Cl)t Oictorian naturalist. 



Vol. XXXIII.— No. 7. NOVEMBEE 9, 1916. No. 395. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday, gth October, 1916. 



The president, Mr. F. Pitcher, occupied the chair, and about 

 50 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to the You Yangs on Saturday, 

 i6th September, was made by one of the leaders, Mr. R. A. 

 Keble, who stated that a number of members and friends took 

 part in the outing. The party left town by the 6.30 a.m. train, 

 reaching Little River at 7.40, and immediately set out for Station 

 Peak, the crest of which was attained about mid-day. After 

 spending some time viewing and dealing with the physiography 

 of the surrounding country, a leisurely descent was made, and 

 a northerly course maintained till a small spring was reached. 

 In the immediate vicinity of this spring a number of skinning 

 flakes, scrapers, &c., relics of the aboriginals, were picked up. 

 The party left the reservation about 3 p.m., returning to town 

 by the 6 p.m. Geelong train. 



Mr. P. R. H. St. John reported that the visit to Mr. A. 

 Rutter Clarke's garden at Toorak on Saturday, 23rd September, 

 had to be abandoned, owing to the very wet weather prevailing 

 on that date. 



A report of the Digger's Rest-Sunbury excursion on Show 

 Day, 28th September, was furnished by one of the leaders, 

 Mr. A. L. Scott, who said that for several days previous to and 

 including Wednesday, 27th September, the weather was so 

 very unsuitable for outdoor recreation that it was not expected 

 many members would attempt to catch the 6.40 a.m. train at 

 Spencer-street for Digger's Rest on the 28th. As was antici- 

 pated, the attendance was nil. He, however, went on to the 

 appointed rendezvous, lest any enthusiast should join the 

 train along the line. Proceeding to the Graptolite beds on 

 Jackson's Creek, he found the stream running a *' banker," 

 and most of the islands in its bed submerged. Here he spent 

 an hour or so, and then retraced his steps to the station in 

 time to return by the 9.45 a.m. train to the city. On the 

 whole, he enjoyed the brief outing, for, although the ground 

 was sloppy underfoot, the sun and air were pleasant, and the 

 birds extremely vocal. A remarkable experience was the 

 immense numbers of caterpillars met with either drowned in 



