^°^'f^^'^^'] Field Naturalists Cluh — Proceedings. 139 



2. By Mr. J. W. Audas, entitled "-Wanderings in East Gipps- 

 land." 



The author described in an interesting way a recent trip to 

 Buchan, devoting his remarks principally to the vegetation of 

 the district, which, to a Melbourne collector, affords many 

 novelties. 



The paper was discussed by Messrs. A. D. Hardy, J. Gabriel, 

 J . Shephard, and F. G. A. Barnard. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., drew attention to the exhibit by 

 Mr. J. Searle of the wings of the butterfly Pyrameis kershawi 

 attached to the viscid leaves of a sundew, Drosera menziesii, 

 as a remarkable example of the power possessed by the leaves 

 of this genus of plants in capturing animal victims. 



Mr. A. D. Hardy said that during a journey to the Mallee in 

 October, he had, contrary to the oft repeated statement, seen 

 many White-backed Magpies in the Sheoak country, between 

 the Dividing Range and the Mallee, but in the Mallee itself the 

 Black-backed species only was observed. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. J. W. Audas. — The lichens Teloschistes chysopthalmns, 

 L., Ramalina leiodea, var. fastigiata, and Usnea barhata, var. 

 scahrida, all on twigs of tree violet, Hymenanthera Banksii ; also 

 specimen of black marble from Buchan. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — A pot-grown specimen of Native 

 Beech, Fagus Cunninghami, about thirty inches high. 



By Mr. A. G. Campbell. — Specimens of orchid Caladenia 

 filamentosa^ R. Br., from Grampians, Victoria (October, 1909). 

 This orchid is sometimes regarded as a form of C. Patersoni, and 

 was referred to in October Naturalist, page 135. 



By Mr. F. Cudmore. — Fossils, principally from West of England, 

 including several fine plant impressions. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Sixteen species of cowries, collected by 

 Mr. J. Gabriel at Cairns Reef, off Cooktown, North Queensland, 

 viz. — CyprcBa anmilus, L., C. arabica, L., C. carneola, L., C. 

 caurica, L., C. cnbraria, L., C. errones, L., C. lynx, L., C. moneta, 

 L., C. talpa, L., C. tigris, L., C. vitellus, L., C. stafhylcBa, L., 

 C quadrimaculata, Gray, C. erosa, Lam., C. cylindrica, Born., 

 Trivia oryza. Lam. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy. — Two specimens of Volvox globator (L.), 

 Ehrenb., showing {a) the young plant in vegetative condition, 

 collected in spring ; (6) the matured plant, collected in autumn, 

 with stellate oospores, by which it may be distinguished from 

 V . aureus, Ehrenb., possessing smooth oospores. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Sundew, with wings of butterfly attached, 

 in illustration of note. 



