CDe Ulcforlan naturalist. 



Vol. XXV.— No. 10. FEBRUARY 4, 1909. No. 302. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, i8th January, 1909. 



The president, Mr. G. A. Keartland, occupied the chair, and 

 about 50 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



It was reported that the excursion to Beaumaris on Saturday, 

 19th December, under the leadership of Mr. O. A. Sayce, had 

 been well attended, but, owing to rough water, the results were 

 not very satisfactory. 



It was reported that the excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 

 9th January, under Dr. Kaufmann, had been fairly attended. 

 The usual lagoons were visited, and numerous specimens of pond 

 life collected, but nothing of remarkable interest was noted. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. M. Morris, Biological School, 

 University ; Mr. W. J. Reid, 66 Smith-street, Kensington ; and 

 Mr. Alex. L. Scott, 27 EveHna-road, Toorak, were duly elected 

 members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The president welcomed as a visitor Mr. Robert Hall, C.M.Z.S., 

 Curator of the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, and said that 

 members were pleased to have Mr. Hall with them once more, 

 which was a reminder of the many interesting communications he 

 had made to them from time to time when a member of the Club. 



Mr. Hall, in reply, said that he greatly appreciated the welcome, 

 and in his present position had found congenial employment, and 

 trusted if any members visited Hobart they would not fail to call 

 upon him at the Museum, when he would endeavour to make their 

 visit interesting. 



Mr. A. H. Mattingley, C.M.Z.S., called attention to the serious 

 danger to the reservation at Gembrook of damage by fire, and 

 suggested that the attention of the authorities should be called to 

 the matter. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. A. J. North, C.M.B.O.U., entitled '' Notes on 

 Newton's and the Tooth-billed Bower-birds." 



In the absence of the author, this was read by the chairman. 

 It described the finding, in November last, of the first nests and 

 eggs of these bower-birds in the dense scrub, about 30 miles 

 from Atherton, North Queensland, where, after a prolonged 

 search by Mr. Geo. Sharp, with the aid of a number of abor- 



