176 Field Naturalists' Cluh—PmccedinRs. [vT,K'xxxi. 



Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., in moving a liearty vote of thanks 

 to the lecturer, said the series of views lie had displayed were 

 perhai)s the most interesting ever shown at a Chih meeting, 

 and all present had listened to his remarks, with their infinite 

 wealth of detail, with the closest attention. The excellence 

 of the photography, and the jihysical effort Mr. Thiele must 

 have undergone to obtain many of the views, apjiealed to all. 

 The motion was seconded by Mr. F. Wisewould, and carried by 

 acclamation. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. Chapman, F.L.S. — Leaves of Sugar Gum. 

 Eucalyptus cladocalyx. F. v. M., showing helicoid growth. 



By Mr. F. Cudmorc. — ]\Iolar tooth of whale. Parasqualodou 

 wilkinsoni, M'Coy, from Crassatella beds. Table Cajie, Tasmania, 

 Tertiary (Janjukian). 



By Mr. J. Gabriel. — Branch of Tecoma McKcnii, from 

 exhibitor's garden, Kew, showing fasciation. 



By Mr. R. Kelly. — Various species of thrips. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Flowering specimens of the Xarrow- 

 leaved Acacia, Acacia linearis, Sims, and the Sunshine Wattle, 

 Acacia discolor, VVilld., from Botanic Garden ; also fruiting 

 branches of the Victorian Smooth Beech. Myrsinc variabilis. 

 R. Brown, and a photograph dejMcting the February flowering 

 of the Japanese Magnolia, Magnolia conspicua, var. Soulangeri. 



By Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.R.H.S. — Portion of tomato plant, 

 Solatium lycopersicum, Linn., showing bud and growth develop- 

 ment at each node of the leaflets ; pinnate leaf of Honey 

 Locust Tree, Glcditschia triacanthos, L., showing three pinnate 

 leaflets (the tree naturally possesses pinnate leaves only). 



By Mr. O. Rosenhain. — Bunches of grapes destroyed by 

 blackbirds, from exhibitor's garden. East St. Kilda. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Vorticella, sj)., also several species of thrips 

 collected by Mr. Reginald Kelly. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Herbarium specimens of 

 Eucalyptus Smithii, R. T. B., Gully Gum, collected near 

 Mallacoota Inlet, February. 1915. by Mr. A. T. Burton. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA. 



The following is a brief resume of a very interesting and in- 

 structive illustrated lecture given by Mr. E. O. Thiele, D.Sc, at 

 the March meeting of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. 



The lecturer said that during the past four years he had been 

 engaged in geological investigations in that part of Portuguese 

 East Africa between the Zambesi and Sabi Rivers, an area of 

 about 67,000 square miles. 



