THK VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Mr. F. Wisewould drew attention to the approach of the 21st 

 anniversary of the formation of the Club, and after some discus- 

 sion, in which Messrs. Barnard, Tisdall, Sayce, and others joined, 

 moved — " That some form of reunion be held to celebrate the 

 2ist anniversary of the Club's foundation." This was seconded 

 by Mr, H. T. Tisdall, and carried. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. R. Hall, entitled "Descriptions of Young of Some 

 Australian Birds." 



The author described young forms of the Mallee Hen, Wonga 

 Pigeon, White-faced Ternlet, AV'inking Owl, Boobook Owl, Owlet 

 Nightjar, Spotted Pardalote, Horsfield's Bush-Lark, Wattle- 

 cheeked Honey-eater, White-shafted Fantail, and the Grass-bird, 

 and exhibited specimens of some of them. 



2. By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., entitled " On Certain Incrusta- 

 tions in Dune Sand." 



The author quoted various opinions as to the formation of 

 these curious structures, so common in the sandhills of the 

 southern coast, and gave his own conclusions about their origin, 

 exiiibiting specimens in illustration of his remarks. 



The paper gnve rise to considerable discussion, in which Messrs. 

 Le Souef, Barnard, Campbell, Sayce, and Shepherd joined. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. H. T. Tisdall called attention to a malformed lemon 

 exhibited, which he said was one of many similarly shaped. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell read a note from Mr. H. Kennon, record- 

 ing the occurrence of a pair of Pied Oyster-catchers at Auburn. 



EXmiilTS. 



By Mr. A. Coles. — Pair of Green Goose-Teal, Netlopus pul- 

 chrllus, from D?,ly River, Northern Territory. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Destructive Longicorn Beetle.^;, 

 Uracanthus triangularis, breeding in Hakea nodosa, a new food 

 plant for this insect, from Oakleigh. 



By Messrs. Fulton and Grant. — Bergus latro, Leach, or Cocoa- 

 nut Robber Crab, Pacific Islands. 



By Mr. R. Hall.^ — Specimens in illustration of his paper. 



By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. — Specimens and photographs in 

 illustration of his paper. 



By Mr. G. E. Shephertl. — Eggs of Short-tailed Petrel (Mutton- 

 bird), collected at Ca])e WoUomai ; Black-throated Grebe and 

 Australian Goshawk, taken at Somerville. 



]>y Mr. F. Spry. — Trilobite (n. sp.), Cyphasjns spryi, Gregory, 

 from Yarra improvements; Encrinurus (sp.) and Homalonotus 



