120 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Following the usual custom brief reports on the different 

 branches of natural history in which observations were made are 

 appended : — 



Ornithology. — Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., reports that the 

 following birds were seen and identified at Gembrook : — Kestrel 

 Hawk (nesting), Boobook Owl, Powerful Owl, Pied Crow-Shrike, 

 Grey Shrike-Tlirush, Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike, Caterpillar-eater, 

 Scarlet-breasted Robin, Ro.se-breasled Robin (nesting), Blue 

 Wren, White shafted Fan-tail (nesting), Rufous Fan-tail, Black and 

 White Fan-tail, Ground-Thrush, Brown Tit, White-browed Scrub- 

 Wren, Spotted Ground-bird (nesting). Pilot-bird, Coachwhip- 

 bird (nesting). White-backed Magpie, Butcher-bird, Yellow- 

 bellied Shrike-Robin, White-throated Thickhead, Olive Thickhead, 

 Yellow-eared Honey-eater, Crescent Honey-eater, Wood-Swallow, 

 Fire-tailed Finch, Lyre-bird, Sacred Kingfisher, Pallid Cuckoo, 

 Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Square-tailed Cuckoo, Narrow-billed Bronze 

 Cuckoo, Black Cockatoo, Gang-Gang Cockatoo, King Lory, 

 Crimson Parrakeet, Wonga-Wonga Pigeon. 



Arthropoda — Insecta. — Mr. J, A. Kershaw, F.E.S., reports that 

 the entomological results of this " camp-out," as was the case with 

 that of last year, were not so good as anticipated, owing to the date 

 of the trip being fixed rather too early in the season for general 

 entomological work. Insects were not scarce, but the number of 

 species met with were very limited and were mainly well-known 

 species. Of the Lepidoptera only one specimen of Papilio mac- 

 leayanus was noticed during our stay, and not more than half-a- 

 dozen specimens of Epinepldle aheona. Two specimens of Xenica 

 hohartia were seen, one of which was captured. These were 

 taken on the top of a hill about three miles from camp, along 

 with the skippers mentioned below. Of the blues, Lyccena 

 labradus was, as usual, plentiful in the open patches, while of 

 Holochila erinus several specimens were noticed. The only 

 skippers noticed during the trip were Hesperilla flavimeata, H. 

 donnysa, and Trapezites phigalia. Among the moths one of the 

 most common species met with was PortUesia ohsoleta, which was 

 to be seen flying about the camp as early as 5 o'clock in the 

 morning, but disappeared again by 9 o'clock. Very few moths 

 visited the lights at the camp at night. Examples of the follow- 

 ing species were noticed during our stay : — Spilosoma glatignyi, 

 S. obliqua, Mosoda consolatrix, M. servilis, Pinara cana (male), 

 Pantydia sparsa, Istarva scitisignata, Hydriomena correlata, 

 Euchoeca rubropunctaria, Phrissogonus laticostatus, P. insigillatus, 

 Nearcha buffalaria, N. subcelata, Darantasia flavicapitata, Epi- 

 desmia hypenaria, E. tryxaria, E. chilonaria, Taxeotis delo- 

 gramma, Glyphipteryx chrysolithella, Gelechia aversella, Eu- 

 chloris dichloraria, Idiodes apicata, Metasia homophcea, Dox- 



