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Vol. XXVII.— No. 7. NOVEMBER 10, 1910. No. 323. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth October, igio. 



The president, Mr. F. Wisewould, occupied the chair, and 

 al:)0ut 85 members and friends were present. 



CORRESPONDENXE. 



From the Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game, in reply to 

 a communication from the Club, asking whether the Club de- 

 sired steps to be taken for proclaiming the southern portion of 

 the Dandenong State Forest, including the watersheds of Mon- 

 bulk and Hardy's Creeks, a sanctuary for birds and native 

 animals. It was resolved, on the motion of Messrs. Keartland 

 and Barnard, that it is desirable that the area referred to be 

 proclaimed a sanctuary. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Studley Park on Saturday, 17 th 

 September, was given by the leader, Dr. C. S. Sutton, who 

 reported that an interesting afternoon had been spent in 

 botanically exploring the steep Silurian slopes of the Park, 

 where, owing to the difficulty of access, the vegetation had not 

 suffered so much as in other parts. Among the plants noted 

 were Acacia acinacea, which makes a very fine show in certain 

 i:>arts of the Park at this time of year. 



A report of the excursion to Baysw'ater on Saturday, 24th 

 September, was forwarded by Mr. R. W. Armitage, who stated 

 that, unfortunately, the leader, Mr. C. F. Cole, had been unable 

 to be present ; and, as none of the twenty-five members present 

 were conversant with the locality, the results were probably 

 not as good as they might have been. The afternoon was set 

 down for ornithology, and, though a fair number of birds were 

 seen, there were none of any great rarity. He was indebted 

 to Mr. W. J. Stephen for the following list of birds seen, viz. : — 

 Pallid Cuckoo, House Swallow, Brown Flycatcher, Black and 

 White Fantai], Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike, White-throated 

 Caterpillar-eater, Brown Tit, Yellow-rumped Tit, White-browed 

 Wood-Swallow, Grey Shrike-Thrush, ]\Iagpie-Lark, White- 

 backed Magpie, Frontal Shrike-Tit, Rufous-breasted Thickhead, 

 White-throated Tree-creeper, Orange-tipped Pardalote, White- 

 plumed Honey-eater, Red Wattle-bird, Olive-backed Oriole, 

 and Great Brown Kingfisher. 



A report of the excursion to Cheltenham on Saturday, 8th 



