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Vol. XVIIL— No. 11. MARCH 6, 1902. No. 219. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth February, 1902. 

 Mr. O. A. Sayce (one of the vice-presidents) occupied the chair, 

 and about 70 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Club's excursion to Bulleen on Saturday, iSth 

 January, was read by the leader, Mr. W. Stickland, the object of 

 the excursion being pond life. Some pools on the south bank 

 of the Yarra, between Willsmere and Heidelberg, were visited, 

 and a number of interesting Rotifers were secured, belonging to 

 the genera Lacinularia, Floscularia, Melicerta, and CEcistes ; also 

 Synchceta tremula, Fur cul aria longisfita, Dinocharis teiractis, 

 and others. Among the Protozoa taken were Actmoupcerium 

 eichhoryiii and Carchesium polypinum. Stentor barretti, believed 

 to be an unrecorded species for Victoria, was also taken,- as were 

 also specimens of Volvox, Algae, &c. Almost the only plant seen 

 in bloom was Convolvulus sepium. 



A report of the excursion to Upper Ferntree Gully on Mon- 

 day, 27th January (Foundation Day), was furnished by Mr. C. 

 French, jun., who acted as leader oh the occasion. Among the 

 plants noticed were mentioned Veronica calycina, Senecio lautus 

 (with very small leaves), Lobelia simplicicaulis, Glycine latroheana, 

 and a very fine specimen of the orchid Dipodiam punctatum. 

 Lepidoptera were reported scarce, while among the Coleoptera 

 specimens of Chlorobapta bestii, Stigmodera bremei, Mordella 

 leucosticta, &c., were collected. 



librarian's report. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following dona- 

 tions to the library : — " Report on the Underground Survey of 

 Mines at Bendigo," from the Department of Mines, Victoria ; 

 Journal of Agriculture of Victoria, No. i, January, 1902, from 

 the Department of Agriculture, Victoria ; " Report of Government 

 Entomologist of Victoria," 1900, by C. French, F.LS., from the 

 author ; The Wombat, January, 1902, from the Geelong Field 

 Naturalists' Club; "Proceedings of the Royal Society of South 

 Australia," vol. xxv., part 2, 1901, from the Society; publications 

 of the Field Columbian Museum, Chicago, for March, A[)ril, and 

 June, 1 901, from the Museum ; " Proceedings of Academy of 



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