72 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



By Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S.— Eggs of White Egret, Herodias 

 timoriensis ; Little Egret, Garzetta nigripes ; and Plumed Egret, 

 Mesophonyx plumifera. 



By Mr. W. J. Morgan. — Lava from Mt. Rouse, illustrating flow 

 of volcanic material ; rock formation — carbonate of lime cementing 

 quartz, slate, &c., from Hustler's Mine, Bendigo. 



By Mr. G. E. Shephard. — Two Wattled Honey-eaters, Acantho- 

 chaera carunculata, normal colour and albino ; shot at Somer- 

 ville. 



By Mr. E. T. Stevens. — Beetles from Elsternwick district, in- 

 cluding Schizorhina bakewelli. 



By Mr. E. O. Thiele. — Part of fossil tree found below the 

 basalt in the quarry at Collingvvood. The wood is impregnated 

 with crystals of pyrite and aragonite. 



By Mr. H. T. Tisdall. — Specimens of the poisonous Iridaceous 

 plant, Homeria coUina. 



By Messrs. H. T. Tisdall and C. C. Wallis, in illustration of 

 their paper. — 30 sheets dried plants, 12 coloured drawings, and 6 

 bottles of specimens in formalin. 



By Mr. C. Walter. — Dried Victorian plants from new localities. 

 Eucalyptus stellulata, black sallywood, Snowy River, Murrundale 

 district, E. Gippsland, only recorded from North-East previously. 

 Acrotriche ventricosa (Styphelia veutricosa, Lueh.), Snowy River, 

 E. Gippsland ; this plant was described last year by Mr. J. G. 

 Luehmann as a new species from the Dandenong Ranges ; col- 

 lected by Mr. E. E. Pescott, Orbost ; also, Styphelia serrxdata 

 {Acrotriche serrulala, Labill.), exhibited for comparison with 

 above. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



THE VISIT TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



The June excursion of the Club was devoted to a visit to the 

 National Museum, Public Library buildings, when Mr. J. A. 

 Kershaw, F.E.S., the curator of the Zoological department, and 

 acting director of the Museum during the absence of Prof. 

 Spencer, M.A., F.R.S., kindly pointed out to the members some 

 of the more interesting specimens, and gave some details of the 

 present and future schemes of arrangement. A sketch of the 

 director's intentions was given by him in the Naturalist for May, 

 1900 (vol. xvii., page 14), but some further details of the present 

 appearance of the collection may be interesting to naturalists who 

 have not had the opportunity of seeing it in its new home. 



Since the removal from the University buildings nearly all the 

 cases have been rebuilt, and are now constructed with as little 

 wood as possible, and the wooden shelves replaced by plate glass, 



