June, 1908.] 



THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



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Xanthorhoe pauper, Rosen. (3,000 



X. subidaria, Gn. 

 X. centroneura, Meyr. 

 Leptomeris liotis, Meyr. 

 Euchloris boisduvalaria, Le G. 

 Taxeotis oraula, Meyr. 

 ■'^Dichromodes diasemaria, Gn. 

 Onychodes traumataria, Gn. 

 Agrotis spina, Gn 

 Euplexia callisina, Turn. 

 Phalaenoides tristifica, Hubn. 

 Thinasotia pentadactyla, Zell. 

 Herculia albidalis, Walk. 

 Catamola capnopis, Meyr. 



[ft.) 



Heliothela ophideresana, Walk. 

 Eclipsiodes drosera, Meyr. 

 Scoparia philonephes, Aleyr, 

 S. protorthra, Meyr. 

 Mimeseoptilus celidotus, Meyr. 

 Platyptilia emissalis, Walk. 

 Acropolitis signigerana, Walk. 

 Cacoecia polygraphana, Walk. 

 Anisogoiia placoxantlia, Lower 



(3,000 ft.) 

 Tortrix amcenana, Walk. 

 Lichenaula calligrapha, Meyr. 

 Agriophara ametrodes, Meyr. 

 Peltophora charaxias, Meyr. 



And 34 species not yet determined. 



THE BUFFALO MOUNTAINS. 

 The recent issue by the Department of Mines of Victoria, as No. 

 6 of the " Memoirs of Geological Survey of Victoria," of a report 

 by the Director, Mr. E. J. Dunn, F.G.S., on the Buffalo Moun- 

 tains, splendidly illustrated with photographs of characteristic 

 features, should, as the author says, " serve to bring into 

 prominent notice the most wonderful mountain tract within the 

 Stale — a true ' Garden of the Gods ' — and it is hoped that the 

 marvels of this region will draw many tourists from all quarters, 

 and thus turn a latent asset of great value into a most potent 

 attraction." The memoir is accompanied by a large scale map of 

 the area (30 chains to i inch), the result of a careful and minute 

 topographical survey by Mr. 0. A. L. Whitelaw. The illustra- 

 tions, fifty-three in number, have been reproduced from photo- 

 graphs by Mr. Walcott and others, and many of them are 

 striking pictures. Mr. Dunn gives the area of the granite plateau 

 as about 13^ square miles, being some seven miles from north 

 to south and four across at its widest part, and when it can 

 safely be said that almost the whole of this area is studded with 

 '' sights," it will be seen how great is the addition made to 

 picturesque Victoria, for, until the execution of the recent 

 survey, it is probable many of the groups of rocks were 

 entirely unknown. The general level of the plateau is about 

 4,500 feet above sea level, and about 3,700 feet above 

 the surrounding country, and as the boundaries of the plateau 

 are usually abrupt precipices, the range appears as a formidable 

 obstacle from many points of view. On the plateau hills rise 

 from three to four and even six hundred feet above the general 

 level. Mt. Buffalo, usually known as " The Horn," rises to 5,645 

 feet above sea level, and the map shows fifteen elevations over 

 5,000 feet high, with many more just under that level. The 

 report discusses the physical features at length, their method of 

 formation, &c., the origin of "The Plains," as the narrow strips 

 of treeless soil along the watercourses are called, calls attention 

 to the marvellous groups of rocks, monoliths, and perched 



