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Koonunga cursor^ Sayce, collected at Lake Wendouree, Ballaral, 

 by Mr. J. M. Edgar (new locality). 



By Mr. H. W. Wilson. — Crustaceans from pools near Garden 

 Vale railway station, North Brighton, viz. : — Branchinella austra- 

 Liensls, " Fairy Shrimps," male and female (those obtained from 

 one pool were quite red); Estheria ijackardi^ and Lynctita 

 inacleayana. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB CONVERSAZIONE. 



The following details of the exhibits in Microscopical Section 

 were unavoidably omitted from last Naturalist : — 

 Microscopical Section. — Microscopical exhibits were made by — 



Miss F. Bage, M.Sc, and Miss Buchanan — Chick Embryos (alive). » 



Miss Raff and Miss O. Davies — Microscopic Section-Cutting. 



Dr. Georgina Sweet and Miss Rees — General microscopic objects. 



Mr. H. H. Baker— Diatoms, &c. 



Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., F.R.M.S.— Fry of Oysters and Mussels (shells 

 moving under polarized light), Salt Crystals from drop of water from 

 Dead Sea, Crumpled Glaucophane Schist, from Piedmont, Italy ; 

 Artificial Avanturine ; "White Coal " (spore coal from Tasmania), 

 <S:c., &c. 



Mr. J. Gabriel — Circulation of Blood in tail of Tadpole. 



Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., F.R.M.S.— Freshwater Algae; Cyclosis in 

 Nitella, and cells of Vallisjieria spiralis. 



Dr. J. C. Kaufmann — Brachionus ; Hydra (mounted), showing stinging 

 cells. 



Mr. W. Stickland — Protozoon Clusters; Synura ; Volvox globator^ show- 

 ing currents pi'oduced by ciliary movement. 



Mr. J. Stickland— Z/w/z^aj- ceratophylhis (with dark ground illumination) ; 

 Stoiior rosehi. Ehi". ; Polycystinge (dark ground illumination). 



Mr. J. Wilcox — Vorticella ; Limnias ceratophyllus (direct illumination). 



The inaugural meeting of the recently-formed Microscopical 

 Society of Victoria was held in the upper hall of the Athenaeum 

 on Friday, 9th October, when the president, Rev. W. Fielder, 

 delivered an exhaustive address, entitled " Contributions of the 

 Microscope to Human Welfare." There was a good attendance, 

 and a fine display was made of microscopes and objects. 



Potatoes and Cockatoos. — " F. R.," in a recent Aualralaman^ 

 says that Western District farmers are finding that cockatoos 

 have taken a liking to potatoes, and will quickly destroy any 

 tubers showing above the ground. The King Lory, Aprosmictus 

 cyano2oygius, Vieill., has lately developed the same taste, but so 

 far has not learned to dig for the tubers. 



Platypus. — Nature lovers will be pleased to learn that several 

 of these shy animals have been seen recently in the Yarra, near 

 Kew, where they appear to be increasing in numbers. — F. G. A. 13. 



