^^'"'^^'l Excursion to Baiv Baw. 20Q 



1914 J -^ 



said, forms the principal food of the Lyre-bird, On the plateau, and 

 down the track to the big timber, slugs were numerous on the branches 

 of the wattle-trees, and, on account of their colour harmonizing with 

 the bark, they looked like excrescences on the trees. 



The following are the more important species observed : — Amphipoda : 

 Chiltonia siibteniiis, Sayce, Talitnis sylvaticiis. Isopoda : Phreatoicus 

 australis, Chilton, Oniscits punctata. Copepoda : A few small Harpacticids 

 (species not yet determined), Cyclops leuckarti, C. alhidus, C. serriilatis, 

 and others not yet determined. Cladocera : Chydorus globosits, Baird, 

 Pleuroxis inermis, G. O. Sars., Camptocercus australis, G. O. Sars., Alona 

 pulchella, King. Ostracoda : Cypris, sp., Cypridopsis minna, King, 

 nyodyomits ellipticus, G. O. Sars. 



Among a few insects collected, principally orthoptera, was a cockroach. 

 Euzosteria, sp., of a brilliant metallic green colour, which is new to the 

 National Museum collection.— J. Searle. 



Cryptogamic Botany. — Among the cryptogams collected by Mr. 

 C. French, jun., during the Baw Baw excursion, I have been able to 

 identify the following mosses, hepatics, and lichens : — ]Mosses. — 

 Dicraneum dicarpon, Hamsch. ; D. angnsti folium, Hook. f. and Wils. ; 

 Bartramia pusilla, Hook. f. ; Funaria hygvometrica, Hedwg. ; Racomitrium 

 symphodon, Mitt., with Cladonia delicatula. Flk. ; Hypmmi cochleari- 

 folium, Schwaegr. ; Sphagnum australe. Mitt. Hepatics. — Lepidozia 

 IcBvifolia, Hook. f. et Tayl. ; Radula aquilegia, Hook. f. et Tayl. ; 

 Rehoulia hemispJierica. Raddi. ; Lajeunia tumida. ^litt. Lichens. — 

 Cladonia pyxidata, Fr. ; C. verticillata, Hoffm. ; C. coccifera, L. ; C. fitrcata, 

 Hoffm. ; Thelotrema lepadinum, Ach. ; Biatora cinnabarinum, Sommers- 

 feldt ; B. intermixta, Nyl. ; Parmelia tenuirima, Tayl. ; Usnea baybata, 

 Dill, (very fine) ; a Steriocaulon, not known to me, but a beautiful little 

 plant, and probably Sticta fuliginosa, Ach., which, if correct, is new for 

 Victoria. — R. A. Bastow. 



MiCRO-FuNGi. — The following species of micro-fungi were collected 

 by Mr. C. French, jun., during the Baw Baw excursion. Although no 

 new species were obtained, several are additions to the Government 

 Pathologist's herbarium, and a new host is recorded for Cronavtiitm 

 Jacksonics, P. Henn. — viz., Picltencsa daphnoides. Hysteriaceae : 

 Hysterium puliacicB, Pers., on Panax sambucifolius. Phallaceae : Aseros 

 rubra, Labill. Uredineae : Caeoma clematidis, Thuem.T on Clematis 

 aristata ; Cronartium Jacksonics, P. Henn., on Pultencea daphnoides ; 

 Puccinia caricis (Schum.), Reb., on Carex paniculata ; P. coprosmce, Cke,, 

 on Coprosma hirtella ; P. epilobii tetragoni, D.C., on Epilobium, sp. ; P. 

 evechtitis, M'Alp., on Erechtites, sp. ; P. gnaphalii (Spea.), P. Henn., on 

 Gnaphalium, sp. ; P. juncophila, Cke. and Mass., on Juncus, sp. ; P. 

 saccardoi, Ludw., on Goodenia ovata ; Uromyces thelytnitrcB, M'Alp., on 

 Thelymitra venosa ; Uromycladium notabile, M'Alp., on Acacia decurvens. 

 Ilstilagineae : Ustilago utriculosa (Nees.), Tul., on Polygonum hydropiper. 

 Sphaeropsideae : Phyllosticta corvecB, M'Alp., on Correa Lawrenciana \ P. 

 pYOstantherce, Cke., on Prostanthera lasiantha ; Septoria anaxcea, Sacc, 

 on Senecio vagus ; 5. Martinics, Cke., on Senecio Bedfordi ; Melasmia 

 eucalypti, Cke. and Mass., on Eucalyptus corynocalyx. Melanconiales : 

 Pestalozziella circulare, Cke. and ^Slass., on Eucalyptus corynocalyx ; 

 Glceosporium hedycarycs, Cke. and Mass., on Hedycarya Cunninghami. 

 Hyphomycekae : Harpographum coryneliodes, Cke. and Mass., on 

 Leptospermum scoparium. In addition, a Phyllosticta has been observed 

 on the leaves of Hedycarya Cunninghami which in all probability is a 

 new species. — Chas. C. Brittlebank. 



Alg^, &c. — A hurried examination of some wet sphagnum moss 

 collected by Mr. Barnard has enabled me to make the following notes 



