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By Mr. C. French, jun. — Liquorice sticks destroyed by beetles, 

 Anobium paniceuvi, together with specimens of the beetles. 



By Master French. — Styphelia ventricosa, Lueh., collected at 

 Emerald, April, 1Q04. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Specimen of the shells Conus anemone, 

 C. segravei, and C. rutihis, from Western Port. 



By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. — Specimens of Victorian Echinoids. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy. — Twig of Acacia melanoxylon, from 

 Berwick, showing production of small pinnate leaves on old 

 branch. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — Egg-shells and young of Brown 

 Snake, Diemenia textilis, from Bright ; also, a lizard, Hinulia 

 whitei, with forked tail, captured at Myrniong. A fortnight later 

 another specimen was captured with a similar tail, but one of the 

 points have since become detached, and the tail is now assuming 

 a normal shape. 



By Mr. A. Mattingley. — Specimen of Echinoid, Amhlyjoneustes 

 ovum, from Western Port. 



By Mr. D. M'Alpine. — Specimen of " Native Bread," showing 

 Polyporus mylittce, collected by Miss Cowle in Tasmania. 



By Mr. B. Nicholls. — Gang-Gang Cockatoo, C allocephalon 

 galeatum, from Gilderoy, Victoria. 



Mr. J. Shephard. — Mounted microscopic slide of Rotifer, 

 Stephanoceros eichornii, collected on Club's excursion to Yarra 

 Glen, 2nd April, 1904. 



By Mr. F. Spry. — Three well-marked varieties of under side of 

 butterflies, lalmenus evagoras, from Victoria. 



By Mr. H. T. Tisdall. — Coloured drawing of the fungus, 

 Polyporus mylittce, in illustration of his paper. 



By Mr. R. E. Trebilcock. — Collection of Lepidoptera collected 

 at Geelong. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



National Forests Protection League. — The first annual 

 report of this organization has been issued, and shows encouraging 

 results for the year's work. The hon. secretary, Mr. J. Black- 

 burne, has been indefatigable in his efforts to call attention to the 

 destruction of valuable timber taking place in all parts of the 

 State. During the year several papers dealing with forest con- 

 servation were printed and distributed, and further work in this 

 direction was only limited by the want of funds. A strong 

 executive council, thoroughly representative of the mining and 

 timber interests, was appointed for the ensuing year. We trust 

 that members of the Field Naturalists' Club will express their 

 sympathy with the movement by handing their subscriptions to 

 the hon. secretary for transmission to the League. 



