^^'''^''1 Excursion to Beaitniai'is. e. 



1914 J •' 



and named Diodon foniiosus. A tooth of a fossil shark, 

 belonging to the living genus Odontaspis, or " Grey Nurse," 

 was also found in the shingle. Amongst the common muddy 

 and rocky shore species of shell-fish the following were noticed : 

 — Risclla )nclanostoma, Monodonta {Austrocochlca) constricta, 

 Astraliinn aureum, Cotninella lineolaia, Bittium cerithiiiiii, 

 Vermctiis novce-JwUaiidice, Tellina deUoidalis, T. decussata, 

 Venerupis crenata, and Venus strigosa. Several si)ecimens of 

 the beautiful reef-forming coral, Plesiastrcea nrviUci, were 

 picked up during the search amongst the shingle. At the high 

 cliff-section near the baths some remarks were given in ex- 

 planation of what was to be seen in the successive bands of 

 the rocks in this series, as well as on the concretionary layers 

 of calcareous and ferruginous natures. The basal remanie 

 bed with fish remains, the yellow marls with Trigonia and 

 Limopsis, and the upper beds with Imnds of ironstone, in places 

 full of casts of small gasteropods and larger bivalves, were 

 briefly noted. One lady member of the party was so fortunate 

 as to crack open a very rich block of this last-named material 

 containing casts of Macira howchiniana, Dosinca, Zenatiopsis, 

 and many other genera. Although no collecting of micro- 

 scopic shore-life was possible, owing to the tide, the interest 

 of our microscopical members was retained by the examination 

 of a sample of the Trigonia bed of this Kalimnan cliff ; first 

 washing the material through a sieve and then spreading the 

 residue on a slide under a microscope which had been brought 

 along for the purpose. Amongst the minute objects washed 

 out of this marl were examples of the millet-seed-like Miliolina 

 and the beautiful nautilus-like PolystomeUa crispa ; whilst 

 numerous delicately-sculptured spines of a fossil spatangoid 

 sea-urchin were noticed in the washings. These latter probably 

 belong to the common Lovcnia forbcsi, numerous tests of which 

 were ]:)icked up from fallen l)locks and from amongst the shingle 

 during the afternoon. The l)otanical side of our outing was 

 well looked after by Mr. F. Pitcher, who pointed out several 

 interesting plants growing on this part of the coast-line, 

 amongst which was the brightly-coloured, fresh green foliage 

 of the clumps of Boobialla, Myoporuin insulare, making a 

 pleasing contrast on such a warm and dusty afternoon with 

 the dull foliage of the Coast Tea-tree, Lcptospermum lavigatum. 

 — F. ChaPxMAN. 



EXCURSION TO MONT PARK, BUNDOORA. 



Only two members of the Club and the leader joined in this 

 excursion on Saturday, 28th March. The afternoon was fine 

 and cool, and the air bracing and thoroughly enjoyable. The 



