74 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



2. By Mr. J. C. Goudie, entitled " The Birds of the Birchip 

 District." 



This consisted principally of a list of the birds noticed on the 

 eastern fringe of the malice at Birchip, about 220 miles north- 

 west of Melbourne. 



3. By Mr. J. G. Luehmann, entitled " Description of Triglochin 

 turrifera, a new Victorian plant." 



The author described a small water plant recently found by 

 Mr. J. F. Eckert, at Taylor's Creek, in the Wimmera District, 

 which on examination proved to be new, and had been named 

 by him Triglochin turrifera. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. A. Coles read a note describing the persistent attacks of a 

 Black-cheeked Falcon on some pigeons at Rockbank, and ex- 

 hibited the bird mounted. 



Mr. O. A. Sayce, by means of blackboard sketches, briefly 

 described his exhibit, imder the microscope, of the bladders of 

 Utricularia dichotoma, Labill. 



EXHIBITS. 



The evening was principally devoted to an exhibition of wild 

 flowers, of which the following were the principal exhibitors : — 

 Mr. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Botanical Gardens, Sydney, about 



50 species, among which were : — Boronia Jlo7-ibunda, Boronia 

 serrulata, Styphelia triflora, S. mici-opJdla, Telopea speciosis<<i'ma, 

 Lambertia formosa, Woollsia pungens, Epacris longiflora, Dory- 

 anthes excelsa, and Darwinia Jascicularis. 



Mr. W. Guilfoyle, F.LS., Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 



51 species of Australian flowers grown at the Botanical Gardens, 

 including Eucalyptus tetraptera, Hakea microcarpa, Acacia 

 7nacradenia, Grevillea punicea, G. aspleni/olia, G. aljnna, Eugenia 

 cyanocarpa^ Doryanthes Pahneri, Calytlirix Stdlivanii, Veronica 

 per/oliata, Bauera ruhioides, Zieria Smithii, and Kennedy a 

 nigricans. 



Miss Cochrane, about 25 species from Ringwood ; also a 

 design in wild flowers, and paintings of Wattle and Laughing 

 Jackass. 



Mr. G. Coghill, about 60 species from Tunstall district, 

 including Tecoma Australis, BiUardiera scandens, Styphelia 

 virgata, iS. lanceolata, Caladenia Cairnsiana, C. suaveolens, Calo- 

 chilus Boberlsoni, Lyperanthus nigricans, Pterostylis cccullata, 

 and Thelymitra ixioides. 



Mr. J. T. Paul, about 40 species from Grantville, including 

 Lobelia rhombifolia, Pultenoia daphnoides, Dampiera stricta, 

 Comesperma ericinum, Caleya major, Prasophyllum elatum, P. 

 patens, Pterostylis nutans, P. curta, and Isopogon ceraiophyllus. 



