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Victorian ^atnvali^t. 



Vol. XV.— No. 12. APRIL 6, 1899. No. 184. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th March, 1899. Mr. J. 

 Shephard, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the chair, and 

 about 45 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to the Plenty River on Saturday, 

 17th December, was read by the leader, Mr. D. Best, who stated 

 that insects, the object of the excursion, were remarkably scarce, 

 nevertheless an enjoyable day was spent in a very picturesque 

 collecting ground. 



Mr. O. A. Sayce reported that, owing to the high wind 

 prevailing, the dredging excursion fixed for Saturday, 25th 

 February, could not be carried out. 



A report of the excursion to Beaumaris on Saturday, nth 

 March, was read by the leader, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., who gave 

 some notes on the general geology of the district, and drew 

 attention to the most interesting fossil found, a species of 

 Barnacle. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Proceedings of Royal Society of 

 Victoria," vol. xi., part 2, from the Society ; " Proceedings of 

 Royal Society of Queensland," vol. xiv., from the Society ; 

 " Mound-building Birds of Australia," by D. Le Souef, from the 

 author; "Indigenous Vegetable Drugs of Australia," by J. H. 

 Maiden, F.L.S., from the author; "Smithsonian Report, U.S. 

 National Museum, 1895," from the Smithsonian Institution; 

 "Proceedings of Boston Society of Natural History," vol. xxviii., 

 parts 8-12, from the Society ; " Proceedings Academy of Natural 

 Sciences, Philadelphia, 1898," part i, from the Academy. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mrs. J. A. Ross, Albion-street, East 

 Brunswick, and Miss Agnes Hunter, East Melbourne, were duly 

 elected members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman drew attention to the Club's conversazione to 

 be held in the Athenaeum on the i8th and 19th May, and invited 

 members to prepare fine series of exhibits, and further the efforts 

 of the sub-committee in every way possible. All communications 

 with reference to the conversazione should be forwarded to Mr. 



