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Vol. XV.— No. 7. NOVEMBER 10, 1898. . No. 179. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 

 The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club and annual exhibi- 

 tion of wild flowers was held in the Royal Society's Hall, on 

 Monday evening, loth October, 1898. Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., 

 one of the vice-presidents, occupied the chair, and about 80 mem 

 bers and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Sandringham on Saturday, 24th 

 September, was contributed by Mr. J. Shephard, one of the 

 leaders, who stated that the pond life section had obtained very 

 good results from the afternoon's outing. Many species of 

 rotifers and allied forms were obtained, among them Laclnularia 

 elliptica, the new species first found during a Club excursion to 

 Heidelberg. These were found as free-swimming clusters, 

 elliptical in form, and showed ova and mature animals at one pole 

 with younger individuals at the other pole, thus showing that the 

 animals when hatched take their place in the cluster at one end 

 while the older forms die out at the other. Larval forms of 

 Branchipus, Lepidurus, and Estheria were met with ; also a 

 Pandorina, an Anurea, and Asplanchna amphora. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mrs. Clarke and Mr. Arthur Woollen 

 were duly elected members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The Chairman introduced to the meeting Lieut-Colonel Legge, 

 R.A., of Hobart, one of the honorary members of the Club. 

 Colonel Legge expressed his pleasure at being able to be present, 

 and took the opportunity of verbally thanking the Club for the 

 honour done him some years ago. 



PAPERS. 



I. By Mr. A. J. Campbell, entitled " Further Notes on Aus- 

 tralian Cuckoos." 



The author dealt with the Black-eared Cuckoo, the Broad-billed 

 Bronze Cuckoo, the Little Bronze Cuckoo, the Koel, the 

 Channel-bill, and the Coucal, giving many interesting notes with 

 reference to their nidification, the hosts' nests used, &c. 



Colonel Legge complimented the author on the paper, and the 

 excellent work he had done in elucidating the oology of Aus- 

 tralian birds. 



