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the country police. The writer suggested that the Field Naturalists 

 Club should take the matter up and endeavour to have a better 

 protection afforded our native game. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland mentioned a letter which recently 

 appeared in the Argus regarding the killing of young quail, and 

 stated that he had issued a large number of circulars to leading 

 sportsmen in the State with a view of getting their opinions as to 

 the most suitable time for the opening of the season, and hoped 

 to be able to report the result shortly. 



The occurrence of numbers of the Paper Nautilus, Argonaiita 

 nodosa, in Port Phillip Bay was mentioned, and the chairman 

 gave a brief description of their structure, &c., in answer to some 

 questions asked by some of the members present. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Flowers of Patersonia glauca, grown 

 at Kew. 



By Mr. A. J. Campbell. — Malurus whitei, the Darker Turquoise 

 Wren, a new species lately described l)y him ; also, for comparison, 

 Malurus melanoius, Gld., the Black-backed Wren. 



By Mr. A. Coles. — Four specimens of Paper Argonauts, 

 Argonavta nodosa, Sol., two with side spikes. The large shell, 

 measuring 6^ inches by 5 inches, was taken at St. Kilda by Mr. 

 J. W. Hazeldine, and contained the animal and cluster of eggs. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Rare egg of the Great Bowtr-bird, 

 Chlamydodera nuchalis, Jard. and Selb. ; egg of the Allied 

 Oriole, Oriolus affinis, Gld., from Northern Territory, S.A. ; also 

 pair of Aboriginal Kurdaitcha, or devil boots, from Central 

 Australia. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shells from North America, including 

 Natica lewisii, Chorus belcheri, Rauella californica, and Norrissia 

 norrissii. 



By Mr. R. Hall. — Four specimens of the Green Sandpiper, 

 Helodromas ochropus, Temm., new to Australia, in illustration of 

 his paper. 



By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., for the National Museum. — 

 Mounted Specimen of Malurus callainus, Gld., Western Australia, 

 and skin of the Orange-wattled Bird of Paradise, Macgregoria 

 pulchra, De Vis, from British New Guinea. 



By Mr. A. Matiingley. — Specimen of bird, in the flesh, preserved 

 for 5 months by a 20 per cent, injection of formalin. 



By Mr. J. Siickland. — Three Cephalopods for comparison — a 

 Cuttle Fish, a Squid, and a Paper Nautilus, Argoiiauta nodosa, 

 from Sandringham, with shell ; also a shell of the Pearly Nautilus, 

 Nautilus pompilius, Linn. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



