, and Vittadinia australis, A. Rich., 

 var. platycephala. 



By Mr. C. Walter. — ^Vater plant, Utricularia Jlex^iosa, from 

 Murray River, near Kerang, not previously recorded from the 

 N.W. of Victoria; collected by Mr. C. French, jun., November, 

 1905. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



EXCURSION TO UPPER FERNTREE GULLY. 



This excursion, which took place on Saturday, 9th December, 

 was attended by nine members (including two junior members). 

 Of these five devoted themselves to entomology, the others taking 

 up cryptogamic botany. On arrival at the Gully a consultation 

 was held as to the procedure, and it was decided that as the work 

 planned out for the botanical section would be confined chiefly 

 to the Gully itself, and the entomological section required a 

 wider field, the party should separate. 



Entomology. — Leaving the botanists at the Gully, there- 

 fore, the entomologists followed along the Gembrook railway 

 towards Belgrave. The weather, which was dull and rather 

 uncertain at the start, brightened up, and there now seemed 

 every prospect of a warm day. The air was filled with the 



