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334. White-eye, Zosterops ccerulescens. 

 370. Wattle-bird, Acanthochcera carunculata. 

 ^yi. Brush Wattle-bird, AncUobia chrysoptera. 

 376. Australian Pipit, Antkus australis. 

 394. Grey Bell-Magpie, Strepera versicolor." 



Entomology. — ^The following species have been identified by 

 Mr. F. Spry, of the National Museum, among the specimens 

 • collected at PhiUip Island : — 



Orthoptera : Dermaptera, Nesogasler ruficcps, Er. (young 

 form), Blattida?, Onicosoma granicollis, Sauss. 



Neuroptera : Osmylus sirigaliis, Burm. 



Coleoptera : Scaraphiles rotundipennis, Dej.; Sarothrocrepis 

 corticallis, Fab. (2 specimens) ; Lacon caliginosiis, Cand. ; 

 Copidita piinchim, Macl. (3 specimens) ; Promethis angiilatus, 

 Er. ; Chalcopterus variabilis, Bless. (2 specimens) ; Prypnus 

 canaliculatus, Gyll. ; Paropsis polyglypta. Germ. 



Hymenoptera : Myrmecia forficulata. Fab. ; Camponotiis 

 claripes, Mayr. ; Thynnoides gracilis, Westw. 



Hemiptera : Pirates (? sp.) (immature) ; Nofins depressus, 

 Dall. ; Ptilocnemiis lemur. 



Homoptera : Fam. Coccidce, sub-fam. Monophlebiiuce, 

 Monophlebus crawfordi, Mask. 



Botany. — Mr. F. G. A. Barnard writes: — "The report of 

 the excursion to Phillip Island at Easter of last year {Vict. 

 Nat., XXX., p. 29) contained no mention of the trees or 

 plants met with, and seemingly for a very good reason, for 

 in the limited opportunities I had of investigating the flora 

 during the recent excursion, nothing of particular interest 

 was noted. Certainly Easter is not the time of year to see 

 many of our flowering trees or plants at their best, and the 

 present year has so far been exceptionally dry on the island. 

 Perhaps the most noticeable vegetation seen by the visitor on 

 first landing are the fine Banksias, which, along with the Coast 

 Tea-trees, form a splendid breakwind along the northern shore. 

 The former trees were in full bloom, their singular spikes of 

 flowers being in various stages, and the honey contained therein 

 affording a great attraction to many honey-loving birds. 

 Several trees were noticed with stems fully 30 inches in 

 diameter. The road from Cowes to the ocean beach divides the 

 island into two fairly equal parts. The western half, with the 

 exception of the racecourse paddock, is, except the coastal belt, 

 almost devoid of native vegetation of any size, having been 

 cleared many years ago to make room for the chicory farms, 

 which at one time formed the principal industry of the island. 

 However, in parts the swamp paper-bark is encroaching rapidly 

 on the one time cultivated paddocks. In the eastern half of the 



