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Vol. XXL— No. 1. MAY 5, 1904. No. 245. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, nth April, 1904. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the 

 chair, and about 60 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Club excursion to Deepdene on Saturday, 

 26th March, was read by the leader, Mr. J. Stickland, who 

 stated that the party first visited the Kilby Lagoon, close along- 

 side the Yarra, and about two miles distant from the station. 

 Here they found plenty of water, with quantities of aquatic weeds, 

 and, consequently, abundance of animal life. Among the 

 Rhizopods Diffulgia globulosa was rather numerous. Of Heliozoa, 

 Clathrulina elegans and Actinophrys sol were taken. Many 

 flagellate protozoa of several species were observed, among them 

 Dinohryon sertularia and the rare and beautiful forms Phacus 

 triqueter and P. longicaudus. Of ciliated protozoa, Stentor 

 roesellii and Opercularia nutans were the most important forms 

 taken. Tube-building rotifers of different species were plentiful, 

 while among free-swimming forms one identified as Taphroca')npa 

 selenura is probably new to Victoria, if not to Australia. 



Reports of the Club's excursion to Yarra Glen on Saturday, 

 2nd April, were read by Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., who gave a 

 general outline of the trip, together with some notes on the 

 zoology of the district generally, and Mr. A. D. Hardy, who 

 dealt with the aquatic and sub-aquatic plants ; while Miss K. 

 Cowle furnished a list of some of the terrestrial plants noticed, 

 more particularly those in bloom. Mr. J. Shephard, who acted 

 as co-leader with Mr. Kershaw, and who devoted his attention to 

 the pond life of the locality, with some very satisfactory results, 

 was unavoidably absent, and his report was held over. The 

 locality as a general collecting ground was not a good one, 

 particularly at this time of the year, but for workers in pond life 

 the lagoons which border the River Yarra, close by the town- 

 ship, furnish plenty of good and interesting material, which would 

 well repay further search. 



ELECTIONS. 



On a ballot being taken. Dr. J. C. Kaufmann, LL.D., 

 " Kooyong," 21 Kooyong Koot-road, Hawthorn; Mr. F. Norris, 

 Drummond-street, Carlton ; Miss Hughston, " Fintona," Bourke- 

 road, Camberwell ; Mr. J. T. Haynes, State school, Homebush, 



