Vol. XXVII. 



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1 Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. i8. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Specimens of the new Copepod, Brunella 

 ampulla, described in January Naturalist, also rotifers, &c., 

 mounted for microscope. 



By Mr. F. Spry. — Beetle, Onthopagus mnistyechi, Harold, 

 also ball of dung containing perfect insect ; beetles associated 

 with ants and termites, collected at Ferntree Gully, October, 

 1910. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Dried specimens of Hiimea elegans. 

 Smith, collected at Mueller River, East Gippsland, from plants 

 over twenty feet high ; fern, Gleichenia dicholoma. Hooker ; 

 and Ritbus moluccanus, L., from Newton's Creek, near Cabbage- 

 tree Creek, East Gippsland. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



EXCURSION TO KEW. 



Kew was placed on the excursion list for the current year with 

 the view of devoting an afternoon to the determination of the 

 several kinds of eucalypts and larger growing shrubs to be 

 found in certain parts of that interesting suburb. On meeting 

 at the Junction at the appointed time on Saturday, 26th 

 November, it was decided to first of all visit Studley Park, then 

 proceed through the Yarra Bend grounds to the Kew Asylum 

 reserve, making, in all, a ramble of rather more than three and 

 a half miles. The day was a pleasant one, and the small party 

 of members present were charmed with the variety of the 

 scenery met with during our walk. Some remarks on the 

 situation of the park, and its geological features, may be 

 helpful in following the report of the outing. Studley Park is 

 situated on the generally eastern side of the River Yarra, which 

 in this portion of its course is very sinuous, and is Silurian 

 country, with small alluvial flats in places and with gravel 

 caps to the spurs. Some of the spurs end in steep rocky 

 declivities at the river edge. Alternating with the spurs are 

 small valleys, some of them well wooded. These several features 

 bear distinctive vegetation, which affords excellent harbour for 

 numerous species of birds. 



The park may be approached from the city by two main 

 routes — by the Carlton and Abbotsford tram line to Johnston- 

 street Bridge, by which entrance two excursions have recently 

 reached the western portion of the park ; or by the Victoria- 

 street tram line to the Walmer-street footbridge, at its south- 

 eastern corner ; or continuing the journey by the Kew 

 horse-tram, it may be approached via Studley Park-road 

 from the Junction at Kew (which, by the way, is also 

 close to Kew railway station), the route taken on the present 

 occasion. It is probable that no other reserve has the 



